Basic labour law information |
Libya - Basic laws in NATLEX |
01.01) Constitutional law |
 Constitution of Libya, 2012. |
| Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People. |
01.02) Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
| Law No. 12 of 1378 [2010] on Labour Relations. |
| Labour Code (No. 58 of 1970). |
01.03) Civil, commercial and family law |
| Libyan Civil Code. |
| Law No. 65 for the year 1970 concerning trades and commercial companies. |
01.04) Criminal and penal law |
| Prisons Law (No. 47 of 1975). |
| Penal Code. |
| Law No. 10 of 2013 concerning the Criminalization of Torture, Forced Abduction, and Discrimination. |
01.05) Human rights |
| Promotion of Liberty Law (No. 20 of 1991) |
| Law (No. 5 of 1991) on the application of the principles of the Great Green Charter of Human Rights in the Jamahiriyan Era. |
| The Great Green Charter of Human Rights in the Jamahiriyan Era (188). |
01.07) Environmental, Climate and Sustainable Development Laws |
| Law No. 7 of 1982 on the protection of the environment. |
02) Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
| Law No. 65 of 2012 regulating Peaceful Demonstrations. |
| Law No. 23 of 1998 on Trade Unions, Federations and Professional Associations. |
| Law of 1375 b.p. promulgating the Labour Relations Law. |
| Law No. 107 on Trade Unions, 1975. |
04) Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons |
| Children's Protection Law (No. 5 of 1997) |
05) Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| People's General Committee Order No. 258 of 1989 concerning Women Training. |
| Law No. 8 of 1989 concerning the right of women to apply for positions in the judiciary. |
| Law No. 10 of 2013 concerning the Criminalization of Torture, Forced Abduction, and Discrimination. |
08) Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services |
| Law No. 19 of 1998 on the organization of the services rendered by the administrative units to its members. |
08.01) Disabled workers |
| Law No. 5 of 1987 on disabled persons. |
09) Education, vocational guidance and training |
| Law No. 37/1973 on Manpower Development and Training. |
11) Cooperatives |
| Loi (No. 46 de 1971) sur les associations coopératives agricoles. |
12.02) Wages |
| Law No. 15 of 1981 on Wages for Workers. |
13.01) Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave |
| Decision No. 489 of 2005 concerning some provisions of official working hours and official holidays. |
14) Occupational safety and health |
| Law No. 93/1976 on industrial safety and the protection of workers. |
14.01) Protection against particular hazards |
| Law No. 2 of 1982 on the regulation of the use of, and protection against, ionising radiation. |
15) Social security (general standards) |
| Law No. 13 of 1980 on Social Security |
15.06) Administration and financing |
| Law No. 20 of 1998 on the Social Security Fund. |
19) Fishers |
| Regulating Fishing Law No. 8 of 1962. |
22.10) Public and civil servants |
| Law No. 55 of 1976 on the Civil Service. |
