Labor Law No. 43/NA (Amended) Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Gender Sustainable development Cooperative/producer organization Poverty Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This law is effective ninety days after the president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic issues a decree promulgating its use. Abstract This Law, consisting of 181 articles divided into 17 Sections, defines the principles, regulations and measures on administration, monitoring, labor skills development, recruitment, and labor protection in order to enhance the quality and productivity of work in society, so as to ensure the transformation to modernization and industrialization aimed at safeguarding the rights of employees and employers, as well as the legitimate interests and the continual improvement of their livelihoods, while contributing to the promotion of investment, national socio-economic development, and regional and international links. The State promotes research, the use of science and technology, labor skills development, innovation, and labour skills competition, provision of information on labor, in order to improve the quality of employees, with the aim of promoting employment, to supply labor to the local market and abroad, and to increase the methods for the management and protection of legitimate interests of employees and employers. Section 6 deals with Employment of Women and Youths, by creating employment opportunities to provide employment for employees locally, with the aim of addressing unemployment, the migration of urban labor from rural areas to cities, and illegal trans-border labor. It aims to create conditions providing choice, revenue and poverty reduction for employees. Full text English Website www.ilo.org