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 Gatherings, Strikes, and Demonstrations, 2003. |
| Law on Social Organizations. |
03) Elimination of forced labour |
| Law Prohibiting Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (1395/11/10) [2017]. |
| Law on the Prohibition of Torture (1396/02/02) [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). |
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 |
| Decree on the principal standards governing occupational safety and methods of prevention. |
| Interministerial Decree No. 226 of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan on the distribution of work clothes and personal protective equipment. |
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 State Contract-Employees, 1971. |
| Law on Civil Service (No. 173). |
| Civil Servants Law, 2008. |
