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San Marino - Compensation & Benefit Legislation

CAPITAL

San Marino

 

CLIMATE

Mediterranean climate: mild to cool winters and warm, sunny summers.

 

LANGUAGES

Italian

 

LEGAL SYSTEM

San Marino’s legal system is based on civil law system with Italian law influences. San Marino has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.

 

CURRENCY

Euros (1 USD = 1.07090 EUR as of June 1, 2002).

 

San Marino is not a member of the European Union (EU). However, San Marino is closely associated with the EU through its reliance upon Italian currency (the Euro) as its official currency.

 

SAN MARINO - COST-OF-LIVING

ERI's Relocation Assessor is a recommended source for cost-of-living data.

 

SAN MARINO - EMBASSY/CONSULATES

The U.S. does not have an embassy in San Marino. The U.S. Consulate General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino.

 

U.S. Consulate General – Florence (Italy)

Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38

50123 Firenze, Italy

Telephone: [39] (055) 239-8276

Fax: [39] (055) 284-088

  

San Marino does not have an embassy in the US.

 

Honorary Consulate of Republic of San Marino

1899 "L" Street NW, Suite 1200

Washington, D.C. 20036

Telephone: (202) 223-3517

 

SAN MARINO - HOLIDAYS

 

SAN MARINO - MINIMUM AGE

The minimum working age and compulsory education age ceiling is 16 years. The Ministry of Labor and Cooperation permits no exceptions. The law does not limit children aged 16 to 18 from any type of legal work activity.

 

(Section 6.d. Acceptable Conditions of Work, San Marino – Report of Human Rights Practices, 2001, U.S. Department of State.)

 

SAN MARINO - MINIMUM REMUNERATION

The legal minimum wage is 2.35 million lira (approximately $1,120) per month, which affords a decent standard of living for a worker and family.

 

(Section 6.e. Acceptable Conditions of Work, San Marino – Report of Human Rights Practices, 2001, U.S. Department of State.)

 

SAN MARINO - REMUNERATION

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SAN MARINO - REPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES (2001, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE)

Section 6 Worker Rights

 

a. The Right of Association

 

By law all workers (except the armed forces but including the police) are free to form and join unions, and workers exercise this right in practice. The law sets the conditions for the establishment of labor unions. Union members constitute approximately half of the country's work force (which numbers approximately 10,300 citizens plus 4,000 resident Italians). Trade unions formally are independent of the Government and the political parties; however, trade unions have close informal ties with the political parties, which exercise strong influence over them.

 

Workers in all nonmilitary occupations have the right to strike. No general strikes have occurred in at least 11 years; however, during the year, some brief sector-wide and company strikes took place.

 

Unions may freely form or join federations and affiliate with international bodies.

 

b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively

 

The law gives collective bargaining agreements the force of law and prohibits antiunion discrimination by employers, and the workers exercise these rights. Effective mechanisms exist to resolve complaints. Negotiations are conducted freely, often in the presence of government officials (usually from the Labor and Industry Departments) by invitation from both the unions and the employers' association. Complaints generally are resolved amicably by a "conciliatory committee" composed of labor union and business association representatives and government officials.

 

There are no export processing zones.

 

c. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor

 

The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, and there were no reports that such practices occurred.

 

The law prohibits forced and bonded labor by children, and such practices were not known to occur (see Section 6.c.).

 

d. Status of Child Labor Practices and Minimum Age for Employment

 

The minimum working age and compulsory education age ceiling is 16 years. The Ministry of Labor and Cooperation permits no exceptions. The law does not limit children aged 16 to 18 from any type of legal work activity.

 

The law prohibits forced and bonded labor by children, and such practices are not known to occur (see Section 6.c.).

  

e. Acceptable Conditions of Work

 

The legal minimum wage during the year was approximately $1,120 (2.35 million lira) per month, which affords a decent standard of living for a worker and family. Wages generally were higher than the minimum.

 

The law sets the workweek at 36 hours in public administration and 371/2 hours in industry and private business, with 24 consecutive hours of rest mandated per week for workers in either category.

 

The law stipulates safety and health standards, and the judicial system monitors these standards. Most workplaces implement the standards effectively, but there are some exceptions, notably in the construction industry, where not all workers, especially foreign workers hired for a specific contract, consistently abide by safety regulations such as work hour limitations. The Government has monitored closely the implementation of safety regulations in the construction industry, but improvement has been slow.

 

Two laws treat foreign workers differently than citizens of the country: The first prohibits indefinite employment status for foreign workers with nonresident status; and the second requires non-Italian foreign workers to obtain an Italian residence permit before they can apply for employment. In practice these provisions limit the application of unemployment benefits to foreigners because such benefits are granted for a period of 12 months.

 

f. Trafficking in Persons

 

The law does not prohibit trafficking in persons; however, there were no reports that persons were trafficked to, from or within the country.

 

SAN MARINO - SOCIAL SECURITY

Social Security Office of International Programs:

 

http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html

 

SAN MARINO - STANDARD WORKWEEK

The law sets the workweek at 36 hours in public administration and 37 1/2 hours in industry and private business, with 24 consecutive hours of rest mandated per week for workers in either category.

 

(Section 6.e. Acceptable Conditions of Work, San Marino – Report of Human Rights Practices, 2001, U.S. Department of State.)