====== Niger ======

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

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

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^ Indicator ^ Data ^
| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 47.9 / 100 · Rank: 30th / 54 |

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

==== Institutions and Stakeholder Database ====
(To be linked)

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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 ====

Niger operates a **civil law system**, influenced by French legal traditions and OHADA harmonised business law.

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  
  * Labour rights protection  
  * Social protection expansion  
  * Formalisation of the informal economy  

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

Workers’ rights in Niger are governed through:

  * Labour legislation (Labour Code and related instruments)  
  * Constitutional protections  
  * International labour standards  

These frameworks provide for:

  * Regulation of employment relationships  
  * Minimum labour standards  
  * Occupational health and safety protections  

However:

  * Informal employment remains widespread  
  * Enforcement capacity is limited  
  * 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 ====

Niger’s approach reflects:

  * General labour law frameworks  
  * Sector-specific regulation (particularly in mining)  

However:

  * Limited targeted regulation for informal workers  
  * Weak integration of informal economy actors into formal systems  

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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 ====

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

**Mining Act (Act No. 2022-033 of 5 July 2022)**  
(as amended and supplemented by Act No. 2023 of 9 May 2023)

**Definition of artisanal mining (Art. 1):**

  * Activities involving:
    * Extraction and processing of minerals  
    * Recovery of marketable mining products  

  * Methods:
    * Manual and traditional techniques  
    * Limited use of metallisation and electrical energy  

  * Restrictions:
    * Use of explosives and chemicals is prohibited  
    * Activities are not based on prior geological identification of deposits  

**Key insight:**

  * Provides **clear legal recognition of artisanal mining**  
  * Reflects a structured approach to regulating informal extractive activity  

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

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

Niger’s position within **ECOWAS** facilitates:

  * Regional mobility  
  * Informal cross-border trade  

However:

  * Trade remains largely informal  
  * Regulatory oversight is limited  
  * Informal trade plays a key role in livelihoods  

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

  * IIAG – Niger: https://iiag.online/locations/ne.html  
  * Mining Act (2022, amended 2023)  
  * ILO Country Profile – Niger (to be linked)