Work conditions in Tunisia

The Active Population in Figures

	2018	2019	2020
Labour Force	4,086,764	4,115,302	4,107,933

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Employed Persons, by Occupation (% of Total Labour Force)	2014
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19.6%
Manufacturing	19.0%
Agriculture, hunting and forestry	14.8%
Construction	13.3%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods	13.1%
Transport, storage and communications	5.8%
Real estate, renting and business activities	4.5%
Hotels and restaurants	3.6%
Mining and quarrying	1.2%
Financial intermediation	0.8%

Legal Weekly Duration: 40 hours or 48 hours according to the regime.
Retirement Age: 60
Working Contracts: Legal measures govern work contracts; collective agreements and individual negotiation complete them. The formality of work contracts is extremely rigid. The constraints of dismissal and hiring conditions are rather flexible.
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Minimum Wage: In 2019, it was equal to TND 378.5 per month for 48 hours worked per week for non-agricultural workers (TND 323.4 in case of 40 weekly hours of work); and to TND 14.5 per day for agricultural workers
according to the data from the National Institute of Statistics (lastest available data).
Average Wage: The ILO does not publish data on the average wage in Tunisia.
In 2020, according to different private surveys, the average monthly salary was estimated at TND 914 (for non-agricultural services).
Social Contributions: Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: 1% on taxable profit with a minimum due as follow:
- TND 300 for companies subject to a CIT of 30%
- TND 200 for companies subject to a CIT of 25%, 20%, or 15%
- TND 100 for companies subject to a CIT of 10% or 13.5%
- TND 200 for companies exempted from CIT
From 2020, the rate in increased to
- 3% with a minimum of TND 300 for banks, financial institutions, insurance and reinsurance companies, and non-resident credit institutions governed;
- 2% with a minimum of TND 300 for other companies subject to CIT at the rate of 35%.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: Total of 9.18%:
- Old age, invalidity, survivors: 4.73%;
- Sickness, maternity: 3.16%;
- Family benefits: 0.88%;
- Other services: AT/MP, PST, FSE: 0.38%).