Order of Labour

Order of Labour
Order of Labour with the Red Flag (1st class)
TypeThree classes
Country Yugoslavia
EligibilityYugoslav civilian and military personnel
StatusNo longer awarded
Established1 May 1945
First awardedJuly 1945
Last awarded1992
Total recipients7,096 (Class I)
36,000 (Class II)
182,910 (Class III)
Ribbon bar of the 1st class
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Bravery (1945-1955)
Order of Merits for the People (1955-1960)
Order of the Republic (1960-1961)
Order of the People's Army (1961-1992)
Order of Tesla (1998-2006)
Next (lower)Lowest (1945-1955)
Order of the People's Army (1950-1961)
Order of Military Merits (1961-1992)
Order of Bravery (1998-2006)
RelatedMedal of Labour

The Order of Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Orden rada / Орден рада, Slovene: Red dela, Macedonian: Орден на трудот) was a Yugoslav civil decoration awarded to both civilians and military personnel for outstanding work performance.[1] It was established in May 1945, and had three classes.[2] In 1961, the classes were renamed, so from the on, they were: Order of Labour with Red Banner (formerly 1st class), Order of Labour with Golden Wreath (formerly 2nd class) and Order of Labour with Silver Wreath (formerly 3rd class).[3]

In 1998, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopted new Law on Decorations that kept most of the decorations of the Socialist Yugoslavia, with some additions.[4][5] Order of Labour was kept, but now had a single class.

  1. ^ McDonald, Gordon C. (1973). Area Handbook for Yugoslavia. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  2. ^ "УРЕДБА ПРЕТСЕДНИШТВА АВНОЈ-А О УВОЂЕЊУ ОРДЕНА РАДА". Borba: 2. 1 May 1945.
  3. ^ "ЗАКОН О ИЗМЕНАМА И ДОПУНАМА ЗАКОНА О ОДЛИКОВАЊИМА" (PDF). Službeni list FNRJ (in Serbo-Croatian). ХVII (10): 239–242. 15 March 1961.
  4. ^ "Одличја у духу традиције". Borba. 76 (331): 3. 27 November 1998.
  5. ^ "Уведено и ордење југословенских великана". Borba. LXXVI (339–340): 7. 5 December 1998.