Mali www.Droi tAfrique.comb Mali Implementing Decree of the Labour Code Order No. 1566/MEFPT-SG of 7 October 1996 [NB - Article numbers in the Order follow the numbering contained in the Mali Labour Code] Art.1.- The decree spells out the modalities for implementing various provisions of the Mali Labour Law. Art.2.- The National Director for Labour, Employment and Social Security, as well as Regional Directors for Labour, Employment and Social Security shall in their respective capacities be tasked with implementing this order, which will be registered, published and shared where necessary. Part 2 - Rules Governing Employment, Apprenticeships and Training Section 1 - Apprenticeships Art.A.8.- The National Labour Market Board shall be tasked with certifying, through exams, apprentices who have completed their apprenticeships in accordance with article L.8 of the Mali Labour Law. Section 2 - Types, Conclusion and Enforcement of Employment Contracts Sub-section 2 - Fixed-term Contracts Art.A.20.-Pursuant to article L.20, the following industries are those wherein fixed term contracts can be concluded for jobs and wherein open-ended contracts are uncommon due to the nature of the work done and the temporary nature of these jobs : • logging; • ship repairs ; Implementing Decree of the Labour Code • • • • • • • • • • • • • moving; hotels and catering ; performance; cultural activity ; audiovisual; information; leisure and holiday centres ; teaching; professional sports ; research and survey activities ; meat warehousing and storage ; construction and public works ; social and health activities. Section 2 - Contract Termination Sub-section 3 - Dismissal by Reason of Redundancy Art.A.48.1.- The following rules herein after shall apply to dismissal by reason of redundancy : • 1° professional importance, seniority and family responsibilities, in this order, are the criteria for dismissal drawn up by the employer. • 2° Workers who are less skilled professionally as compared to spared jobs shall be placed on the list of workers that the employer intends to dismiss. When two or more employees are both equally important professionally, those who have served the longest shall be kept. A worker's seniority shall be increas ed by one year if he/she is married and by one year for each dependent child as meant in the Mali Social Security Law. • 3° The list of workers to be dismissed drawn up by the employer shall be sent to personnel 1/11

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