Article 24 - Labour Relations

(1) Every person has the right to fair labour relations. (2) Every worker has the right to form and join a trade union and to participate in the activities of a trade union. (3) Every worker has the right to strike. (4) Every trade union or employers’ organization or employer has the right to engage in collective bargaining regarding labour-related issues. (5) All workers, particularly women, shall have a special right of protection from sexual abuse, segregation and discrimination in the work place. Every labour law and practice shall comply with gender equality in the work place.

Article 23 - Freedom of Trade, Occupation, and Profession

Every citizen has the right to choose their trade, occupation or profession freely.

Article 6 - Freedom of Labor

Forced or compulsory labour is forbidden in any form.

Article 33 - Minimum Wages

While the mechanism to set the official minimum wage by the presidential decree (Labour Code, Article 72) is not currently functioning, the market rate is available for each job type in different locality. The fair market rate will be identified and applied for project workers.

Article 20 - Work, Trade, and the Welfare of Employees

1. All able citizens have a right and a duty to work. The state shall, therefore, be responsible for the creation of work and the facilitating of the skills training of employees. 2. The conditions of work of the young and women, night working and working establishments shall be regulated by the Labour Law. 3. All employees have a right to payment appropriate to the work they undertake, and are free to enter into agreements with their employers on an individual or collective basis. Forced labour is prohibited. 4. The state shall endeavour to create understanding and clear rights between employees and employers and shall accordingly introduce a law (in this respect). 5. Sate employees and members of the armed forces shall be entitled remuneration for their duties and to payments for sickness, injury, or disability in accordance with the law. 6. The state shall promote the support systems, insurance and safety of employees and shall strengthen the relevant responsible bodies

Article 22 - Political, Economic, Social and Electoral Rights

1. Every citizen shall have the right to participate in the political, economic, social and cultural affairs in accordance with the laws and the Constitution

Article 35 - The Right to Work

Anyone who is recognized as a refugee has the same rights as a citizen when it comes to employment opportunities unless is not prohibited by other laws of the country.

Article 32 - Employment

Recognized refugees shall have the right to seek employment in accordance with the applicable labor laws of Puntland.

Article 16 - Employment, Economic Activities, and Social Protection

The Puntland Government respects and protects economic rights of all IDP women, girls, boys, and men, in accordance with the Constitution, international human rights, and humanitarian law standards and shall: a) Recognize the right to work and the right to social protection; and b) Take specific measures to protect IDPs against discrimination in the labor market and in access to social protection.

Section 5.7- Livelihoods and access to employment

The Government shall respect and protect the economic rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in accordance with the Constitution, international human rights, and humanitarian law. It shall recognize IDPs’ right to work and to social protection, ensure non-discrimination in the labor market, and support the inclusion of IDPs—women and men—in livelihood opportunities, skills development, and peacebuilding processes. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by IDP pastoral communities, including loss of grazing land, livestock, and weak market returns, and the heightened vulnerability of displaced women, the Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, shall: Address root causes of livelihood loss, including conflict; Build community capacity through training, including disaster risk reduction; Provide targeted livelihood support to adolescents out of school, child-headed households, and young mothers; Establish social protection and safety nets for IDPs; Conduct livelihood and market impact assessments to inform policy; Develop Sharia-compliant credit schemes to improve access to finance; Facilitate vocational and life skills training, especially for youth, to promote economic independence and reduce vulnerability to exploitation and abuse; Promote sustainable livelihoods to reduce dependency, with safeguards in high-risk livelihood environments; Support women’s participation in livelihood programming, conflict resolution, and aid distribution; Mainstream gender and child protection in all livelihood initiatives; Provide livelihood support through cash- and food-for-work programs; Strengthen pastoralist livelihoods by revitalizing livestock markets, promoting arid land farming, enhancing market access, and building storage infrastructure; Support restocking and adaptation to climate change, including alternative income sources; Promote environmental conservation as part of disaster preparedness; Construct and rehabilitate water points; Improve livestock care, grazing land management, and peaceful coexistence with host communities; and Identify and strengthen markets for livestock and related products.