Bolivia

Last update: 17/03/2022

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1980
1990
1999
2000
Equal Remuneration Convention (1951)
1973
Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention (1952)
1977
Discrimination Convention (Employment and Occupation) (1958)
1977
Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention (1981)
1998
Maternity Protection Convention (2000)
Domestic Workers Convention (2011)
2013
Violence and Harassment at work Convention (2019)

  • Political Constitution of the State (7 February, 2009)

  • Supreme Act No. 4.401, which aims to promote measures for equal opportunities in access to employment, remuneration and equal treatment at work between women and men, in order to contribute to the elimination of the wage gap between women and men (25 November, 2020)

  • General Labour Act (Supreme Act 24 May, 1939)

  • Regulation on the General Labour Act. Supreme Act 224 (23 August, 1943)

  • Political Constitution of the State (of 7 February 2009)

  • General Employment Law (Supreme Decree of 24 May 1939)

  • Supreme Decree No. 4401, the purpose of which is to promote measures that promote equal opportunities in access to employment, pay and equal treatment in the workplace for men and women, with a view to helping to close the gender pay gap (of 25 November 2020)

  • Supreme Decree No. 1455, the purpose of which is to grant "Special Leave" to all parents and guardians employed in both the public and private sectors who have children under twelve (12) years of age requiring personal care following a serious accident or illness (of 9 January 2013)

  • Supreme Decree No. 3462, the purpose of which is to grant special leave to parents, foster parents, and legal guardians of children and adolescents who are critically ill (of 18 January 2018)

  • Superior Decree No. 0115 (of 6 May 2009), Implementing Regulation for Law No. 3460 of 15 August 2006 on the promotion of breastfeeding and the marketing of breast-milk substitutes.

  • General Labour Law, Supreme Decree (24 May, 1939)

  • Social Security Code (14 December, 1956)

  • Supreme Decree No. 0012 regulating job stability for working mothers and fathers (19 February, 2009)

  • Supreme Act No. 1.212 on paternity leave (1 May, 2012)

  • Supreme Act No. 4.589, regulating Law No. 2.450, (9 April, 2003),on the regulation of paid work in the home, concerning the affiliation of salaried domestic workers to the National Health Insurance Scheme (28 September, 2021)

  • Law No. 2.450 on the regulation of paid work in the home (9 April, 2003)

  • Law No. 065, on pensions (10 December, 2010)

  • Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. 7 February 2009.

  • Law 1670. Law on the Central Bank of Bolivia. 31 October 1995.

  • Law 393. Law on Financial Services. 21 August 2013.

  • Law 1455. Law to protect and guarantee the activities carried out by self-employed workers within the framework of the Political Constitution of the State. 24 August 2022.

  • Law 516. Law on Investment Promotion. 4 April 2014.

  • Law 356. General law on cooperatives. 11 April 2013.

  • Law 1864. Law on property and popular credit. 15 June 1998.

  • No applicable law

  • Law 164/2011: GENERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES LAW. It promotes equal access, without mentioning gender issues.

  • Supreme Decree No. 5367. Digital Agenda 2030.

  • Supreme Decree No. 29850 ( of 22 December 2008)

  • Law No. 348 (of 9 March 2013)

  • Supreme Decree No. 2145 ( of 14 October 2014)

  • Ministerial Resolution No. 308 (of 25 June 2024)

  • Bi-Ministerial Resolution No 8 (of 23 July 2024)

  • Law No. 031 (of 19 July 2010)

  • Law 243, against political harassment and violence against women (28 May 2012)

  • Supreme Decree No. 2935, implements Law No. 243, on Political Harassment and Violence against Women (5 October 2016)

  • Law 348: comprehensive law guaranteeing women a life free from violence (9 March 2013)

  • Supreme Decree No. 2145, implements Law 348 of 9 March 2013: the comprehensive law guaranteeing women a life free from violence (of 14 October 2014)

  • Supreme Decree No. 224, implementing the General Employment Law (of 23 August 1943)

  • Supreme Decree No. 3774, on the Plurinational Women's Service (of 16 January 2019)

  • Ministerial Resolution No. 196/2021, implements “the procedure for handling complaints in relation to the workplace or sexual harassment of women in the world of work”, applicable to all companies and institutions in the public and private sectors, regardless of their nature (of 8 March 2021).

  • Law 1.674, against family and domestic violence (15 December 1995)

  • Law 1.153, amending paragraph I of Article 13 of Law 346 (9 March 2013)

  • Supreme Decree No. 3834, creates the “Adela Zamudio” Registration and Immediate Alert System of the Special Force for the Fight Against Violence (FELCV) and promotes the specialisation of the FELCV (of 13 March 2019)

  • Law 1.126, amending Law 1.173 on the expedition of criminal proceedings and strengthening of the comprehensive fight against violence towards girls, boys, adolescents and women (3 May 2019)

  • General Labour Law (24 May 1939)

  • Law 263, comprehensive law on human trafficking and smuggling (31 July 2012)

  • Law 2.033, on the protection of victims of crimes against sexual freedom (29 October 1999)

  • Supreme Decree No. 1486, implements Law 263 (of 6 February 2013)

  • Supreme Decree No. 4779, establishing the “Company Committed to a Life Free from Violence against Women in the Plurinational State of Bolivia” seal (of 17 August 2022)

  • Supreme Decree No. 4012, amending Article 13 of Supreme Decree No. 2145, as amended by Supreme Decree No. 2610 (of 14 August 2019).

  • Supreme Decree No. 25.087, implements the Law on domestic or family violence (of 6 July 1998)

  • Decree No. 4399, amending Supreme Decree No. 2145 to strengthen mechanisms for the prevention, care and protection of women in situations of violence (of 25 November 2020).

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