====== Mali ======

**Region:** Western Africa  
**Regional Economic Communities (REC):** CEN-SAD · ECOWAS · OHADA  

→ [[https://iiag.online/locations/ml.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]]

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| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 43.2 / 100 · Rank: 37th / 54 · [[https://iiag.online/locations/ml.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]] |

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===== PART 1 – HIGH-LEVEL COUNTRY MAPPING =====

==== Institutions and Stakeholder Database ====
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==== REC Membership ====

  * CEN-SAD  
  * ECOWAS  
  * OHADA  

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==== Population size and size of the informal economy ====

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==== Nature of the legal system and ILO status ====

Mali operates a **civil law legal system** influenced by French legal traditions.

Mali has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO) since 1960** and participates in Decent Work Country Programme initiatives.

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==== Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection ====

Workers’ rights are governed through:

  * The Constitution  
  * Labour legislation  
  * Wage-setting instruments  

These frameworks provide:

  * Regulation of employment relationships  
  * Minimum wage protections  
  * Basic labour standards  

Coverage of informal workers remains limited in practice.

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==== Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy ====

Mali relies primarily on:

  * Wage regulation mechanisms  
  * Labour legislation  
  * Mining sector regulation  

to structure aspects of informal work.

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===== PART 2 – SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION =====

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==== Domestic Work Sector ====

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==== Street Vendor ====

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==== Waste Reclaiming ====

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==== Home working ====

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==== Gig Work and the Platform Economy ====

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==== Farm Work ====

**Decree No. 94-383/P-RM of 2 December 1994**

  * Establishes:
    * **Guaranteed inter-professional minimum wage (SMIG)**  
    * **Guaranteed agricultural minimum wage (SMAG)**  

Key provisions:

  * SMIG:
    * Hourly rate: 77.68 FCFA  
    * Monthly rate: 13,465 FCFA (173⅓ hours)  

  * SMAG:
    * Hourly rate: 64.97 FCFA  
    * Monthly rate: 13,515 FCFA (208 hours)  

Additional benefits:

  * Special allowance: 1,000 FCFA  
  * Special solidarity allowance: 6,500 FCFA  

These provisions establish wage protections applicable to workers, including those in informal agricultural employment.

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==== The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining ====

**Mining Code (Act No. 2023-040 of 29 August 2023)**  

  * Governs:
    * Surveying  
    * Exploration  
    * Exploitation of minerals and quarries  

  * Aims to:
    * Promote sustainable development  
    * Ensure coordinated use of land and mineral resources  

**Artisanal mining definition:**

  * Small-scale operations  
  * Use of manual or traditional methods  
  * Includes activities such as artisanal gold panning  

This framework recognises and regulates artisanal mining within the broader mining regime.

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==== Taxi and Transport Sector (Gig-work/platform economy overlap) ====

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==== Cross-Border Informal Trade ====

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===== Sources / Links =====

  * IIAG – Mali: https://iiag.online/locations/ml.html  
  * Decree No. 94-383/P-RM of 2 December 1994  
  * Mining Code (Act No. 2023-040 of 2023)  
  * ILO – Mali Country Profile