Resume rules in Gabon
What employers in Gabon expect on a Curriculum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Gabon or a resume for Gabon: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in French, English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Not found
Not necessary, but passport photos required for work permits
What the law says: No specific law found
Date of birth: Not found
Not specified in sources
What the law says: No specific law found
Marital status: Not found
Not specified in sources
What the law says: No specific law found
Sex or gender: Not found
Not found
What the law says: Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on sex
Nationality: Not found
Include nationality on CV
What the law says: Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on national extraction
National ID number: Not found
Not found
What the law says: No specific law found
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae
- Language to submit in
- French, English
- Typical length
- Maximum 2 pages, concise
- Officially prescribed form
- Chronological format typical
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, color, social origin
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Labor Code prohibits discrimination based on disability
- Employer may not ask for
- Discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin, age, disability, trade union membership
- Named statutes
- Labor Code (Code du Travail), Law No. 001/2011 (data protection)
- Data protection regime
- Law No. 001/2011 on personal data protection
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Gabon Labor Code prohibits discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin, age, disability, trade union membership
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Labor law framework is clear but specific article numbers and exact statute names in French not confirmed. Data protection exists under Law No. 001/2011 but details limited.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this