Law No. 411-V “On employment of the population”. Country/Territory Turkmenistan Document type Legislation Date 2016 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Social protection Special fund Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 July 2016. Abstract This Law establishes legal, economic and organizational grounds of state policy in the field of employment of the population and is aimed at ensuring the right of citizens to labour, protection against unemployment and establishes state guarantees in the field of employment. This Law shall be applicable to relations originating in the field of employment of the population on the territory of Turkmenistan. The main directions of state policy in the field of employment of the population shall be as follows: (a) ensuring equal rights and opportunities for free choice of profession, occupation, location of workplace, healthy and safe working conditions; (b) social assistance to the unemployed; (c) stimulation of the creation of new jobs; (d) creation of conditions for employment of persons in need of state assistance; and (e) protection of internal labour market setting quotas for foreign labour force. State guarantees in the field of employment of the population include protection against unemployment and ensuring unemployment benefit to the unemployed. Particular state guarantees shall be ensured to the vulnerable categories of the population. In order to implement state policy in the field of employment of the population shall be set up Special fund of assistance to employment of the population. Full text Russian Website minjust.gov.tm