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Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration: The legal number of working hours is 2400 hours of work per year for agricultural workers, and 40 hours per week for other workers. (art. 142-143 of the Labour Code).
Retirement Age: 60 years old.
Working Contracts: According to the Labour Code of 1998, working contracts can be either in writing or oral.
Determined time contracts which last more than a month must be in written, they cannot exceed 2 years and can be renewed only once.
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises. Consult the Labour Code of 1998, to obtain a summary of the labour regulations that apply in Benin (in French)

Minimum Wage: The Guaranteed Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMIG) is XOF 52,000 per month (approx. USD 85), as established by Decree No. 2022-724 in late 2022 and remains the legal floor for 2026.
Average Wage: The average salary in Benin is 260 euros, or approximately 170,000 CFA francs per month.
Social Contributions: Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: The employer contributes 15.4% (6.4% pensions and a 9% family allowance) of gross monthtly salary, plus 1 to 4% of industrial injury insurance, depending on the degree of risk in the employment.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: The employee contributes 3.6% of gross monthly salary for social security.

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners: The constitution of Benin recognizes the right of workers to form and join unions, as well as the right of strike. Furthermore, the Labour Code also grants the right to bargain collectively and stipulates that collective agreements in the private sector can be signed for a determined (up to 5 years) or undetermined period. Although unions should operate independently of government and political parties, in practice it is not always so.
Government authorities may declare strikes illegal if they are deemed a threat to public order or the economy and may require those on strike to maintain minimum services. In September 2018, the government of Benin passed a law limiting strikes to a maximum of 10 days per year for private-sector workers and public employees (except for those in the defense, health, justice, and security sectors, for which striking is prohibited).
Labour Unions: National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin (UNSTB)
Autonomous Trade Unions Centre (CSA)
General Confederation of the Workers of Benin (CGTB)
Unionisation Rate: N/A (75% of the formal sector in 2005 according to the International Centre for Trade Union Rights)
Labour Regulation Bodies: Ministry of Labour

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