Employment
Code du travail 2021 with a 40-hour week and reformed dismissal rules
Loi n° 2021-012 replaced the 2006 Code, retaining a 40-hour week while clarifying fixed-term contracts, subcontracting and dismissal procedure. Economic dismissal requires notification to the labour inspectorate.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Inspection du Travail conciliates; the Tribunal du travail decides.
- Deadline — CDD: maximum four years including renewals under the 2021 Code
- Deadline — Notice: by category
- Deadline — Labour claim: two years
Governing law
- Loi n° 2021-012 du 18 juin 2021 portant Code du travail
- Convention collective interprofessionnelle du Togo
- Loi n° 2011-006 portant Code de sécurité sociale
In practice
The 2021 Code extended the permissible total duration of fixed-term contracts to four years, longer than most OHADA neighbours, a deliberate flexibility measure tied to the free-zone and port economy. It also introduced clearer joint liability for principals in subcontracting chains, which matters in logistics operations around the Port Autonome de Lomé.