We show, for a smooth projective variety X over an algebraically closed field k with an effective Cartier divisor D, that the torsion subgroup CH 0 (X|D){l} can be described in terms of a relativeétale cohomology for any prime l = p = char(k). This extends a classical result of Bloch, on the torsion in the ordinary Chow group, to the modulus setting. We prove the Roitman torsion theorem (including p-torsion) for CH 0 (X|D) when D is reduced. We deduce applications to the problem of invariance of the prime-to-p torsion in CH 0 (X|D) under an infinitesimal extension of D.