Data for 2017
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2017
2017, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
This is the United Nations’ measure of whether workers can form trade unions and bargain collectively. The International Labour Organization scores each country from 0, where its supervisory bodies and the country’s laws show no violation of those rights, to 10, where they show the most. It is the official indicator for the labour-rights part of Sustainable Development Goal 8.
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2017 covers 187 countries. 2 countries share the highest reading, 10.00; 14 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 1.52. Against 2016, 77 values changed (36 up, 41 down), the same countries are covered.
Compliance with Labour Rights · Data for 2017
Highest2 countries share it
10.00Lowest14 countries share it
0.00Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Compliance with Labour Rights, 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 10.00 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 10.00 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 8.59 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 8.51 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.28 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 7.07 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 7.05 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 6.98 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 6.97 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 6.95 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 6.84 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 6.70 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 6.64 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 6.63 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6.47 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 6.28 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 6.17 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 6.14 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.02 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.68 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 5.33 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 5.10 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 5.04 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.93 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4.87 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 4.85 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 4.84 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 4.81 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 4.74 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 4.72 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.62 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 4.38 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.38 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4.26 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 4.16 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 4.07 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 4.04 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.93 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.78 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 3.78 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.62 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 3.23 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 3.21 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.16 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.13 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 3.11 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 3.05 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 3.03 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.91 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.90 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.72 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2.70 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.68 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.64 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.59 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.58 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.55 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 2.51 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.51 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.49 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.44 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 2.41 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.37 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 2.31 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.27 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.24 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 2.21 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 2.19 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.14 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.13 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 2.11 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 2.10 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 2.03 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1.94 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.84 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1.84 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1.83 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 1.82 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 1.81 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1.80 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.79 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.78 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.77 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 1.72 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 1.64 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 1.63 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 1.62 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 1.62 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.61 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.61 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1.60 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1.56 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.55 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 1.52 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.46 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.46 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.45 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.44 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 1.43 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 1.43 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 1.40 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1.40 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1.40 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 1.39 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 1.35 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 1.34 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.30 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.29 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.28 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.27 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 1.27 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1.26 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1.26 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.23 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.16 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 1.12 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 1.08 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.08 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.08 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.08 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1.05 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.00 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.98 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.98 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.95 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.93 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.89 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.88 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.88 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.87 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.86 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.85 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.83 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.75 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.73 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.72 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.72 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.72 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.72 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.71 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.70 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.69 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.68 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.67 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.57 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.54 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.54 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.54 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.53 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.53 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.53 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.52 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.51 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.50 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.50 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.47 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.39 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.38 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.38 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.36 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.35 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.35 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.19 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.19 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.17 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.17 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.17 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.15 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.15 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.15 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.00 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | — |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- United Arab Emiratesshared10.00
- Iranshared10.00
- Qatar8.59
- China8.51
- Vietnam8.28
Lowest
- Slovakiashared0.00
- Surinameshared0.00
- San Marinoshared0.00
- Norwayshared0.00
- Latviashared0.00
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.52. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 77values changed, of 187 in both
- 36 · 41rose · fell
- 110unchanged
Rose most
- Bangladesh5.57 → 6.95+1.38
- South Korea5.48 → 6.84+1.36
- Venezuela6.31 → 6.97+0.66
- Honduras3.34 → 3.93+0.59
- Mauritius1.20 → 1.78+0.58
Fell most
- Guatemala5.79 → 4.84−0.95
- Mexico3.81 → 3.05−0.76
- Ireland0.72 → 0.00−0.72
- Cameroon2.84 → 2.24−0.60
- Philippines4.97 → 4.38−0.59
04Caveats
Read before you use
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2017.
139 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 14 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
160 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2017). Compliance with Labour Rights, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-rights-compliance/2017
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