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Labour market indicators | Employment contracts | Wages | Social security contributions | Number of hours | Unions

Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate (%)

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
14.2
14.3
14.1
14.2
14.3

Source : National Statistics Institute

Working population

Year
Total Population (thousand)
Working population (thousand)
Activity rate
2008
10,432.5
4,252.7
42%

Source : National Statistics Institute

Employment by sector (%)

Year
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2008
19.5%
36.5%
44.0%

Sources: National Statistics Institute

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Employment contracts

Employment contracts are regulated by Law. Collective agreements and individual negotiations complement it.
The limits for dismissal and the conditions for hiring are rather flexible.

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Wages

National monthly minimum wage

The decree n° 2007-2079  of 14/08/2007 has established:
- the monthly minimum wage at 251,888 TND and 168,800 TND depending on the number of the weekly working hours (respectively 48h and 40h);
- the hourly minimum wage at 1,177 TND and 1,228 TND depending on the number of the weekly working hours (respectively 48h and 40h).

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Social security contributions

Employer
18 %.
Employee
6.25 %.

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Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week)
40h ou 48h depending on the system chosen.
Retirement age
60

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Unions

Average rate of union membership
15 %.
Unions
Syndicat général des travailleurs tunisiens (UGTT)
Union Tunisienne de l'Insdustrie, du commerce et de l'Artisanat
Union Tunisienne de l'agriculture et de la pêche (UTAP)

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Useful links

International Labour Organization
(ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets.
NATLEX
ILO database on national labour laws.
Ministry of Professional Training and Labor

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