The International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research ISSN: 3471-7102, ISBN: 978-9982-70 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Paper-ID: CFP/1773/2020 www.ijmdr.net An Assessment in Zambian work places on the standard of electronic monitoring: A case study of Lusaka District Zambia (Paper ID: CFP/1773/2020) Lukumba Phiri Prof. John C Mupala Department of ICT Department of ICT School of Engineering School of Engineering Information & Communications University Information & Communications University Abstract— The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation of surveillance cameras and the public perception in various Zambian workplaces. The research aimed to measure variables on the issues of surveillance and human rights including the standard of the surveillance cameras. This study was focused on the policy that governs surveillance cameras in workplaces. The question was to address if the implementation is done considering Human Rights. The general objective was to ascertain the effects that electronic monitoring has on personnel privacy in workplaces. The specific objective was to establish the standards of electronic monitoring in Zambian workplaces, evaluating electronic monitoring with Zambian laws on rights of privacy, and discuss the challenges of implementing electronic monitoring in Zambian workplaces. However, it was found that the extent of adoption was relatively minimal given the potential that exists in Zambia. Keywords—Implementation, electronic monitoring, standards, rights of privacy. 1. INTRODUCTION Many employers monitor their employees with surveillance equipment, such as closed-circuit television, global positioning systems, or the Internet, to collect data to further their business goals. Employers have always had legal justification for electronic workplace surveillance, as the United States (U.S.) courts have consistently ruled in the employer's favor (Ghoshray, 2013). Employers have been surveilling their workers for centuries (Holland, Cooper, & Hecker, 2015). However, it was not until the 1990s, when electronic surveillance technology was greatly enhanced and became more cost-effective, that this practice began proliferating in the workplace. Recent data suggest that approximately 78% of major U.S. companies monitor the email, Internet, and/or phone usage of employees (Ribitzky, 2014). Although employees have voiced objection to the pervasive and intrusive nature of electronic surveillance, civil liberty groups have made little progress in convincing the courts that electronic workplace surveillance has negative implications for employees (Sanders, Ross, & Pattison, 2013) 1.1 Statement of the Problem Many employers use cameras and video surveillance in the workplace, often to prevent theft or to monitor what employees are doing while on the clock. As long as the company has a