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YearSectorLawArticles, contents, objectives
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2011Social Protection overallConstitutional Declaration Art. 8 indicates that the ‘state shall guarantee equal opportunity for every citizen and shall provide an appropriate standard of living’ and in Art. 5 which stipulates that motherhood, childhood and the elderly are to be protected and that children, youth and persons with disabilities will be taken care of by the state.
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1980Social AssistanceLaw No. 13 on Social SecurityProvides a comprehensive definition of the concept of ‘Social Protection’ as understood and applied by the Libyan state for the past four decades. The Law states that the concept of ‘social security’ includes 1) social insurance instruments [Art. 3], 2) social assistance [Art. 2, 22] instruments in cases of emergency and loss of income, and 3) social services [Art. 12] such as care for vulnerable groups and healthcare provision. Law No. 13 establishes number of social assistance programmes including Basic Pension for low-income households (Art. 11), Zakat benefits (Art. 2), Emergency compensation (Art. 27), and the Family allowance (Art. 24)
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1997Social AssistanceLaw No. 13 on Zakat Monthly Cash Assistance, Distribution of Zakat one-off benefits based on Sharia principles
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Executive Regulations of Law No. 13 on Zakat
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Decree No. 30 on Zakat Beneficiaries and Rules of Distribution
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1985Social AssistanceLaw No. 16 on Basic Assistance (or Basic Pension)Provides a legal underpinning for the financial support to vulnerable groups, (elderly, disabled, widows, orphans) and those unable to work.
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2013Law No. 12 amending law No. 16
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2017Low No. 1 amending law No. 16.
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1987Social AssistanceLaw No.5 on Persons with Disabilities stipulate provisioning of cash support to finance caretakers for PWDs not in care centres and unable to care for themselves. ) : Provides a definition of disability and the right to specific benefits for persons with disabilities including a monthly grant (Art. 11), subsidies on transportation, and exemption from certain taxes.
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2012Social AssistanceDecree No. 119 on the Establishment of a Marriage Support Fund Financial support for men and women wishing to marry
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1998Social AssistanceLaw No. 20 on Social Solidarity Fund Financial support to those experiencing hardship as a result of losses in sources of income due to crises or natural disasters
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2012Decree No. 184 on Compensation to Citizens in Cases of Crises and Natural Disasters
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2013Social AssistanceLaw No. 27 on Allowances for Children and Wives To guarantee financial support to all Libyan children and some Libyan married and unmarried women
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2011Social insuranceConstitutional Declaration the state shall guarantee the right to work and social security
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2012Labor relations / labour protectionLabour Relations Law No 12DISCRIMINATION: right to work and the principle of non-discrimination between males and females as well as between Libyans and resident foreigners (Art. 2). Labour Relations Law prohibits differences in pay according to gender, race, religion or colour (Art. 21). 16 (Art. 27).
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LEAVES: Provides multiple benefits such as paid leave (Art. 30), emergency leave (Art. 31), paid sick leave (Art. 33).
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CHILD LABOR: It also stipulates that only those above the age of 18 are allowed to work, except for work for education or training purposes for those above
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WOMEN: firstly sets a 4-month paid maternity leave for women and secondly provides them with the right to enjoy a minimum of 1-hour paid breastfeeding leave for 18 months following the birth (Art. 25). Thirdly, it obliges employers with female employees to create childcare centres (Art. 26). Fourthly, the law’s Executive Regulations permit women to work part-time, either 4 hours per day or for a maximum of 24 hours a week (Art. 6) in exchange for 60% of their salary (Art. 7) with no change incurred on their employers’ social security contribution or their maternity leave (Art. 11).
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PWD: the law’s Executive Regulations stipulate that 5% of employees at all establishments should be PWDs (Art. 87).
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Domestic worker: the Labour Relations Law obligates applications for those interested in working as domestic workers and those wishing to hire them to go through the country’s Employment Offices (Art. 88). Domestic workers are also entitled to all benefits within the Labour Relations Law especially those pertaining to trade union membership, social security protection, minimum wage, paid and maternity leave (Art. 99).
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1957Social securityLaw No. 53 on Social Security Establishes the right to social security
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1980Social Security Law No. 13Enumerates contributory benefits for workers in the private and public sectors as well as those who are self-employed (Law No. 14/1980, Art. 32). The social insurance benefits provided through the system are old-age pensions, total/partial invalidity insurance/ survivors insurance, family allowance as well as one-off and short-term benefits in cases of illness, injury birth or death for employees and self-employed workers.
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1985, 1986, 1991, 1992Amedments to law No. 13 in Law No. 8 (1985), Law No. 14 (1986), Law No. 1 (1991) and Law No. 12 (1991)
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1981List of Social Security Benefits Regulations No. 669The right to equal pensions between men and women as well citizens and foreigners.
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Foreigners with insufficient subscriptions who are ineligible for old-age pensions due to not working the minimum 20 years required for foreigners to become eligible for pensions or whose services have ended for reasons other than reaching the mandatory age or due to total invalidity have the right to receive a lump-sum end-of-service benefit provided that they have worked in Libya and been subscribed for five years Art. 29 (1), Art. 16 (3) & Art. 28
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Foreigners can also benefit from the death grant and invalidity insurance regardless of the total years of their subscription
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1974Law No. 43Retirement pensions for the military
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2010Health insuranceHealth Insurance Law No. 20Subscription to health insurance is mandatory for all citizens and residents. The subscription of widows, orphans, the poor, and those without any income is covered by the treasury (Art. 3)
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2017Public Health Insurance Fund, Decree No. 854 Operationalizing the above Law 20 art 3. but not active
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1991Child protectionLaw No. 9 on the Protection of ChildhoodLaw No. 9/1991 Stipulates that only those above the age of 18 are allowed to work, except for work for education or training purposes for those above 16.
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2006Law no. 5 on Child Protection This law, that covers children aged 16 and below, guarantees child rights and protection. It includes the duty of the state to take care of all children with no legal guardian, the prohibition of all forms of child labour, and provide specific rights related to access to healthcare for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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2013Law No. 27 on Allowances for Children and WivesThis law underpins the Wife and Children’s grant, which is a universal family allowance system that provides financial support to all Libyan children and some Libyan married and unmarried women. The programme was inactive for several years; however, it was meant to be reactivated in 2021.
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Decree No. 565 on Wives and Children’s Grant
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1998Protection of vulnerable groupsLaw No. 20 on the Social Solidarity Fund Law No. 20/1998, No. 5/1987, 2011 Constitutional Declaration stipulates that Motherhood, childhood and the elderly are to be protected and that children, youth and persons with disabilities will be taken care of by the state.
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1987Law No. 5 on Persons with Disabilities
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2011Constitutional Declaration
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1990Executive Regulations No. 41 on Benefits for PWDs PWD Grant
(part of the Basic Pension benefit). Cash support to finance caretakers for PWDs not in care centers and unable to care for themselves
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2013Law No. 4 on Permanently Handicapped Individuals as a Result of the Liberation War
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2014Law No. 1 on the Care of Families of Martyrs and Missing Persons due to the 17th of February RevolutionFamilies of Martyrs, Missing Persons and Amputees Grant. Families of victims of war are entitled to monthly financial support. Financial support to the categories as well as transportation subsidies, health insurance coverage, and priority in receiving housing and commercial loans.
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2015Law No. 7 Amending Law No. 4
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2020Decree of the Military General No. 26
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1998HousingLaw No. 20 on the Social Solidarity Fund housing benefits for the poor and other vulnerable categories, Art. 4
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2012Decree No. 119 on the Establishment of a Marriage Support FundFinancial support to poor couples wishing to marry and poor newlyweds
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2019Law No. 5 on the Establishment of a Marriage Support Fund stipulates assisting in the provision of housing for poor couples wishing to get married (Art. 2)
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