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

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• CEN-SAD
• ECOWAS
• OHADA

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Mali 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:

• Employment creation
• Labour rights protection
• Social protection expansion
• Formalisation of the informal economy

Workers’ rights in Mali are governed through:

• Labour legislation (Labour Code and implementing decrees)
• Constitutional protections
• International labour standards

These frameworks provide for:

• Regulation of employment relationships
• Minimum wage protection
• Basic labour standards

However:

• Informal employment remains dominant
• Enforcement capacity is limited
• Social protection coverage is largely confined to the formal sector

Mali’s approach reflects:

• General labour regulation (minimum wage systems)
• Sector-specific regulation (notably mining)

However:

• Limited targeted frameworks for informal workers
• Weak integration of informal economy actors into formal systems

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Decree No. 94-383/P-RM of 02 December 1994

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.

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

Scope (Art. 2):

• Governs:
  • Exploration
  • Extraction
  • Processing
  • Quarrying
• Integrates sustainable development considerations

Definition of artisanal mining (Art. 1(29)):

• Small-scale operations
• Manual or traditional methods
• Includes artisanal gold panning
• Extraction from primary and secondary deposits

Key insight:

• Mining is a central sector for formal recognition of informal economic activity
• Reflects a structured approach to regulating artisanal extraction

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Mali’s position within ECOWAS facilitates:

• Regional mobility
• Informal cross-border trade networks

However:

• Trade remains largely informal
• Regulatory oversight is limited
• Informal trade is critical for livelihoods

• IIAG – Mali: https://iiag.online/locations/ml.html
• Decree No. 94-383/P-RM (Minimum Wage Framework)
• Mining Code (Act No. 2023-040 of 29 August 2023)
• ILO Country Profile – Mali (to be linked)