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Afghanistan - Labour codes, general labour and employment acts - Law, Act

Labour Law (No. 35 of 2007).

Adoption: 2007-02 | AFG-2007-L-78309

Chapter I - General Provisions
Chapter II - Recruitment and Employment Contract
Chapter III - Hours of Work
Chapter IV - The Right to Rest and Leave
Chapter V - Wages
Chapter VI - Vocational Training and Skill Development of Service Employees
Chapter VII - Labour Rules and Standards
Chapter VIII - Labour Standards and Discipline
Chapter IX - Financial Responsibility of Employees
Chapter X - Provision of Health and Occupational Safety Conditions
Chapter XI - Women and Youth Work
Chapter XII - Work related disputes
Chapter XIII - Social Protection
Chapter XIV - Miscellaneous Provisions.

Also Repeals the Labour Code published in Official Gazette No. 790 dated 22, Rajab 1420 Islamic lunar year 01/11/1999).

Afghanistan - Labour codes, general labour and employment acts - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

President Decree No. 94 of 2007 endorsing the Labour Law.

Adoption: 2007-01-17 | AFG-2007-R-86541

Approves the adoption of the 2007 Labour Law.

Afghanistan - Labour codes, general labour and employment acts - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance No. 103 of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan to adopt the Labour Code.

Adoption: 1987-06-11 | AFG-1987-R-6702

The ordinance includes seven sections devoted to definitions and general principles of social law.
The Code contains 178 sections divided into 17 chapters as follows:
1. General provisions
2. Collective Agreement
3. Employment and Labour Contract
4. Vocational Training, Raising of Skill and Apprenticeship
5. Hours of Work
6. Right to Rest and Leave
7. Wages
8. Labour Standards
9. Labour Discipline
10. Worker's Financial Responsibility
11. Provision of Health and Occupational Safety Standards
12. Work of women and young people
13. Labour disputes
14. Trade Unions, Traders, Guilds, Workers Participation in Labour and Production Management
15. Social security
16. Inspection and Control of Compliance with Work-related Legislative Documents
17. Final Provisions