Title: Labor Proclamation No. 377/2003

Scope of Application:  It is applicable throughout the country to employment relations based on a contract of employment that exist between a worker and an employer. The following contracts are not governed by this proclamation:

a). contracts for the purpose of upbringing, treatment, care or rehabilitation;

b) contracts for the purpose of educating or training other than apprentice;

c) where the employee is a managerial employee;

d) contracts of personal service;

e) contracts relating to persons such as members of the Armed Force, members of the Police Force, employees of state administration, judges of courts of law, prosecutors and others whose employment relationship is governed by special laws;

f) Contracts relating to a person who performs an act, for consideration, at his own business or professional responsibility.

Type of law: Proclamation

Key words: Employment relations (Contract of Employment, Termination of Employment relations, Special contracts (Homework contract, contract of Apprenticeship)); wages;; Hours of work, weekly rest and public holidays; Leave; working condition of women and young workers; Occupational safety and Health and working environment; collective relations; Labour dispute; enforcement of labor law 

Entry into Force: February 26, 2004

Repeals: The Labor Proclamation No. 42/1993;

Labor (Amendment) Proclamation No. 88/1994

Amended by: – Labor (Amendment) Proclamation No. 466/2005:

– Labor (Amendment) Proclamation No. 494/2006

Implemented by: —

Repealed by: Labour Proclamation No.1156/2019

Language: Amharic and English