Unions and collective contracts

Collective contract levels (Art. 117)

Official text per PAM's consolidated English edition (2025). For guidance only; not legal advice.

The collective work contract may be concluded at the establishment level, the industry level or the national level. In the event where the collective work contract is signed at the industry level, the Union of Industrial Syndicates shall sign on behalf of the workers. If signed at the national level, the general union of workers shall sign it on behalf of the workers. The contract signed at industry level shall constitute an amendment to the contract signed at the establishment level. The contract signed at the national level shall constitute an amendment to both other contracts within the limits of common provisions therein set forth.

Source The English text is presented as the official January 2025 consolidated edition identified in the approved local source notes. The Arabic text is unofficial. This local snapshot was not independently verified against PAM by this directory.

Public Authority for Manpower: Labour Law

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