s 3 Illegal industrial action and lockout
3.—(1) An industrial action shall be illegal if —(a) it has any object other than the furtherance of —(i) a trade dispute within the trade or industry in which the persons taking part in the industrial action are engaged; or (ii) a work dispute in respect of the platform service which the persons taking part in the industrial action provide for the platform operator involved in that work dispute;[Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (b) it is in furtherance of a trade dispute or work dispute of which an Industrial Arbitration Court has cognizance; or[Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (c) it is designed or calculated to coerce the Government either directly or by inflicting hardship on the community. (2) A lockout shall be illegal if —(a) it has any object other than the furtherance of —(i) a trade dispute within the trade or industry in which the employers locking out are engaged; or (ii) a work dispute in respect of the platform service which the platform operators locking out are engaged in providing through the platform workers involved in that work dispute;[Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (b) it is in furtherance of a trade dispute or work dispute of which an Industrial Arbitration Court has cognizance; or[Act 30 of 2024 wef 01/01/2025] (c) it is designed or calculated to coerce the Government either directly or by inflicting hardship on the community.