====== Tunisia ======

**Region:** Northern Africa  
**Regional Economic Communities (REC):** AMU · CEN-SAD · COMESA  

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

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^ Indicator ^ Data ^
| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 61.2 / 100 · Rank: 9th / 54 |

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

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

  * AMU
  * CEN-SAD
  * COMESA

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

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

Tunisia operates a **civil law system** influenced by French legal traditions, with elements of Arab legal heritage.

Tunisia has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO)**.

The country participates in the **Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP)**, which aligns national labour market policies with the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda, including employment creation, social protection, and labour rights.

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

The **Tunisian Labour Code (Code du Travail)** governs:

  * Employment relationships  
  * Labour standards  
  * Workers’ rights  

Key protections include:

  * Regulation of working conditions  
  * Labour dispute mechanisms  
  * Basic worker protections  

However:

  * A **significant proportion of workers operate in the informal economy**, particularly in:
    * Agriculture  
    * Small-scale trade  

  * Informal workers often lack:
    * Access to labour protections  
    * Social security coverage  
    * Formal dispute resolution mechanisms  

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

Tunisia has taken steps to extend **social protection coverage** through:

**National Social Security Fund (CNSS)**

  * Provides schemes accessible to informal workers through voluntary participation  

**Key schemes:**

  * **Regime for Agricultural Workers**  
  * **Regime for Self-Employed Workers**  

These mechanisms:

  * Allow informal workers to contribute voluntarily  
  * Extend access to social security benefits  
  * Aim to gradually formalise vulnerable sectors  

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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 ====

Agricultural workers are partially integrated into social protection through:

  * CNSS agricultural schemes  
  * Voluntary contribution mechanisms  

However:

  * High levels of informality persist  
  * Enforcement and coverage remain limited  

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

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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 – Tunisia: https://iiag.online/locations/tn.html  
  * Tunisian Labour Code (Code du Travail)  
  * CNSS – Tunisia (to be linked)  
  * ILO Country Profile – Tunisia (to be linked)