LABOUR RIGHTS INDEX 2024

    Questions

  • Overall Score 2024

  • Ratings

    1. Fair Wages

  • Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country?

  • Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages?

  • Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?

  • Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?

  • Does the law require additional compensation for night work?

    2. Decent Working Hours

  • Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower?

  • Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week?

  • Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours?

  • Does the law require paid public holidays?

  • Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?

    3. Employment Security

  • Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment?

  • Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?

  • Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months?

  • Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination?

  • Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service?

    4. Family Responsibilities

  • Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents?

  • Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*?

  • Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities?

  • Does the law require paid nursing breaks?

    5. Maternity at Work

  • Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?

  • Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?

  • Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage?

  • Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability?

  • Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?

    • 6. Safe Work

    • Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers?

    • Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues?

  • Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?

  • Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease?

    7. Social Security

  • Does the law provide for an old age benefit?

  • Does the law provide for survivors' benefits?

  • Does the law provide for unemployment benefits?

  • Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness?

  • Does the law provide for invalidity benefits?

    8. Fair Treatment

  • Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value?

  • Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?

  • Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?

  • Does the law allow women to do the same job as men?

  • Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers?

    9. Child and Forced Labour

  • Does the law prohibit the employment of children?

  • Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?

  • Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?

  • Does the law prohibit forced labour?

    10. Freedom of Association

  • Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?

  • Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?

  • Does the law provide the right to strike?

  • Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers?

    Afghanistan

  • 55

  • Basic Access to Decent Work

    40

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    80

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    80

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    75

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    40

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    40

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • No

    20

  • No

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • No

    75

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    0

  • No

  • No

  • No

  • No

    Albania

  • 84

  • Approaching Access to Decent Work

    80

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    60

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    75

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    25

  • No

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

    Algeria

  • 67.5

  • Limited Access to Decent Work

    40

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    80

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    60

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

    25

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

  • No

    60

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    75

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    60

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    75

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    Angola

  • 82

  • Approaching Access to Decent Work

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    50

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    40

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • No

    80

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    50

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

    Argentina

  • 78

  • Reasonable Access to Decent Work

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    80

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    80

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    50

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

    80

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    75

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    80

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    60

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    75

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    Australia

  • 87

  • Approaching Access to Decent Work

    80

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

    80

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    60

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

  • Yes

    75

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    100

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

    75

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes