About the Library
Law Availability*
STR’s Labor and Employment Standards Library (LESLi) contains laws and regulations for over 140 countries. We obtain these laws from our global network of contacts and resources including, labor ministries, international organizations, labor & employment law firms, and published law texts. While STR continually maintains as comprehensive a database as possible, the availability of law text can vary from country to country for a variety of reasons:
>> Not all countries have legislated standards for all the categories or subcategories listed in this database.
>> Some laws are not accessible from our usual sources, or are not made generally available.
>> STR-RS and its clients conduct little to no work in the region.
Click on the map below to see what countries are currently available in our library.


Laws by Country Subscription
This option is ideal for those who research, source or invest in a limited and consistent set of countries. This subscription provides users with comprehensive access to the searchable and exportable country labor and employment law profile for your selected countries. The country law profile contains English translations of 17 fundamental aspects of labor and employment regulation, many spanning national, regional and municipal levels of legislation in Wages, Work hours, Deductions, Benefits, Legal Records, Legal Postings, Hiring and Termination, Child Labor, Legal Youth Employment, Discrimination & Harassment, Forced Labor, Freedom of Association, Operational Safety, General Workplace Conditions, Fire Safety, Health & Hygiene and Chemicals & Hazardous Materials. Additionally, as with all of our subscriptions, customers can take advantage of the searchable database of news articles, containing nearly 10 years worth of news from around the world on responsible sourcing.

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Law Availability


Laws by Category Subscription
This subscription is ideal for topic specialists working in multiple countries. This option gives subscribers access to laws for all countries related to a specific area of law such as hiring and termination or health & safety. All laws within the subscribed-to categories can be searched and exported, with each law topic divided into multiple subtopics, giving subscribers a convenient way to compare laws between countries. Additionally, as with all of our subscriptions, customers can take advantage of the searchable database of news articles, containing nearly 10 years worth of news from around the world on responsible sourcing.

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