LABOUR RIGHTS INDEX 2022

*Scores and ratings as per applicable labour laws

90.5 - 100

Decent Work

80.5 - 90

Approaching Decent Work

70.5 - 80

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

60.5 - 70

Limited Access to Decent Work

50.5 - 60

Basic Access to Decent Work

0 - 50

Total Lack of Decent Work

N / A

Not Covered in the Index

Note: The Labour Rights Index scores countries based on applicable labour laws only. It does not comment on actual working conditions or labour law compliance in workplaces.

Afghanistan

Score

55

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Albania

Score

82.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Algeria

Score

64.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Angola

Score

72

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Argentina

Score

78

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Australia

Score

77

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Austria

Score

90

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Azerbaijan

Score

86.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Bahrain

Score

67

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Bangladesh

Score

48

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Belarus

Score

75.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Belgium

Score

96

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Benin

Score

63.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Score

64

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Score

88

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Botswana

Score

42

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Brazil

Score

81.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Bulgaria

Score

91

Rating

Decent Work

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Burkina Faso

Score

75

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Burundi

Score

72

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Cabo Verde

Score

79.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Cambodia

Score

66

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Cameroon

Score

59

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Canada

Score

78.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Central African Republic

Score

53.5

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Chad

Score

60.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Chile

Score

78

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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China

Score

71

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Colombia

Score

73

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Congo

Score

64

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Costa Rica

Score

73

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Côte d’Ivoire

Score

78.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Croatia

Score

87.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Cuba

Score

60.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Cyprus

Score

83.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Czechia

Score

92

Rating

Decent Work

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Score

64.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Denmark

Score

91.5

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

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Not Covered
in the Index

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Egypt

Score

67.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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El Salvador

Score

61.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Estonia

Score

85

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Ethiopia

Score

62.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Finland

Score

94

Rating

Decent Work

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France

Score

92

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Gabon

Score

70

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Gambia (Republic of The)

Score

55

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Germany

Score

89

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Ghana

Score

59.5

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Greece

Score

96

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Guatemala

Score

54

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Guinea

Score

80.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Haiti

Score

58

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Honduras

Score

68

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Hungary

Score

93.5

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

India

Score

65

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Indonesia

Score

60.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Score

67

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Iraq

Score

73.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Ireland

Score

83.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Israel

Score

64

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Italy

Score

94

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Japan

Score

72.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Jordan

Score

65

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Kazakhstan

Score

84.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Kenya

Score

68

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Kuwait

Score

61

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Kyrgyzstan

Score

76

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Score

71.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Latvia

Score

93

Rating

Decent Work

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Lebanon

Score

47

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Lesotho

Score

50.5

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Liberia

Score

61

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Libya

Score

62

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Lithuania

Score

93.5

Rating

Decent Work

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Luxembourg

Score

87.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Madagascar

Score

65

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Malawi

Score

68

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Malaysia

Score

48

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Mali

Score

56.5

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Malta

Score

84.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Mexico

Score

74

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Mongolia

Score

82.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Montenegro

Score

89

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Morocco

Score

79.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Mozambique

Score

71.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Myanmar

Score

63

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Namibia

Score

68.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Nepal

Score

72

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Netherlands

Score

88

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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New Zealand

Score

68

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Nicaragua

Score

78.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Niger

Score

64.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Nigeria

Score

29

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Norway

Score

88

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Oman

Score

49

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Pakistan

Score

51

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Papua New Guinea

Score

42

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Paraguay

Score

82.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Peru

Score

74

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Philippines

Score

70.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Poland

Score

89

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Portugal

Score

93.5

Rating

Decent Work

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Qatar

Score

47

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Republic of Korea

Score

81

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Romania

Score

91

Rating

Decent Work

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Russian Federation

Score

82

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Rwanda

Score

63.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Saudi Arabia

Score

62.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Senegal

Score

62.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Serbia

Score

91.5

Rating

Decent Work

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Singapore

Score

46.5

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Slovakia

Score

91

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Slovenia

Score

88

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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South Africa

Score

79

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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South Sudan

Score

73.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Spain

Score

90

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Sri Lanka

Score

47

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Sudan

Score

50

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Sweden

Score

92

Rating

Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Thailand

Score

62

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Togo

Score

67.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Tunisia

Score

63

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Türkiye

Score

82.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Uganda

Score

68

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Ukraine

Score

80.5

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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United Arab Emirates

Score

47

Rating

Total Lack of Decent Work

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United Kingdom

Score

88

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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United Republic of Tanzania

Score

74

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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United States of America

Score

63.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Uzbekistan

Score

73.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Score

81

Rating

Approaching Decent Work

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Viet Nam

Score

75

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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Not Covered
in the Index

This country is not yet covered in the index, We will cover it in future.

Yemen

Score

57

Rating

Basic Access to Decent Work

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Zambia

Score

66.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

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Zimbabwe

Score

71.5

Rating

Reasonable Access to Decent Work

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