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64
Limited Access to
Decent Work
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60
60
25
60
100
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100
75
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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §1, 47, 52, 121 of General Labour Act, 1942; §2 and 3 of the Supreme Decree No. 107, 2009 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §53 of General Labour Act, 1942; §42 and 43 Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | Section 49 of the decree enacting the Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | §31 of Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §46 and 55 of General Labour Act, 1942 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §46-51 and 55 of General Labour Act, 1942; §36 & 53 of Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §46 and 50 of the General Labour Act, 1942 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §30 of Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §2-3 of the Supreme Decree, 2016 (No.2750); §44 of General Labour Act, 1942 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | No | 0 | §44 of General Labour Act, 1942; §33 of Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §6, 7, 12 of General Labour Act, 1942; §7 and 14 of Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §12 and 21 of General Labour Act, 1942; Ministerial Resolution (No. 283/62); §2 of Decreto Ley N° 16187, 1979 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §13 of General Labour Act, 1942, §8 of Decree on Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §12 and 16 of General Labour Act, 1942 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §13 and 16 of General Labour Act, 1942; §9 and 10 of Supreme Decree 28699, 2006 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | Supreme Decree, 2012 (No. 1212) |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §61 of General Labour Act, 1942; §25 of the Supreme Decree, 1987 (No. 21637) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | No | 0 | §61 of General Labour Act, 1942 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §31 of the Decree Law No. 13214 of 1975; Supreme Decree 2009 (No. 0066); §3 of the Social Security Code, 1956 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §31 of the Decree Law No. 13214 of 1975; Supreme Decree 2009 (No. 0066); §3 of the Social Security Code, 1956 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §48 of the Constitution, 2009; §1 of Employment Security for Pregnant Women Act 1988; Supreme Decree, 2009 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §6.9 & 6.14 of General Law on Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, 1979 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §6.22-24 of General Law on Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, 1979 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §46 and 60 of General Labour Act, 1942; §2 of Act 1988 (No. 975); §8 and 274 of the OSH Law, 1979 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §66-68 of the Social Security Code 1956; §45-48 of the Law on Pensions, 2010 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §8, 20, 21 Law on Pensions, 2010 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §37, 38, 39, and 61 of the Law on Pensions, 2010 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §39 & 71 of Social Security Code, 1956 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §31-33 of the Law on Pensions, 2010 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §48 the Constitution of Bolivia, 2009; §52 of General Labour Act, 1942 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §11 and 21 of the Law on Violence against Women, 2013 (No. 348); §312c of the Penal Code, 1972 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §14 & 48 of the Constitution of Bolivia, 2009; §281B & c of the Penal Code, 1972 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §46 and 48 of the Constitution of Bolivia, 2009; §6 of Supreme Decree No. 4401, November 26, 2020 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Code 1956; ISSA Country Profile for Bolivia |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §8 & 58, General Labour Act 1939; §129 of the Child & Adolescent Code, 2014 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | No | 0 | §81, Constitution, 2009; §1, 8–9 & 11–14 of the Avelino Siñani-Elizardo Pérez Education Law, 2010 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §58-59 General Labour Act, 1942; §5 & 136 of the Child & Adolescent Code, 2014 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §15, 46, & 61, Constitution 2009; §291, Penal Code 2010; §34, Law againstTrafficking 2012 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §21 & 51 of Constitution 2009; §99 & 103-104 of General Labour Act 1939 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §49, Constitution 2009; §1 & 27, General Labour Act, 1942; CEACR C87 Obs. 2019 §17, 18 of Decree enacting the Regulation of the General Labour Act, 1943 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §53, Constitution 2009; §114-119, General Labour Act, 1942; CEACR C87 Obs. 2019 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | No | 0 | §1 & 2 of Legislative Decree No. 2565 of June 1951; CEACR C87 Obs. 2019 |
