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• CEN-SAD
• ECOWAS
• OHADA

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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.

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.

Mali relies primarily on:

• Wage regulation mechanisms
• Labour legislation
• Mining sector regulation

to structure aspects of informal work.

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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.

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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• 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