NATLEX

Introduction

Welcome to NATLEX, the database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department. Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications. Each record in NATLEX appears in only one of the three ILO official languages (English/French/Spanish). Where possible, the full text of the law or a relevant electronic source is linked to the record. NATLEX contains over 65,000 records covering over 190 countries and over 160 territories and subdivisions, and all efforts are made to keep the database up-to-date. Records and full texts in NATLEX are provided for information purposes only and are not intended to replace consultation of the authentic texts, where appropriate.

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General provisions
  Constitutional law
  Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
  Civil, commercial and family law
  Criminal and penal law
  Human rights
  Economic and social policy
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
Elimination of forced labour
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Equality of opportunity and treatment
  Non-discrimination
  Workers with family responsibilities
Tripartite consultations
Labour administration
  Labour inspection
  Labour statistics
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services
  Disabled workers
  Older workers
Education, vocational guidance and training
Employment security, termination of employment
Cooperatives
Conditions of employment 
  Labour contracts
  Wages
  Personnel management
Conditions of work
  Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
  Night work
Occupational safety and health
  Protection against particular hazards
  Protection in certain sectors of economic activity
Social security (general standards)
  Medical care and sickness benefit
  Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit
  Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
  Unemployment benefit
  Social assistance and services
  Administration and financing
Maternity protection
Migrant workers
Seafarers 
  Seafarers - Protection of children and young persons
  Seafarers - Vocational guidance and training
  Seafarers - Certification of qualifications and identity documents
  Seafarers - Recruitment and job placement
  Seafarers - Conditions of work: articles of agreement, wages, hours of work and paid leave
  Seafarers - Occupational safety and health and welfare
  Seafarers - Social security
  Seafarers - Inspections
Fishers
Dock workers
Indigenous and tribal peoples
Specific categories of workers 
  Agriculture workers
  Mining and quarrying workers
  Manufacturing workers
  Electricity, gas and water workers
  Construction workers
  Hotel, restaurant and shop workers
  Transport and communication workers
  Banking, finance, insurance workers
  Community, social and personal services workers
  Public and civil servants
  Nursing personnel 
  Teachers
  Workers in non-metropolitan territories
  Homeworkers
  domestic workers
International agreements
  International social security agreements
  Other international agreements
   
Afghanistan
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  Antigua and Barbuda
  Argentina
  Armenia
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  Australia (federal only)
  Austria
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  Bahrain
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  Barbados
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  Belgium
  Belize
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  Bhutan
  Bolivia
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  Brazil
  Brunei Darussalam
  Bulgaria
  Burkina Faso
  Burundi
  Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Canada (federal only)
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
China (excluding Special Admin. Regions)
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Côte d'Ivoire

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia

Fiji
Finland
France
France (metropolitan only)

Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

Haiti
Honduras
Hungary

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahirya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar

Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands (metropolitan only)
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway

Oman

Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Qatar

Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Kingdom (metropolitan only)
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

Vanuatu
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Viet Nam

Yemen

Zambia
Zimbabwe



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