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Law No. 12/23 approving the General Labour Basic Law.

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 245, 27 December 2023.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Fisheries, General
Keyword
Framework law Gender Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 322 articles divided into twelve Chapters, approves the General Labour Basic Legislation. It applies to all employment contracts concluded between natural persons and public, private, mixed companies, cooperatives, social organizations, international organizations and diplomatic and consular representations. It also applies to employment contracts concluded abroad by nationals or foreigners residing in Angola at the service of national employers, establishing the principles of the right to work and the prohibition of compulsory or compulsive work. The Law also regulates the State's obligations relating to the right to work and the sources of regulation of Labour Law, regulating the establishment, content and modification of the labour relationship, the conditions under which work is provided, the organization and temporal duration of work, the interruption of work provision, the valorization of work, performance evaluation, remuneration and other economic and social rights of the worker, the suspension and termination of legal-labour relationship and the prescription of rights, expiry of the right to action and conflict resolution.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 7/15 approving the General Labour Basic Law.

Legislation | Angola | 2015

Keyword: Framework law, Gender, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX