Act No.137 of 1981 to promulgate the Labour Code Jurisdiction Egypt Year 1981 Published in Arabic Original/other title [Arabic] Qānūn raqm 137 li-sena 1981 bi-isdār qānūn al-(amal Source National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Directorate General for Training, P.O. Box 2208, El-Horreya, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, no date. 8p. Engl. and French translation available in the ILO Legislative Series, 1981-Egypt 2, 33p. Descriptors [Primary] Egypt, occupational hygiene, occupational safety [Secondary] enforcement, law, national organization, penalties, plant health services, role of government, role of labour inspection Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Extracts of the Egyptian Labour Code bearing on occupational safety and health. Chapter 1: definitions and general provisions (exclusion of government officials, domestic servants and members of employers' families). Chapter 5: occupational safety and health (definitions and scope; choice of sites and facilities; protection of the working environment; health and social services; inspection; organisation of the safety and health system; advisory services). Chapter 8: penalties. CIS No. 93-1055 Database ID 60705