Basic labour law information |
Afghanistan - Basic laws in NATLEX |
01.01) Constitutional law |
Constitution of Afghanistan, 1382 (2004) |
01.02) Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
Labour Law (No. 35 of 2007). |
01.04) Criminal and penal law |
Criminal Procedure Code. |
Law on the Prohibition of Torture (1396/02/02) [2017]. |
Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Law, 2009 (Presidential Decree No. 91 of 20 July 2009). |
01.05) Human rights |
Law on the Structure, Duties and Mandate of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (No. 3471). |
02) Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
Law on Social Organizations. |
Law on Gatherings, Strikes, and Demonstrations, 2003. |
03) Elimination of forced labour |
Law on the Prohibition of Torture (1396/02/02) [2017]. |
Law Prohibiting Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (1395/11/10) [2017]. |
04) Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons |
Juvenile Code. |
Law ratifying the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138). |
05) Equality of opportunity and treatment |
Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Law, 2009 (Presidential Decree No. 91 of 20 July 2009). |
05.03) HIV/AIDS |
Labour Law (No. 35 of 2007). |
11) Cooperatives |
Cooperative Law No. 504. |
13.01) Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave |
Interministerial Decree No. 230 of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on overtime work. |
14) Occupational safety and health |
Interministerial Decree No. 226 of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on the distribution of work clothes and personal protective equipment. |
Decree on the principal standards governing occupational safety and methods of prevention. |
14.01) Protection against particular hazards |
Nuclear Energy Law (30/06/1394) [2015]. |
14.02) Protection in certain sectors of economic activity |
Mining Law (25/05/1393) [2014] (G. No. 1143). |
17) Migrant workers |
Regulation for Sending Afghan Workers Abroad, 1384 [2005] |
22.02) Mining and quarrying workers |
Mining Law (25/05/1393) [2014] (G. No. 1143). |
22.10) Public and civil servants |
Civil Service Code, 2005. |
Law on Civil Service (No. 173). |
Civil Servants Law, 2008. |
Law on State Contract-Employees, 1971. |