Employing Workers

HEADQUARTERS

1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA

Location	Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?	Third-party notification if one worker is dismissed?	Third-party approval if one worker is dismissed?	Third-party notification if nine workers are dismissed?	Third-party approval if nine workers are dismissed?	Retraining or reassignment obligation before redundancy?	Priority rules for redundancies?	Priority rules for reemployment?
Afghanistan	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Albania	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Algeria	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Angola	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Antigua and Barbuda	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Argentina	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Armenia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Australia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Austria	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Azerbaijan	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Bahrain	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Bangladesh - Chittagong	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Bangladesh - Dhaka	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Barbados	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Belarus	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Belgium	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Belize	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Benin	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Bhutan	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Bolivia	No	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Botswana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Brazil - São Paulo	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Brunei Darussalam	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bulgaria	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Burkina Faso	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Burundi	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Cabo Verde	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Cambodia	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Cameroon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Canada	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Chile	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
China - Beijing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
China - Shanghai	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colombia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Comoros	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Costa Rica	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Côte d'Ivoire	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Croatia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Cyprus	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Denmark	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Djibouti	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Dominica	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Dominican Republic	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ecuador	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
El Salvador	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Equatorial Guinea	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Eritrea	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Estonia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Eswatini	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ethiopia	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Fiji	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Finland	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
France	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gabon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Germany	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Ghana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Greece	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Grenada	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Guatemala	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Guinea	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Guinea-Bissau	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Haiti	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Honduras	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Hong Kong SAR, China	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hungary	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Iceland	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
India - Delhi	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
India - Mumbai	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Indonesia - Jakarta	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Indonesia - Surabaya	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Iraq	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Ireland	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Israel	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Italy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jamaica	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Japan - Osaka	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Japan - Tokyo	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Jordan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Kazakhstan	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Kenya	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Kiribati	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Kosovo	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kuwait	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lao PDR	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Latvia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Lebanon	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Lesotho	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Liberia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Libya	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Liechtenstein*	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lithuania	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Luxembourg	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Madagascar	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Malawi	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Malaysia	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Maldives	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mali	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Malta	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Mauritania	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Mauritius	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mexico - Mexico City	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Mexico - Monterrey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Moldova	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Mongolia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Montenegro	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Morocco	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mozambique	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Myanmar	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Namibia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Nepal	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
New Zealand	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Nicaragua	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Niger	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nigeria - Kano	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Nigeria - Lagos	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
North Macedonia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Norway	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oman	No	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Pakistan - Karachi	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pakistan - Lahore	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Palau	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Panama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Papua New Guinea	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Paraguay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Peru	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Philippines	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Poland	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Portugal	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Puerto Rico	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Qatar	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Romania	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Rwanda	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Samoa	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
San Marino	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Saudi Arabia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Senegal	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Serbia	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Seychelles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Sierra Leone	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Singapore	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slovenia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Solomon Islands	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Somalia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Africa	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
South Sudan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Spain	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sri Lanka	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
St. Kitts and Nevis	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
St. Lucia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Sudan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Suriname	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Sweden	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Switzerland	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Taiwan, China	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Tajikistan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tanzania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Thailand	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Egypt, Arab Rep.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Bahamas, The	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Central African Republic	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Guyana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Czech Republic	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Congo, Dem. Rep.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Gambia, The	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Iran, Islamic Rep.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Kyrgyz Republic	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Marshall Islands	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Netherlands	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Congo, Rep.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Korea, Rep.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Yemen, Rep.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Venezuela, RB	No	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Russian Federation - Moscow	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Russian Federation - Saint Petersburg	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Slovak Republic	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Ukraine	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
United Arab Emirates	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
United Kingdom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
United States - Los Angeles	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
United States - New York City	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Timor-Leste	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Togo	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Tonga	No	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Tunisia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Turkey	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Uganda	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Uruguay	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Uzbekistan	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Vanuatu	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Vietnam	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
West Bank and Gaza	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Zambia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Zimbabwe	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Location

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Third-party notification if one worker is dismissed?

Third-party approval if one worker is dismissed?

Third-party notification if nine workers are dismissed?

Third-party approval if nine workers are dismissed?

Retraining or reassignment obligation before redundancy?

Priority rules for redundancies?

Priority rules for reemployment?

Afghanistan

Yes

Albania

Yes

Algeria

Yes

Angola

Yes

Antigua and Barbuda

Yes

Argentina

Yes

Armenia

Yes

Australia

Yes

Austria

Yes

Azerbaijan

Yes

Bahrain

Yes

Bangladesh - Chittagong

Yes

Bangladesh - Dhaka

Yes

Barbados

Yes

Belarus

Yes

Belgium

Yes

Belize

Yes

Benin

Yes

Bhutan

Yes

Bolivia

n.a.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yes

Botswana

Yes

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro

Yes

Brazil - São Paulo

Yes

Brunei Darussalam

Yes

Bulgaria

Yes

Burkina Faso

Yes

Burundi

Yes

Cabo Verde

Yes

Cambodia

Yes

Cameroon

Yes

Canada

Yes

Chad

Yes

Chile

Yes

China - Beijing

Yes

China - Shanghai

Yes

Colombia

Yes

Comoros

Yes

Costa Rica

Yes

Côte d'Ivoire

Yes

Croatia

Yes

Cyprus

Yes

Denmark

Yes

Djibouti

Yes

Dominica

Yes

Dominican Republic

Yes

Ecuador

Yes

El Salvador

Yes

Equatorial Guinea

Yes

Eritrea

Yes

Estonia

Yes

Eswatini

Yes

Ethiopia

Yes

Fiji

Yes

Finland

Yes

France

Yes

Gabon

Yes

Georgia

Yes

Germany

Yes

Ghana

Yes

Greece

Yes

Grenada

Yes

Guatemala

Yes

Guinea

Yes

Guinea-Bissau

Yes

Haiti

Yes

Honduras

Yes

Hong Kong SAR, China

Yes

Hungary

Yes

Iceland

Yes

India - Delhi

Yes

India - Mumbai

Yes

Indonesia - Jakarta

Yes

Indonesia - Surabaya

Yes

Iraq

Yes

Ireland

Yes

Israel

Yes

Italy

Yes

Jamaica

Yes

Japan - Osaka

Yes

Japan - Tokyo

Yes

Jordan

Yes

Kazakhstan

Yes

Kenya

Yes

Kiribati

Yes

Kosovo

Yes

Kuwait

Yes

Lao PDR

Yes

Latvia

Yes

Lebanon

Yes

Lesotho

Yes

Liberia

Yes

Libya

Yes

Liechtenstein*

Yes

Lithuania

Yes

Luxembourg

Yes

Madagascar

Yes

Malawi

Yes

Malaysia

Yes

Maldives

Yes

Mali

Yes

Malta

Yes

Mauritania

Yes

Mauritius

Yes

Mexico - Mexico City

Yes

Mexico - Monterrey

Yes

Moldova

Yes

Mongolia

Yes

Montenegro

Yes

Morocco

Yes

Mozambique

Yes

Myanmar

Yes

Namibia

Yes

Nepal

Yes

New Zealand

Yes

Nicaragua

Yes

Niger

Yes

Nigeria - Kano

Yes

Nigeria - Lagos

Yes

North Macedonia

Yes

Norway

Yes

Oman

n.a.

Pakistan - Karachi

Yes

Pakistan - Lahore

Yes

Palau

Yes

Panama

Yes

Papua New Guinea

Yes

Paraguay

Yes

Peru

Yes

Philippines

Yes

Poland

Yes

Portugal

Yes

Puerto Rico

Yes

Qatar

Yes

Romania

Yes

Rwanda

Yes

Samoa

Yes

San Marino

Yes

São Tomé and Príncipe

Yes

Saudi Arabia

Yes

Senegal

Yes

Serbia

Yes

Seychelles

Yes

Sierra Leone

Yes

Singapore

Yes

Slovenia

Yes

Solomon Islands

Yes

Somalia

Yes

South Africa

Yes

South Sudan

Yes

Spain

Yes

Sri Lanka

Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis

Yes

St. Lucia

Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Yes

Sudan

Yes

Suriname

Yes

Sweden

Yes

Switzerland

Yes

Taiwan, China

Yes

Tajikistan

Yes

Tanzania

Yes

Thailand

Yes

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Yes

Bahamas, The

Yes

Central African Republic

Yes

Guyana

Yes

Czech Republic

Yes

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Yes

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

Yes

Gambia, The

Yes

Iran, Islamic Rep.

Yes

Kyrgyz Republic

Yes

Marshall Islands

Yes

Netherlands

Yes

Congo, Rep.

Yes

Korea, Rep.

Yes

Yemen, Rep.

Yes

Venezuela, RB

n.a.

Russian Federation - Moscow

Yes

Russian Federation - Saint Petersburg

Yes

Slovak Republic

Yes

Syrian Arab Republic

Yes

Ukraine

Yes

United Arab Emirates

Yes

United Kingdom

Yes

United States - Los Angeles

Yes

United States - New York City

Yes

Timor-Leste

Yes

Togo

Yes

Tonga

n.a.

Trinidad and Tobago

Yes

Tunisia

Yes

Turkey

Yes

Uganda

Yes

Uruguay

Yes

Uzbekistan

Yes

Vanuatu

Yes

Vietnam

Yes

West Bank and Gaza

Yes

Zambia

Yes

Zimbabwe

Yes

Data

HEADQUARTERS

1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA