Employment
The 1984 Labour Code with a small formal sector
The Labour Code of 1984 governs contracts and dismissal, with a statutory 40-hour week. The formal labour market is very small and remittances from the diaspora, particularly in France and Mayotte, exceed formal wage income.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The Tribunal du travail hears disputes after conciliation.
- Deadline — Probation: as fixed within statutory limits
- Deadline — Inspectorate conciliation: required before suit
Governing law
- Loi n° 84-108 portant Code du travail
- Décrets fixing the minimum wage
- Conventions collectives
In practice
The Comorian labour market is dominated by public employment and informal activity, so the 1984 Code's most litigated provisions concern public-sector contracts and the treatment of seconded or seasonal workers rather than private industrial relations.