Key Findings 2020

APPENDIX IV: TABLES OF KEY FINDINGS (COUNTRIES)

1. FAIR WAGES,

A. MINIMUM WAGE

Table 11: Minimum Wage Fixing Mechanism

Region Statutory  Negotiated (CBA) No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia Chad, Namibia, Zimbabwe Ethiopia, Sudan 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America     15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam   Bahrain, Singapore, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Sweden   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand     2
Total Countries  101 9 5 115

 

Table 12: Last Update of Minimum Wages

Region Last updated after January 2018) Last updated before January 2018) No Provision Total Countries 
Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America     15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Bahrain, Singapore, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Cyprus   34
Oceania Australia,New Zealand     2
Total countries 91 18 6 115

B. REGULAR WAGE

Table 13: Regular Wage Payment
Region Regular wage payment No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe   34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, United States of America, Peru 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen   30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Greece 34
Oceania Australia New Zealand 2
Total Countries  112 3 115

C. OVERTIME PREMIUM

Table 14: Overtime Premium
Region <125% 125% 126-150% 151-200% CBA No Provision Total Countries
Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Senegal, Togo Lesotho, Morocco, Niger Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tunisia Nigeria, Rwanda Ghana 34
Americas   Colombia, Honduras, Peru Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, United States of America Bolivia, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua     15
Asia   Bahrain, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, United Arab Emirates Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan     30
Europe Italy Albania, Czech Republic, France, Portugal, Slovakia Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden Belarus, Latvia, Romania, Ukraine Croatia, Germany, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain Ireland, United Kingdom 34
Oceania     Australia     New Zealand 2
Total countries 8 19 63 14 7 4 115

D. WEEKLY REST WORK COMPENSATION,

Table 15: Weekly Rest Work Compensation
Region Compensatory Rest Day Time-off and premium payment Premium Payment Choice between Time-off and premium payment No Provision Total Countries 
Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Angola, Guinea, Mozambique, Namibia Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Madagascar, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa Benin, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda 34
Americas Canada Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, United States of America Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica   15
Asia  Bangladesh, Cambodia, Iraq, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia India, Kuwait, Qatar, Thailand, Yemen Bahrain, Israel, Japan, Korea, Rep., Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, Vietnam Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, United Arab Emirates Indonesia, Iran, Oman, Sri Lanka 30
Europe Belgium, Germany, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, Slovakia, Sweden, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United Kingdom Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway Albania, Belarus, Cyprus, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine Estonia 34
Oceania     Australia   New Zealand 2
Total Countries 22 29 28 21 15 115

E. NIGHT WORK PREMIUM

Table 16: Night Work Premium
Region Additional Monetary Compensation  Reduced Working Hours Both Optional No provision Total Countries 
Africa Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Guinea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe     South Africa Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, 34
Americas Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua Brazil, Honduras, Paraguay   Chile, United States of America 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Vietnam, Yemen Iraq, Israel     Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden   Belarus, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Ukraine Italy, Romania Croatia, Cyprus, France, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom 34
Oceania Australia,       New Zealand 2
Total Countries 49 7 9 3 47 115

2. DECENT WORKING HOURS,

A. GENERAL WEEKLY WORKING HOURS,

Table 17: General Weekly Working Hours
Region < 40 hours 40 hours 41-47 hours 48 hours  ≥ 49 hours Total Countries 
Africa Chad Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo Angola, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia Kenya 34
Americas   Canada, United States of America Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru   15
Asia    Azerbaijan, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Mongolia Iran, Israel, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen   30
Europe Belgium, Cyprus, France, Netherlands Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine   Ireland, United Kingdom   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand       2
Total Countries 6 49 21 38 1 115

B. MAXIMUM WEEKLY WORKING HOURS,

Table 18: Maximum Weekly Working Hours
Region < 48 hours 48 hours 49-56 hours ≥ 57 hours No Provision Total Countries 
Africa Benin, Morocco, Senegal Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Guinea, Niger Angola, Chad, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia Burkina Faso, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Zambia 34
Americas Brazil Canada Argentina Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay El Salvador, Peru, United States of America 15
Asia  Israel, Kazakhstan China, Japan Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Turkey, Vietnam Bahrain, Cambodia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Mongolia, Philippines 30
Europe Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Albania, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom Belarus, Belgium     34
Oceania         Australia, New Zealand 2
Total Countries 15 31 20 34 15 115

C. PAID WEEKLY REST HOURS

Table 19: Paid Weekly Rest Hours
Region 24 hours 25-36 hours ≥37 hours Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Namibia, South Africa Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana 34
Americas Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America Argentina   15
Asia  Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen Israel, Lebanon, Sri Lanka Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Oman 30
Europe Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia, United Kingdom Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine 34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand,     2
Total Countries 83 16 16 115

D. PAID PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,

Table 20: Paid Public Holidays
Region <10 days 10 days 11-15 days ≥16 days Total Countries
Africa Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Lesotho Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia Tanzania, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua   Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America, Colombia 15
Asia  India, Iran, Israel, Philippines, Qatar Vietnam Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Japan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sri Lanka 30
Europe Belarus, United Kingdom Belgium, Hungary, Ireland Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine   34
Oceania     Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 16 7 83 9 115

E. ANNUAL LEAVE

Table 21: Annual Leave
Region <3 working weeks 3 working weeks >3 working weeks No Provision Total Countries 
Africa Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tunisia Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe   34
Americas Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala Brazil, Nicaragua, Peru United States of America 15
Asia  China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam Azerbaijan, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Mongolia Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   30
Europe     Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania     Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 26 12 76 1 115

3. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY,

A. WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Table 22: Written Employment Contract
Region Written Employment Contracts Written Employment Particulars No Provision Total Countries
Africa Burundi, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Guinea, Malawi, Morocco, Zambia, Zimbabwe Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Lesotho, Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia 34
Americas Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia Argentina 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey Lebanon, Thailand 30
Europe Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom   34
Oceania New Zealand   Australia 2
Total Countries 64 38 13 115

B. FIXED TERM CONTRACTS

Table 23: Fixed Term Contracts
Region ≤12 months 13-24 months 25-36 months 37-60 months ≥61 months No Limit Total Countries
Africa Morocco Guinea, Madagascar, Senegal   Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Niger, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia Angola, Mali, Mozambique Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Chile, Costa Rica Bolivia, Brazil, Honduras   Argentina, Peru   Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, United States of America 15
Asia  Iraq, Pakistan Cambodia, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Thailand Indonesia, Kazakhstan Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia China, Kuwait, Vietnam Bangladesh, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen 30
Europe   France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom Czech Republic, Estonia Albania, Austria, Belarus, Denmark, Ukraine 34
Oceania           Australia, New Zealand 2
Total Countries 5 17 12 25 8 48 115

C. PROBATION PERIOD

Table 24: Probation Period
Region <3 months 3 months >3 months No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Ethiopia, Guinea, Senegal, Togo, Egypt, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Dem. Rep., Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa 34
Americas Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica Peru Chile, United States of America 15
Asia  Turkey, Vietnam Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia China, India, Kuwait, Philippines, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand 30
Europe Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain Albania, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom   34
Oceania   New Zealand Australia   2
Total Countries 22 41 40 12 115

D. TERMINATION NOTICE PERIOD,

Table 25: Termination Notice Period
Region <14 days 14 days 15-30 days >30 days Different Notice Periods No Provision Total Countries
Africa Nigeria, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe Burundi Botswana 34
Americas El Salvador Canada, Guatemala Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru Paraguay Argentina Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, United States of America 15
Asia  Singapore   Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam Indonesia, Iran, Iraq   30
Europe Ireland, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Malta Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, Slovakia Belarus, Denmark, Hungary, Luxembourg, Ukraine   34
Oceania   Australia       New Zealand 2
Total Countries 5 7 74 13 10 6 115

E. SEVERANCE PAY

Table 26: Severance Pay
Region <14 days 14 days 15-30 days >30 days No Provision Total Countries
Africa Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia Lesotho, Malawi Angola, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, South Sudan Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Brazil, Canada   Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay Mexico Bolivia, Peru, United States of America 15
Asia  Malaysia Iraq Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand Japan, Singapore 30
Europe Croatia, France, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia   Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine Belarus, Czech Republic, Lithuania Albania, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom 34
Oceania     Australia   New Zealand 2
Total Countries 20 3 48 12 33 115

4. FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES,

A. PARENTAL LEAVE

Table 27: Parental Leave
Region <4 months 4 months >4 months No Provision Total Countries
Africa     Burkina Faso, Egypt, Guinea Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Chile   Canada, United States of America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru 15
Asia  Singapore Kuwait Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Mongolia, Turkey Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe   Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania     Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 2 7 43 63 115

B. PATERNITY LEAVE

Table 28: Paternity Leave
Region <7 days 7 days >7 days No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia   Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua   Colombia, Paraguay, Peru Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, United States of America 15
Asia  Bahrain, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Vietnam Cambodia, Israel, Philippines Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Myanmar, Singapore Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Russian Federation Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Germany, Montenegro, Slovakia 34
Oceania     Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 41 7 36 31 115

C. FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS

Table 29: Flexible Work Arrangements
Region Flexible Work Arrangements No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Tunisia Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Turkey, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Belarus, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovakia 34
Oceania Australia New Zealand 2
Total Countries 33 82 115

D. PAID NURSING BREAKS

Table 30: Paid Nursing Breaks
Region <6 months 6 months 7-12 months >12 months No Provision Total Countries
Africa   Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe Angola, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana, Guinea, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Sudan, Togo Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda 34
Americas   Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala, Peru, United States of America Chile Canada 15
Asia  Israel Bahrain, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen China, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Rep., Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates Bangladesh, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand 30
Europe   Albania, Austria, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Slovakia Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden Belarus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Ukraine Denmark, Finland, Malta, United Kingdom 34
Oceania     New Zealand   Australia 2
Total Countries 1 30 41 25 18 115

5. MATERNITY AT WORK,

A. PREGNANCY INQUIRY DURING RECRUITMENT

Table 31: Pregnancy Inquiry during Recruitment
Region Explicit Prohibition Implicit Prohibition No Prohibition Total Countries
Africa Congo, Dem. Rep., Rwanda, South Sudan Burkina Faso, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, 34
Americas Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, United States of America Peru Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala 15
Asia  China, Israel, Kazakhstan Azerbaijan, Korea, Rep., Mongolia, Philippines, Turkey Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Denmark, France, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Sweden 34
Oceania New Zealand   Australia 2
Total Countries 29 29 57 115

B. MATERNITY LEAVE

Table 32: Maternity Leave
Region <12 weeks 12-13 weeks 14 weeks 15-17 weeks ≥18 weeks Total Countries
Africa Cape Verde, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tunisia Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe Ethiopia, South Africa   34
Americas   Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States of America, Peru Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador Chile, Colombia, Paraguay 15
Asia  Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Rep., Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand China, Iraq, Japan, Myanmar Bangladesh, Mongolia, Philippines, Turkey Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Vietnam 30
Europe     Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom 34
Oceania     New Zealand   Australia 2
Total Countries 14 27 24 21 29 115

C. MATERNITY BENEFITS

Table 33: Maternity Benefits
Region <66.67% ≥66.67% Flat-rate benefit Unpaid Total Countries
Africa Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe     34
Americas Canada, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru   United States of America 15
Asia  Iran, Saudi Arabia Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen     30
Europe   Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine Finland, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom   34
Oceania   New Zealand Australia   2
Total Countries 6 103 5 1 115

D. SOURCE OF MATERNITY BENEFITS

Table 34: Source of Maternity Benefits
Region Employer Liability Mixed System Social Insurance or Universal Benefits Unpaid Total Countries
Africa Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Burundi, Chad, Guinea, Madagascar, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Togo Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia   34
Americas   Honduras, Nicaragua Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru United States of America 15
Asia  Bahrain, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Pakistan, Thailand Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Turkey, Vietnam   30
Europe   Denmark, United Kingdom, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine   34
Oceania     Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 24 14 76 1 115

E. PROHIBITION ON DISMISSALS DURING PREGNANCY

Table 35: Prohibition on Dismissals during Pregnancy
Region Prohibition on dismissals No Prohibition Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Botswana 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America   15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 105 10 115

6. SAFE WORK,

A. FREE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Table 36: Free Personal Protective Equipment
Region Provision of Free PPE No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Burundi, Chad, Mali 34
Americas Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America Argentina 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen   30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 111 4 115

B. TRAINING ON OSH

Table 37: Training on OSH
Region Training on OSH No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Cape Verde 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America   15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen Israel, Myanmar, Sri Lanka 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 111 4 115

C. RESTRICTION ON WORK (FOR PREGNANT WORKERS)

Table 38: Restriction on Work (for Pregnant workers)
Region Prohibition of work prejudicial to the health of mother or child No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America,  Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 82 33 115

D. EMPLOYMENT INJURY BENEFIT

Table 39: Employment Injury Benefit
Region Employer Liability Insurance Provider Social Insurance Total Countries
Africa   Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas   Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, United States of America, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru 15
Asia  Bangladesh, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe   Finland, Portugal Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom 34
Oceania   Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 3 27 85 115

7. SOCIAL SECURITY,

A. OLD AGE PENSION

Table 40: Old Age Pension
Region Contributory Old age pension (Social Insurance) Non-Contributory Old age pension (Universal + social assistance (mt)) State Administered (Provident Fund & Mandatory Individual Account) Non-State Administered (PF & MIA) Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe South Africa Kenya, Uganda Malawi, Nigeria 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America Canada, Mexico El Salvador   15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen Bangladesh Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka   30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   Estonia, Norway   34
Oceania Australia New Zealand     2
Total Countries 100 5 8 2 115

B. DEPENDANTS’/SURVIVORS’ PENSION

Table 41: Dependants’/Survivors’ Pension
Region Contributory Survivors’ pension (Social Insurance) Non-Contributory Survivors’ pension (Universal + social assistance (mt)) State Administered (Provident Fund & Mandatory Individual Account) Non-State Administered (PF & MIA) Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe   Kenya, Uganda Malawi, Nigeria 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America     El Salvador 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen Bangladesh Singapore, Sri Lanka   30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Netherlands, Norway Estonia   34
Oceania Australia New Zealand     2
Total Countries 103 4 5 3 115

C. UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

Table 42: Unemployment Benefits
Region Means tested Non-State Administered State Administered  Severance Pay only No Provision Total Countries
Africa     Cape Verde, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Burundi, Ghana 34
Americas Brazil Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, United States of America Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay   15
Asia      Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Singapore 30
Europe Romania   Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine,      34
Oceania Australia,   New Zealand     2
Total Countries 3 3 62 44 3 115

D. SICKNESS BENEFIT

i)

Table 43: Sickness Benefit - Duration
Region <6 months 6 months >6 months No Provision Total Countries
Africa Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tunisia Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal 34
Americas Argentina, Canada, United States of America, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru   15
Asia  Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam Cambodia, China, Iraq, Myanmar, Thailand Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Yemen Korea, Rep. 30
Europe Belarus, Lithuania, Montenegro, Albania, Cyprus, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Spain Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania     Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 36 30 45 4 115

ii)

Table 44: Sickness Benefit - Source
Region Employer Liability State Administered Sickness Benefits (Universal, Social insurance) No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia Cape Verde, Egypt, Guinea, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal 34
Americas Argentina, United States of America Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru   15
Asia  Bahrain, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam Korea, Rep. 30
Europe   Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania   Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 36 75 4 115

iii)

Table 45: Sickness Benefit – Waiting Period
Region ≤10 days waiting period >10 days  No Provision Total Countries
Africa Cape Verde, Guinea, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia Namibia Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru Brazil Argentina, United States of America 15
Asia  India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey Azerbaijan Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Belarus, Hungary, Montenegro, Netherlands, Russian Federation 34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 45 17 53 115

E. INVALIDITY PENSION

Table 46: Invalidity Pension
Region Contributory Invalidity pension (Social Insurance) Non-Contributory Invalidity pension (Universal + social assistance (mt)) State Administered (Provident Fund & Mandatory Individual Account) Non-State Administered (PF & MIA) No Provision Total Countries
Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Botswana, South Africa Kenya, Uganda Malawi, Nigeria Angola, Lesotho 34
Americas Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America   Bolivia El Salvador   15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Bangladesh Singapore, Sri Lanka   United Arab Emirates 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom         34
Oceania Australia New Zealand       2
Total Countries 100 4 5 3 3 115

8. FAIR TREATMENT,

A. DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT 

Table 47: Discrimination in Employment
Region Prohibition on Discrimination No Prohibition Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America Guatemala 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkey, Yemen Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam 30
Europe Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine Austria, United Kingdom 34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 86 29 115

B. EQUAL REMUNERATION

Table 48: Equal Remuneration
Region Equal Remuneration for Work of Equal Value No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States of America 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Ukraine 34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 79 36 115

C. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EMPLOYMENT 

Table 49: Sexual Harassment in Employment
Region Prohibition of Sexual Harassment with criminal penalties and/or civil remedies General Prohibition No Provision Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Lesotho, Sudan Botswana, Mali 34
Americas Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America   Argentina, Chile, Guatemala 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Iraq, Israel, Korea, Rep., Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam  Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Myanmar, Qatar, Yemen Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Russian Federation Belarus 34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand     2
Total Countries 96 10 9 115

D. ACCESS TO SAME JOBS AS MEN 

Table 50: Access to same Jobs as Men
Region Prohibition to engage in similar jobs No Restriction Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia Botswana, Cape Verde, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates 30
Europe Belarus, Cyprus, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Ukraine Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom 34
Oceania   Australia, New Zealand 2
Total Countries 61 54 115

E. GIG WORKERS

Table 51: Gig Workers
Region Compulsory Coverage Conditional Coverage Mixed Coverage Special Systems Voluntary Coverage Universal Coverage (Residents) Excluded Total Countries
Africa Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia South Africa Kenya Egypt Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia Botswana Benin, Burundi, Chad, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Brazil Canada, Chile, United States of America,     Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru   Colombia, Guatemala 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Philippines, Thailand   Singapore   Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam Israel Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Ukraine Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom Latvia, Norway, Slovakia Belgium, Finland, Germany, Spain Denmark, Poland     34
Oceania         Australia New Zealand   2
Total Countries 37 9 5 5 32 3 24 115

9. CHILD AND FORCED LABOUR,

A. EMPLOYMENT AGE OF CHILDREN 

Table 52: Employment Age of Children
Region <14 14 15 ≥16 No Provision Total Countries
Africa Nigeria Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, South Sudan, Tanzania Botswana, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Zambia Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo, Dem. Rep., Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe   34
Americas   Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay Argentina, Brazil, Canada, United States of America   15
Asia    Bangladesh, India, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Yemen Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Qatar   30
Europe     Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania       Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 1 21 53 40 0 115

B. COMPULSORY SCHOOLING AGE

Table 53: Compulsory Schooling Age
Region Employment Age<Compulsory Education Age Employment Age=Compulsory Education Age Employment Age>Compulsory Education Age Total Countries
Africa Chad, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru Canada, Mexico, Paraguay, United States of America Nicaragua 15
Asia  Israel, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Azerbaijan, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Mongolia, Singapore Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Iraq, Malaysia, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam 30
Europe Belarus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Montenegro, Poland 34
Oceania   Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 36 52 27 115

C. AGE FOR HAZARDOUS WORK

Table 54: Age for Hazardous Work
Region 16 18 No Provision Total Countries
Africa   Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe   34
Americas   Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America   15
Asia  Singapore, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen United Arab Emirates 30
Europe Denmark, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania   Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 2 112 1 115

D. FORCED LABOUR

Table 55: Forced Labour
Region Prohibition of Forced Labour (with sanctions) General Prohibition Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Congo, Dem. Rep. 34
Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America El Salvador 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Vietnam 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom   34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 112 3 115

10. TRADE UNION,

A. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION

Table 56: Freedom of Association
Region Freedom of Association Limited Access to FoA Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia 34
Americas Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, United States of America Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Turkey Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Bulgaria, Croatia 34
Oceania Australia, New Zealand   2
Total Countries 68 47 115

B. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Table 57: Collective Bargaining
Region Access to Collective Bargaining Limited Access to Collective Bargaining Total Countries
Africa Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia Benin, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, United States of America Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras 15
Asia  Azerbaijan, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation 34
Oceania New Zealand Australia 2
Total Countries 60 55 115

C. RIGHT TO STRIKE

Table 58: Right to Strike
Region Right to Strike Limited Access to Right to Strike Total Countries
Africa Burkina Faso, Burundi, Malawi, Morocco, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, United States of America 15
Asia  Iraq, Israel, Singapore Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen 30
Europe Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United Kingdom 34
Oceania New Zealand Australia 2
Total Countries 38 77 115

D. REPLACING WORKERS ON STRIKE

Table 59: Replacing Workers on Strike
Region Prohibition on replacement of striking workers No Prohibition Total Countries
Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Dem. Rep., Egypt, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe 34
Americas Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, United States of America 15
Asia  Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Oman, Singapore, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Rep., Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates 30
Europe Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden Belarus, Croatia, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom 34
Oceania New Zealand Australia 2
Total Countries 71 44 115
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