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Table 1 Legal coverage, or scope of the general EPL regime: excluded workers

From: Coverage of employment protection legislation

None

Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Malaysia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia

Domestic workers

Argentinaa, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Morocco, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia

Judiciary

Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia

Seafarers

Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Japan, FYR of Macedonia, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, UK

State security corps

Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia

Diplomats

Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Yemen

Mine workers

Morocco

Clergy

Denmark, Netherlands

Members of political organizations

Viet Nam

UN employees

Angola, Antigua, and Barbuda

Civil/public servants (69 countries)

Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Central African Republic, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA, Venezuela, Viet Nam, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen

Police

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Republic of Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, UK, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia

Managerial/executive positions

Angola, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Viet Nam, Zambia

Sportsmen

Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Employers’ family members

Angola, Bangladesh, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen

Actors

Morocco, New Zealand

Auxiliary administrative employees

Cameroon

Teachers

Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands

Flying personnel

Cambodia, FYR of Macedonia, Nigeria, Turkey

Agricultural workers

Argentinaa, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Greece, Honduras, Jordan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA, Yemen

Army

Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, UK, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia

Members of cooperatives

Angola, Greece, Panama, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam

Prison personnel

Cameroon, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia

Apprentices

Denmark, Lesotho, Morocco, Turkey,

Journalists

Bangladesh, Italy, Morocco

Non-federally regulated workers

Australia, Canada (Federal only)

Dock workers

Belgium

Casual workers

Australia

Blue-collar workers

Denmarkb

  1. aIn Argentina, agricultural workers are included into the EPL coverage since 2012 and domestic workers since 2013
  2. bIn Denmark, white-collar workers are covered by specific collective agreements
  3. Source: ILO (2015b)