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-====== Mali ======+====== Niger ======
  
 **Region:** Western Africa   **Region:** Western Africa  
 **Regional Economic Communities (REC):** CEN-SAD · ECOWAS · OHADA   **Regional Economic Communities (REC):** CEN-SAD · ECOWAS · OHADA  
  
-→ [[https://iiag.online/locations/ml.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]]+→ [[https://iiag.online/locations/ne.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]]
  
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 ^ Indicator ^ Data ^ ^ Indicator ^ Data ^
-| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 43.2 / 100 · Rank: 37th / 54 |+| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 47.9 / 100 · Rank: 30th / 54 |
  
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 ==== Nature of the legal system and ILO status ==== ==== Nature of the legal system and ILO status ====
  
-Mali operates a **civil law system**, influenced by French legal traditions and OHADA harmonised business law.+Niger operates a **civil law system**, influenced by French legal traditions and OHADA harmonised business law.
  
-Mali has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO) since 1960** and participates in the **Decent Work Agenda**, focusing on:+Niger has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO) since 1961** and participates in the **Decent Work Agenda**, with priorities including:
  
   * Employment creation     * Employment creation  
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 ==== Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection ==== ==== Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection ====
  
-Workers’ rights in Mali are governed through:+Workers’ rights in Niger are governed through:
  
-  * Labour legislation (Labour Code and implementing decrees)  +  * Labour legislation (Labour Code and related instruments)  
   * Constitutional protections     * Constitutional protections  
   * International labour standards     * International labour standards  
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   * Regulation of employment relationships     * Regulation of employment relationships  
-  * Minimum wage protection   +  * Minimum labour standards   
-  * Basic labour standards  +  * Occupational health and safety protections  
  
 However: However:
  
-  * Informal employment remains dominant  +  * Informal employment remains widespread  
   * Enforcement capacity is limited     * Enforcement capacity is limited  
-  * Social protection coverage is largely confined to the formal sector  +  * Social protection coverage is largely confined to formal sector workers  
  
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 ==== Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy ==== ==== Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy ====
  
-Mali’s approach reflects:+Niger’s approach reflects:
  
-  * General labour regulation (minimum wage systems)   +  * General labour law frameworks   
-  * Sector-specific regulation (notably mining)  +  * Sector-specific regulation (particularly in mining)  
  
 However: However:
  
-  * Limited targeted frameworks for informal workers  +  * Limited targeted regulation for informal workers  
   * Weak integration of informal economy actors into formal systems     * Weak integration of informal economy actors into formal systems  
  
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 ==== Farm Work ==== ==== Farm Work ====
  
-**Decree No. 94-383/P-RM of 02 December 1994** +(Content to be added)
- +
-**Minimum wage framework:** +
- +
-  * **SMIG (Interprofessional Minimum Wage):** +
-    * Hourly rate: 77.68 FCFA   +
-    * Monthly rate: 13,465 FCFA (173⅓ hours)   +
- +
-  * **SMAG (Agricultural Minimum Wage):** +
-    * Hourly rate: 64.97 FCFA   +
-    * Monthly rate: 13,515 FCFA (208 hours)   +
- +
-**Additional benefits:** +
- +
-  * Special allowance: 1,000 FCFA   +
-  * Solidarity allowance: 6,500 FCFA   +
- +
-These provisions extend wage regulation to agricultural workers, indicating partial inclusion of rural labour.+
  
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 ==== The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining ==== ==== The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining ====
  
-**Mining Code (Act No. 2023-040 of 29 August 2023)**+**Mining Act (Act No. 2022-033 of 5 July 2022)**   
 +(as amended and supplemented by Act No. 2023 of 9 May 2023)
  
-**Scope (Art. 2):**+**Definition of artisanal mining (Art. 1):**
  
-  * Governs: +  * Activities involving: 
-    * Exploration   +    * Extraction and processing of minerals   
-    * Extraction   +    * Recovery of marketable mining products  
-    * Processing   +
-    * Quarrying   +
-  * Integrates sustainable development considerations  +
  
-**Definition of artisanal mining (Art. 1(29)):**+  * Methods: 
 +    * Manual and traditional techniques   
 +    * Limited use of metallisation and electrical energy  
  
-  * Small-scale operations   +  * Restrictions: 
-  * Manual or traditional methods   +    * Use of explosives and chemicals is prohibited   
-  * Includes artisanal gold panning   +    * Activities are not based on prior geological identification of deposits  
-  * Extraction from primary and secondary deposits  +
  
 **Key insight:** **Key insight:**
  
-  * Mining is a central sector for **formal recognition of informal economic activity**   +  * Provides **clear legal recognition of artisanal mining**   
-  * Reflects a structured approach to regulating artisanal extraction  +  * Reflects a structured approach to regulating informal extractive activity  
  
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 ==== Cross-Border Informal Trade ==== ==== Cross-Border Informal Trade ====
  
-Mali’s position within **ECOWAS** facilitates:+Niger’s position within **ECOWAS** facilitates:
  
   * Regional mobility     * Regional mobility  
-  * Informal cross-border trade networks  +  * Informal cross-border trade  
  
 However: However:
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   * Trade remains largely informal     * Trade remains largely informal  
   * Regulatory oversight is limited     * Regulatory oversight is limited  
-  * Informal trade is critical for livelihoods  +  * Informal trade plays a key role in livelihoods  
  
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 ===== Sources / Links ===== ===== Sources / Links =====
  
-  * IIAG – Mali: https://iiag.online/locations/ml.html   +  * IIAG – Niger: https://iiag.online/locations/ne.html   
-  * Decree No. 94-383/P-RM (Minimum Wage Framework)   +  * Mining Act (2022, amended 2023)   
-  * Mining Code (Act No. 2023-040 of 29 August 2023)   +  * ILO Country Profile – Niger (to be linked)
-  * ILO Country Profile – Mali (to be linked)+
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