Tunisia

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2022 Score

63

Score Decrease

2020 Score

65.5

Rating

Limited Access to
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

60

Decent
Working Hours

60

Employment
Security

40

Family
Responsibilities

50

Maternity
at Work

60

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

100

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Trade
Union

0

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?Yes1§134 & 234 of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1§139-149 of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§90 & 94 of the Labour Code 1966
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?No0§79-94 of the Labour Code, 1966; §1 of the Decree No. 87-1097
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?No0§65 & 66 of the Labour Code, 1966

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§79-94 of the Labour Code, 1966; §1 of the Decree No. 87-1097
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?No0§83 of the Labour Code 1966
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?Yes1§95-96 & 99 of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1§445 of the Labour Code, 1966; §01 of the Decree No. 2011-317 of 26 March 2011
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?No0§113-121 of the Labour Code, 1966

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?No0§06 of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?Yes1§6(2)-6(4) of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?No0§18 of the Labour Code, 1966; §10 of the Framework Collective Agreement 1973
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?Yes1§14, 398 & 410 of the Labour Code, 1966; §16 of the Framework Collective Agreement 1973
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?No0§22 of the Labour Code, 1966

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§122 of the Labour Code, 1966; §40(4) of the Act No. 83-122
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?Yes1§94 - of the Labour Code, 1966; §3 of the Act No. 58 of 2006; §2 of the Decree No. 3230 of 2006
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?Yes1§64 & 94-100 of the Labour Code, 1966

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?No0§64(a) of the Labour Code, 1966; §48 of the Act No. 83-112
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1§79 & 82 of the Law No. 60-30 on Social Security, 1960; §48 of the Act No. 83-112
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?Yes1§79 & 82 of Law No. 60-30 on Social Security, 1960; §30, 32 & 35 of Act No. 81-6
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?Yes1§20 of the Labour Code, 1966

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1§152(2) & 154(5) of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§152(2) of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?Yes1§68(3 & 4) & 77 of the Labour Code, 1966; §15, 20 & 32 of the Decree No. 86-433 of the Protection against Ionizing Radiations
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?Yes1Law No. 28 of 1994 on the Work Injury Compensation

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?Yes1Law No. 60-33 on Social Security for Non-agricultural Workers, 1960
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?Yes1Law No. 60-33 on Social Security for Non-agricultural Workers, 1960
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?Yes1Law No. 60-33 on Social Security for Non-agricultural Workers, 1960
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?Yes1Law No. 60-30 on Social Security, 1960
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?Yes1Law No. 60-33 on Social Security for Non-agricultural Workers, 1960

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?No0§40 of the Tunisian Constitution of 2014; §5bis of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?Yes1§226(b) of the Criminal Code, 2005
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?Yes1§20 & 21 of the Tunisian Constitution of 2014; §101bis of the Criminal Code, 2005
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?No0§40 of the Tunisian Constitution of 2014; §66-68, 77 & 375 of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?Yes1Decree No. 95-1166 of 3 July 1995 relating to the Social Security of Self-employed Workers

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1§38 of the Constitution, 2014; §53-57 of the Labour Code, 1966
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?Yes1§1 of the Law on Education and Schooling, 2002
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?Yes1§58-63 & 66, Labour Code, 1966; Decree No. 2000-98 on Prohibition of Hazardous Occupations
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1§105, 171, 224 & 250, Penal Code, 1913; §2.1, 2.5, 2.6, and 8.0, Prevention of Trafficking Law 2016

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?No0§35 & 36, Tunisian Constitution 2014; §242-256, Labour Code 1966; CEACR, C87, Obs. 2018
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?No0§31-52, Labour Code 1966
Does the law provide for the right to strike?No0§35-37, Tunisia's Constitution 2014; §376-390, Labour Code, 1966; §137, Criminal Code 2004
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?No0§389-390 of the Labour Code, 1966; §137 of the Criminal Code, 2004