Yemen

Back
Download Country Profile

2022 Score

57

Score Increase

2020 Score

54.5

Rating

Basic Access to
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

80

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

60

Family
Responsibilities

25

Maternity
at Work

20

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

20

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Trade
Union

50

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?No0§52, 55 &67 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1§54-70 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§56 & 75 of Labour Code (Act No.5 of 1995)
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?Yes1§56 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?Yes1§46, 56, 57 & 73 of the Labour Code, 1995

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§2, 43, 48, 56 & 71-75 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?No0§74 of Labour Code (Act No.5 of 1995)
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?Yes1§71 & 77 of the Labour Code, 1995; Public Holidays Law No. 2 of 2000
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1§56 & 78 of the Labour Code, 1995; Public Holidays Law No. 2 of 2000
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?Yes1§79 & 88 of the Labour Code, 1995

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?Yes1§19-26 & 79 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?No0§29 & 40 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?No0§28 & 35 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?Yes1§35 & 41 of Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?Yes1§39 & 120 of Labour Code, 1995

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?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?Yes1§43 & 45 of the Labour Code, 1995

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?No0No applicable legal prohibitions could be located
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?No0§45 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1§45 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?No0§45 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?No0§37 & 45 of the Labour Code, 1995

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1§115 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§118 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?Yes1§44, 46 & 47 of the Labour Code, 1995
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?Yes1§27-42 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?Yes1§49-52 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?Yes1§55 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?No0§27-42 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?Yes1§53-54 & 56 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?No0§42 &67 of Labour Code, 1995
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?No0§35(2) of Labour Code, 1995; §270-274 of Criminal Code (Act No. 12 of 1994)
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?Yes15, 15 & 42 of the Labour Code, 1995; Law No. 35 of 2002 on the organization of Workers' Trade Unions
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1§2, 17 & 48-53 of Labour Code, 1995; §5 of Ministerial Order No. 11, 2013
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?No0§18 of the General Education Law, 1992
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?Yes1§7–8 and 15 of Ministerial Order No. 11 of 2013
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1§29 of the Yemeni Constitution; Ministerial Decree No. 56 of 2004; section 246 and section 248 of Criminal Code, 1994

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?No0§20 of Law on the Organization of Workers' Trade Unions 2002; §151-152 of the Labour Code 1995
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?Yes1§32-34 of the Labour Code, 1995; USDOS CRHRP 2021
Does the law provide for the right to strike?No0§40-42, Law on the Organization of Workers' Trade Unions 2002; §144-145, Labour Code, 1995; USDOS CRHRP 2021
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?Yes1§148 of the Labour Code, 1995; §42-43 of Law on the Organization of Workers' Trade Unions 2002