Latvia
Latvia ratified the European Social Charter on 31/01/2002. It has signed and ratified the Amending Protocol to the Charter on 09/12/2003.
Latvia ratified the Revised European Social Charter on 26 March 2013, accepting 88 of the 98 paragraphs of the Revised Charter.
Latvia has neither signed nor ratified the Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints.
The Charter in domestic law
The Charter is recognized as having immediate legal effects in the domestic legal order. Article 68. “Any international treaty which requires a transposition by Law into domestic order shall be ratified by the Parliament (Saeima)”.
Country factsheets
The country factsheets include detailed information on the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights when monitoring the application of the Charter at national level, as well as examples of progress in the implementation of the rights protected by the Charter.
Latest Ad hoc report by Latvia
- Ad hoc Report on the on the cost-of-living crisis submitted by Latvia, 22 December 2023
Comments from Ombudsman office on the Ad hoc Report on the cost-of -living crisis
See previous reports in respect of Latvia
Latest conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2023 concerning Latvia (Thematic group Children, families and migrants)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2022 concerning Latvia (Thematic group Labour rights)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2021 concerning Latvia (Thematic group Health, social security and social protection)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2020 concerning Latvia (Thematic group Employment, training and equal opportunities)
- Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2019 concerning Latvia (Thematic group Children, families and migrants)
See all conclusions in respect of Latvia (HUDOC)
Table of accepted and non-accepted provisions by Latvia
Grey = Accepted provisions
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.10 | 8.1 |
| 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
| 15.2 | 15.3 | 16 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 |
| 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.10 | 19.11 | 19.12 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31.1 |
| 31.2 | 31.3 | ||||||||||
Meetings and reports on non-accepted provisions
- Second report on the non-accepted provisions of the European Social Charter by Latvia, 2024
- First report on the non-accepted provisions of the European Social Charter by Latvia, 2018
Collective complaints procedure
Latvia has neither signed nor ratified the Protocol providing for a system of collective complaints.
Previous national reports by Latvia
European Social Charter (revised)
- 9th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021).
- 8th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020). Conclusions published in 2023
Comments by the Free trade union confederation of Latvia (FTUCL) - 7th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019). Conclusions published in 2022
Comments by the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia - 6th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2018). Conclusions published in 2020
Addendum to the 6th report - 5th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2017). Conclusions published in 2019
- 4th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2016). Conclusions published in 2018
- 3rd National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2012-31/12/2015). Conclusions published in 2017
Comments from the Ombudsman's Office on 3rd report
Response from the Government on the comments from the Ombudsman's Office - 2nd National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2011-31/12/2014). Conclusions published in 2016
- 1st National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013). Conclusions published in 2015
Comments from NGO on the 1st report
1961 Charter
- 9th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2012). Conclusions published in 2014 - XX-3
- 8th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2011). Conclusions published in 2013 - XX-2
Comments from the Latvian LGBT Network and ILGA Europe on the 8th report - 7th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2007-31/12/2010). Conclusions published in 2012 - XX-1
7th report, reply to Article 1§2 - 6th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2007-31/12/2009). Conclusions published in 2011 - XIX-4
- 5th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2005-31/12/2008). Conclusions published in 2010 - XIX-3
- 4th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2006-31/12/2007). Conclusions published in 2009 - XIX-2
4th report, add, Article 13§4 - 3rd National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2006 - 01/12/2006). Conclusions published in 2008 - XIX-1
- 2nd National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the government of Latvia (Reference Period: 01/01/2004-31/12/2004). Conclusions XVIII-2