Niger - CLR

Niger

Score
improved

2024 Score

66.5

2022 Score

64.5

2020 Score

64.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

80

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

25

Maternity
at Work

80

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Freedom of
Association

25

Fair Wages - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country?	Yes	1	§163, 165, 267 & 350 of the Labour Code, 2012	Score on the Minimum Wage component improved due to revision of minimum wage after 1 January 2022.
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages?	Yes	1	§168-182 of the Labour Code, 2012; §410 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?	Yes	1	§51 of Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?	No	0	§51 of Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?	Yes	1	§102-105 of the Labour Code, 2012; §53 of Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022; §156 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change

Decent Working Hours - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower?	Yes	1	§99 of the Labour Code, 2012; §51 & 56 of Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022; Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week?	No	0	§56 of Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022; Decree No. 2017-682	Score adjusted because of availability of a legal source
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours?	Yes	1	§ 114-115 of the Labour Code, 2012	No Change
Does the law require paid public holidays?	Yes	1	Public Holidays Act No. 97-020; §59 of the Interprofessional collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?	Yes	1	§111-126 of Labour Code, 2012; §201-210 of the Decree No. 2017-682; §61 of the Interprofessional collective Agreement, 2022	No Change

Employment Security - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment?	Yes	1	§40, 47- of the Labour Code, 2012; Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?	Yes	1	§58-63 of the Labour Code, 2012	No Change
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months?	Yes	1	§52, 60 & 61 of the Labour Code, 2012; §12 of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination?	Yes	1	§5, 89-90,110, 111 & 152 of the Labour Code, 2012; §33 & Annex of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	Score improved due to a legislative reform
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service?	No	0	§38 of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022; §86 of the Labour Code, 2012	No Change

Family Responsibilities - 25

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located	No Change
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*?	No	0	§60 of the Labour Code, 2012; §70 of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located	No Change
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?	Yes	1	§113 of the Labour Code, 2012; §181 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change

Maternity at Work - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located	No Change
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?	Yes	1	§111 of the Labour Code, 2012	No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage?	Yes	1	§112 of the Labour Code, 2012; §29 of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
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?	Yes	1	§112 of the Labour Code, 2012; §29 of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?	Yes	1	§78 of the Labour Code, 2012	No Change

Safe Work - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers?	Yes	1	§136 of the Labour Code, 2012	No Change
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues?	Yes	1	§ 137 of the Labour Code, 2012; §218 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?	Yes	1	§108-109 of the Labour Code, 2012; §60 of Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease?	Yes	1	Decree No. 65-117 of 18 August, work injury, 1965; ISSA Country Profile for Niger	No Change

Social Security - 60

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit?	Yes	1	Decree No. 67-25 of 2 February 1967; ISSA Country Profile for Niger	No Change
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits?	Yes	1	Decree No. 67-25 of 2 February 1967; ISSA Country Profile for Niger	No Change
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located	No Change
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness?	No	0	§65 of the Interprofessional Collective Labour Agreement, 2022; ISSA Country Profile for Niger	No Change
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits?	Yes	1	Decree No. 67-25 of 2 February 1967; ISSA Country Profile for Niger	No Change

Fair Treatment - 60

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value?	Yes	1	§33 of the Constitution of Niger, 2010; §158 & 159 of the Labour Code, 2012; §45 of the Interprofessional Collective Agreement, 2022	No Change
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?	Yes	1	§45 of the Labour Code, 2012; § 281(1) of the Penal Code 2003; §122 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?	Yes	1	§8 & 33 of the Constitution of Niger, 2010; §5 of the Labour Code, 2012; §5 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men?	No	0	§108 & 109 of the Labour Code, 2012; §177 & 370 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers?	No	0	No applicable legal provisions could be located	No Change

Child & Forced Labour - 75

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children?	Yes	1	§23 of the Constitution, 2010; §106-108 of the Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?	No	0	§8 of Decree No. 2017-935; §2 of the Law on the Orientation of the Educational System, 1998	No Change
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?	Yes	1	§103-108 & 343, Labour Code 2012, Decree No. 67-126; §157-176 of the Decree No. 2017-682	No Change
Does the law prohibit forced labour?	Yes	1	§4 & 337, Labour Code, 2012; §270, Penal Code, 2003; §2 of the Law on Combating Trafficking 2010	No Change

Freedom of Association - 25

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?	No	0	§32, Constitution of Niger 2010; §183-210, 106 & 191, Labour Code 2012; CEACR, C87, Obs. 2021	No Change
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?	No	0	§229-257 & 259-260, Labour Code, 2012; Law No. 2011-40 of 2011; CEACR, C98, Obs. 2021	No Change
Does the law provide the right to strike?	No	0	§34, Constitution of Niger 2010; §322-326, Labour Code 2012; Order No. 96-009; CEACR. C87, Obs. 2021; USDOS CRHRP 2023 (Niger)	No Change
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers?	Yes	1	§320, Labour Code 2012	No Change

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

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