Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

1 Legal framework

1.1 Are there statutory sources of labour and employment law?

The primary instrument that governs employment in the private and mixed sectors in Lebanon is the Labour Law of 1946.

Other domestic sources include:

• the Law on Regulating Foreigners' Employment, enacted by Decree 17561/1964;
• the Social Security Law, enacted by Decree 13955/1963;
• the Collective Agreements, Mediation and Arbitration Law, enacted by Decree 17386/1964;
• the Occupational Emergencies and Injuries Law, enacted by Decree-Law 136/1983;
• the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Law, enacted by Decree 11802/2004;
• the Code of Obligations and Contracts of 1932; and
• the Penal Code enacted by Decree-Law 340/1943.