2020 Score

60.5

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

60

Decent
Working Hours

60

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

0

Maternity
at Work

60

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Freedom of
Association

25

Fair Wage - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? No 0
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? Yes 1
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? Yes 1
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? Yes 1
Does the law require additional compensation for night work? No 0

Decent Working Hours - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? Yes 1
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? No 0
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? Yes 1
Does the law require paid public holidays? Yes 1
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? No 0

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
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? Yes 1
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? Yes 1
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? No 0
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? Yes 1

Family Responsibilities - 0

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? No 0
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? No 0
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? No 0
Does the law require paid nursing breaks? No 0

Maternity at Work - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? No 0
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? Yes 1
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? Yes 1
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? No 0
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? Yes 1

Safe Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? Yes 1
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? Yes 1
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? Yes 1
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? Yes 1

Social Security - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit? Yes 1
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? Yes 1
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? No 0
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? No 0
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? Yes 1

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? No 0
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? Yes 1
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? No 0
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? Yes 1

Child & Forced Labour - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children? Yes 1
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit forced labour? Yes 1

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
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? No 0
Does the law provide the right to strike? No 0
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? Yes 1

*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.