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Labour Law No. 17/2010.

Country/Territory
Syrian Arab Republic
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources, General
Keyword
Framework law Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Contract/agreement Dispute settlement Enforcement/compliance Governance Monitoring Offences/penalties Procedural matters Public health Social protection Youth Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Sustainable development
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Law comprising 280 Articles organized into XIII Titles contains the legal provisions regulating labour relations in the Syrian Arab Republic. It covers various aspects of employment, such as contracts, wages, hours of work, leaves, collective labour relations, occupational safety and health, and labour inspection. Title II and III regulate the public and private agencies that provide employment services to the unemployed, such as registration, statistics, job opportunities, and vocational training. They also set the conditions for the employment of non-nationals. Title IV of the law focuses on apprenticeship and vocational training. Title V deals with (i) Individual employment contracts bind workers to employers in return for wages, with written documentation detailing key aspects such as names, workplace, nature of work, and duration; (ii) Employment Relation Termination: Fixed-term contracts can be terminated with notice or compensation, while job-specific contracts end upon task completion; (iii) Wages: A National Committee of General Minimum Wage oversees the determination and review of the general minimum wage. Title VI regarding internal regulations concerns, among others, righs and obligations of both workers and employers, as well as penalties for the infringement of the worker's obligations under the present Law. Title VII concerns matters suc as hours of work, employment of male and female juvenile, employment of women and employment ad rehabilitation of disabled persons. A Chapter is dedicated to employment of workers in querries and mines, covering aspects such as the necessity of medical examinations for workers, restricted access to authorized personnel, and the maintenance of an entry and exit register. Additionally, it (i) outlines working conditions and hours, specifying limits on daily working hours, mandatory breaks, and exceptions for emergencies with compensation; (ii) emphasizes safety measures, including posting working hours, issuing safety instructions, providing protective equipment, establishing rescue points, and ensuring hygiene standards for housing, meals, and workplace cleanliness. In Title VIII a Chapter is dedicated to the collective labor agreement, a negotiated agreement that governs working terms, employment conditions, and other factors ensuring the well-being, health, and safety of workers. These agreements are reached between trade unions, the federation of trade unions, or the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) and employers or employers' organizations. The aim is to establish mutually agreed-upon terms that benefit both parties involved in the employment relationship. While Title IX concerns the Collective disputes. Title XI regards the Occupational safety and Health and applies to the public sector and any ministry, administration, public authority, public institution, public firm, local or municipal administrative unit, or any other public sector institution, and to the private sector, cooperative sector, community sector, mixed sector, civil society organizations and professional associations.

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