Employment
Código Laboral 2007 with a 44-hour week and unusually strong enforcement
Decreto-Legislativo n° 5/2007 sets a 44-hour week, regulates fixed-term contracts and provides for collective bargaining. Enforcement capacity is stronger than the regional norm, and social security coverage is comparatively broad.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The Inspecção-Geral do Trabalho supervises; Tribunais de Comarca hear labour claims.
- Deadline — Fixed-term contract: limited total duration with conversion on excess
- Deadline — Notice on termination: by category under the Código Laboral
- Deadline — Labour claim: to the Tribunal de Comarca labour section
Governing law
- Decreto-Legislativo n° 5/2007 que aprova o Código Laboralas amended
- Lei n° 131/V/2001 sobre a segurança social obrigatória
In practice
Tourism is the dominant formal employer, and the Código Laboral's rules on seasonal and fixed-term work were amended with that sector in mind. Cabo Verde's comparatively high social security coverage and functioning inspectorate mean the labour code governs a much larger share of actual employment relationships than is typical in the region.