Côte D'Ivoire

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2022 Score

78.5

2020 Score

N/A

Rating

Reasonable Access to
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

60

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

25

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Trade
Union

100

1. Fair Wages
2. Decent Working Hours
3. Employment Security
4. Family Responsibilities
5. Maternity at Work
6. Safe Work
7. Social Security
8. Fair Treatment
9. Child & Forced Labour
10. Trade Union

Fair Wages

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?No0§31.5, 31.8, 91.3 and 91.6 of the Labour Code, 2015; §1 of Decree No. 2013-791 of 20 November 2013
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1§31.1, 32.1, 31.2, 31.4, 31.7, 31.8, 32.7, 34.1 & 34.2 of the Labour Code, 2015
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§24 of the Decree No. 96-203 of 7 March 1996 on Working Hours
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?No0§24 of the Decree No. 96-203 of 7 March 1996 on Working Hours
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?Yes1§21.2 of the Labour Code, 2015; §1, 2, 3, 24 of the Decree No. 96-203 of 7 March 1996 on Working Hours

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§21.2 of the Labour Code, 2015; §1, 2, 3, 24 of the Decree No. 96-203 of 7 March 1996 on Working Hours
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?Yes1§1 & 26 of the Labour Code, 2015
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?Yes1§24.1 of the Labour Code, 2015; §10 & 22 of Decree No. 96-203 of 7 March 1996 on Working Hours
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1§1 of Decree no. 2011-371 of 4 November 2011; §3 of Decree no. 96-205 of 7 March 1996
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?Yes1§25.1-25.10 of the Labour Code, 2015; §5 of Decree No. 98-39 of 28 January 1998

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?Yes1§14.1 of the Labour Code, 2015; §2, 3 & 4 of Decree no. 96-287 of 3 April 1996
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?Yes1§15.1-15.4 of the Labour Code, 2015
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?Yes1§14.5 of the Labour Code, 2015; §2, 3, 4, 5 & 7 of Decree No. 96-195 of 7 March 1996 on the trial employment
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?Yes1§18.3, 18.4, 18.6, 18.7 & 18.15 of the Labour Code, 2015; §1 of Decree No. 96-200 of 7 March 1996
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?No0§18.5, 18.16 of the Labour Code, 2015; §1-3 of Decree No. 96-201 of 7 March 1996 on dismissal indemnity

Family Responsibilities

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?No0§25.12 of the Labour Code, 2015
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?Yes1§23.12 of the Labour Act, 2015

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?Yes1§23.3 of the Labour Act, 2015
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?Yes1§23.5, 23.6 of the Labour Act, 2015
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1§23.11 of the Labour Code, 2015; §44, 47, 53 of Law No. 99-477 of 2 August 1999 amending the Social Security Code
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?Yes1§23.11 of the Labour Code, 2015; §44, 47, 53 of Law No. 99-477 of 2 August 1999 amending the Social Security Code
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?Yes1§23.3, 23.4, 23.6, paragraph 5, 23.7 of the Labour Code, 2015

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1§42.1 of the Labour Code, 2015; §2 of Decree no. 96-206 of 7 March 1996
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§41.3 of the Labour Act, 2015
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?Yes1§22.2, 23.1 & 23.13 of the Labour Act, 2015; §2& 5 of Decree no. 2018-272 of 7 March 2018
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?Yes1§13, 17-22, 66 of Law No. 99-477 on Social Welfare Code, 1999; ISSA Country Profile for Côte d'Ivoire

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?Yes1§22, 23, 150-152 of Ordinance No. 2012-03; §22, 50, 95, 149 to 163 &168 of Law No. 99-477 of 2 August 1999
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?Yes1§156 & 157 of Ordinance no. 2012-03; §22, 50, 95, 149 to 163 & §168 of the law on the Social Security Code, 1999
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?No0§18.16 & 32.7 of Labour Act, 2015
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?No0§16.7 & 16.9 of the Labour Code, 2015; §3 & 11 of Decree No. 96-198 of 7 March 1996; §29 of the interprofessional collective agreement, 1977
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?Yes1§76 & 78, 2o) of Law n° 6/75 of 25 November 1975 on the Social Security Code

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?Yes1§31.2 & 31.3 of the Labour Code, 2015; §15 of the Ivorian Constitution, 2016
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?Yes1§5 and 18.15 of the Labour Code, 2015; §418 of the Penal Code, 2019
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?Yes1§4 & 18.5 of the Labour Code, 2015; §4 & 14 of the Constitution, 2016
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?No0§23.13 of the Labour Code, 2015; §2&5 of Decree No. 2018-272 of 7 March 2018
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1§16 of the Constitution, 2016; §23.2 of the Labour Code, 2015
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?Yes1§10 of the Constitution, 2016; §2.1 of the Law on Education, 1995
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?Yes1§4, Hazardous Work List, 2017; §6 and 19, Trafficking and Worst Forms of Child Labour Law, 2010
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1§3, Labour Code 2015; §7, 11–14, 20–23 & 26, Trafficking & Worst Forms of Child Labour Law, 2010

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?Yes1§17, Constitution 2016; §51, Labour Code 2015
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?Yes1§163-164, Constitution 2016; §72 & 73, Labour Code 2015
Does the law provide for the right to strike?Yes1§17, Ivorian Constitution 2016; §82, Labour Code 2015
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?Yes1§82.2, Labour Code 2015; USDOS CRHRP 2021