| Indices |
| Doing Business (Employing Workers Index-EWI/Labour Market Regulation) |
Labour Rights Index |
| Indicators |
Topics |
Indicators |
Topics |
| Hiring |
Fixed-term contracts, minimum wage, probationary period |
Fair Wages |
Minimum wage, Regular wage, Overtime premium, Weekly rest work compensation, Night work premium |
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Decent Working Hours |
General working hours, Maximum working hours, Weekly rest, Paid public holidays, Annual leave |
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Employment Security |
Written employment contract, Fixed term contract, Probation period, Termination notice period |
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Family Responsibilities |
Parental leave, Paternity leave Flexible work arrangements, Nursing breaks |
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Maternity at Work |
Prohibition on inquiring about pregnancy, Maternity leave, Maternity benefits, Source of maternity benefits, Protection from dismissals(pregnancy/maternity) |
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Safe Work |
Personal protective equipment, Training on health and safety, Restriction on work (prejudicial to health of mother or child), Employment injury benefit |
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Social Security |
Old age pension, Survivors' pension, Unemployment benefit, Sickness benefit, Invalidity benefit |
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Fair Treatment |
Prohibition of employment discrimination, Equal remuneration for work of equal value, Prohibition of sexual harassment, Absence of restrictions on women's employment, Basic labour protections for gig workers |
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Child and Forced Labour |
Prohibition on child labour, Age (employment entry & compulsory schooling), Prohibition on hazardous work, Prohibition on forced labour |
| Working Hours |
Working days per week, Paid vacations, nonstandard work schedules (overtime work, night work, holiday work and pay premiums) |
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| Redundancy Rules |
Mandatory legal requirements on economic dismissal (third party notification, retraining or reassignment requirements) |
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| Redundancy Cost |
Weeks of salary (notice requirement and severance pay) and unemployment protection |
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| Women, Business and Law |
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| Mobility |
Restraints on women’s freedom of movement (living, travelling, procedure for passport) |
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| Workplace |
Laws affecting women’s decisions to enter and remain in labour force (getting jobs same way as men, discrimination, sexual harassment) |
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| Pay |
Laws and regulations on job restrictions and gender wage gap (equal pay for work of equal value, night work hours, dangerous, hazardous, arduous and morally inappropriate work, same industries as men) |
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| Marriage |
Legal restrictions related to marriage (obedience to husband, head of household, domestic violence, divorce judgement, rights to remarry) |
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| Parenthood |
Women’s work after having children (length and duration of paid leave, maternity benefits, paid paternity and parental leave, dismissal of pregnant workers) |
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| Entrepreneurship |
Constraints women face in starting and running a business (access to credit, signing contract, business registration and opening bank account) |
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| Assets |
Gender differences in property and inheritance law (ownership rights, inheritance rights, administrative authority over assets, value of non-monetary contributions, marital property regime) |
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| Pension |
Laws affecting women's pension size (age of retirement, age for partial pension benefits, mandatory retirement age, absence due to childcare) |
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| Global Competitiveness Index |
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| Flexibility |
Cooperation in labour-employer relations, Flexibility of wage determination, Hiring and firing practices, Redundancy costs, Active labour market policies, Workers’ rights, Ease of hiring foreign labour, Internal labour mobility |
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| Meritocracy and Incentivization |
Pay and productivity, Reliance on professional management, Female participation in labour force (ratio to men), Labour tax rate |
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| Global Labour Survey |
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| General Economic Situation |
Economic growth; Unemployment and poverty; Influence of IMF and World Bank on country policies |
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| The Labour Market |
Wage-setting; Enforcement of minimum wage policies; Wage arrears; Prevalence of child labour; Gender discrimination |
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| Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining |
Legal and economic position of unions |
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| Labour Disputes |
Nature and frequency of industrial disputes; Institutions for resolving labour conflicts |
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| Employment Regulations & Working Conditions |
Effect of regulations and collective bargaining on labour contracts, work hours, hiring and firing decisions |
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| Employee Benefits |
Pension schemes; Sickness benefits; Unemployment insurance |
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| Concluding Questions |
Respondents’ views on several economic and political issues |
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| ISSA's Social Security Programs |
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| Social Security |
Old-Age, Disability/Invalidity and Survivors ‘Benefits, Sickness and maternity benefits (cash benefits + medical care), Work Injury Benefits, Unemployment Benefits, Family Allowance |
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| Index of Economic Freedom |
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| (Regulatory Efficiency) |
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| Labour Freedom |
Ratio of minimum wage to the average value added per worker; Hindrance to hiring additional workers; Rigidity of hours; Difficulty of firing redundant employees; Legally mandated notice period; Mandatory severance pay; Labour force participation rate |
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| Economic Freedom of the World Index (Area 5: Regulation) |
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| Labour Market Regulations |
Hiring regulations and minimum wage; Hiring and firing regulations; Centralized collective bargaining; Hours regulations; Mandated cost of worker dismissal; Conscription |
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