Basic labour law information |
Lao People's Democratic Republic - Basic laws in NATLEX |
01.01) Constitutional law |
 Constitution |
01.02) Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
| Labour Law, 2013 (No. 43/NA) |
01.03) Civil, commercial and family law |
| Competition Law (No. 60/2015). |
01.04) Criminal and penal law |
| Criminal Procedure Law, 2012 (No. 17). |
| Penal Code (No. 13/2017). |
01.06) Economic and social policy |
| Law on the Promotion and Management of Foreign Investment in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. |
02) Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
| Trade Unions Law (2007). |
03) Elimination of forced labour |
| Anti-Trafficking Law, 2015 (No. 73 of 2015). |
04) Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons |
| Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Children, 2007 (No. 05/NA) (Promulgated under Decree No. 04/PO of 16 January 2007). |
05) Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| Women's Union Law (No. 31 NA). |
| Law on Development and Protection of Women, 2004 (No.08/NA) (promulgated under Decree No. 70/PO of 2004). |
09) Education, vocational guidance and training |
| Vocational Education Law (No. 060 of 2014). |
| Education Law (No. 133 of 2015). |
14) Occupational safety and health |
| Law on Hygiene, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. |
14.02) Protection in certain sectors of economic activity |
| Ministerial Decision on Occupational Safety and Health on Construction Sites (No. 3006 of 2013). |
15) Social security (general standards) |
| Decree No. 207/PM regarding the Social Security Regime for Employees in Enterprises. |
| Social Security Law (No. 34/NA). |
17) Migrant workers |
| Decree on the Dispatching of Lao Labour to Work Abroad, 2002 (No. 68 of 2002)l. |
22.01) Agriculture workers |
| Law on Agriculture, 1998 (01-98/NA) (Promulgated by Decree No. 105/PO of 6 November 1998). |
22.02) Mining and quarrying workers |
| Mining Law, 1997 (No. 04-97/NA) (Promulgated by Decree No. 36/PO of 31 May 1997). |
22.10) Public and civil servants |
| Decree on Civil Servants, 2003 (Decree No. 82/PM) |
