Law No. 12/23 approving the General Labour Basic Law.

This Law, consisting of 322 articles divided into twelve Chapters, approves the General Labour Basic Legislation. It applies to all employment contracts concluded between natural persons and public, private, mixed companies, cooperatives, social organizations, international organizations and diplomatic and consular representations. It also applies to employment contracts concluded abroad by nationals or foreigners residing in Angola at the service of national employers, establishing the principles of the right to work and the prohibition of compulsory or compulsive work. The Law also regulates the State's obligations relating to the right to work and the sources of regulation of Labour Law, regulating the establishment, content and modification of the labour relationship, the conditions under which work is provided, the organization and temporal duration of work, the interruption of work provision, the valorization of work, performance evaluation, remuneration and other economic and social rights of the worker, the suspension and termination of legal-labour relationship and the prescription of rights, expiry of the right to action and conflict resolution.
A woman can enter into any type of Employment Contract, and collective labor agreements or other regulatory provisions must not establish discrimination in employment based on sex or marital status, even if there is a change in the course of the relationship. Collective agreements and salary tables must guarantee full compliance with the principle of equal remuneration for equal work or work of equal value.