Workers are legally permitted to form and join unions, although the army, gendarme, and foreign workers are prohibited from unionizing. Urban civil servants make up most union members. Approximately 60% of the 80,000 formal private sector employees and virtually all public sector employees are union members. The current Labor Code permits strikes but only after alternative remedies have been exhausted and six days’ notice given. Unions are permitted to be affiliated with international organizations.

The minimum wage is set at $1.4 to $2.0 per day, depending on the region of the country.

4.1 Burundi Government Contact List