Date of publication:
04/22/2025
Ethiopia
Do domestic laws and policies provide fair remuneration for forcibly displaced and stateless persons?
Assessment by population
Analysis
Currently, there is no national minimum wage for private sector workers in Ethiopia. The only minimum wage is for public sector workers, and it is set by the government. The new Labour Proclamation, which was passed in 2019, under article 55(2), calls for the creation of a Wage Board, which will be responsible for setting minimum wages for private sector workers. The Wage Board will be composed of representatives from the government, employers, trade unions, and other stakeholders. It will periodically revise minimum wages based on studies which take into account the country’s economic development, labour market and other considerations.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Labor Proclamation No 1156/2019
- Year: 2019
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Work & Workplace rights
- Link to external source: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/109825/136386/F-1056558301/ETH109825.pdf
Legal provision
Article 55(2) Mode and Execution of Payment General
A Regulation of the Council of Ministers shall determine the powers and responsibilities of a Wage Board which shall comprise representatives of the Government, employees and trade unions together with other stakeholders that will periodically revise minimum wages based on studies which take into account the country’s economic development, labor market and other considerations.