| Order of Labour | |
| Type: | Three classes |
| Eligibility: | Yugoslav civilian and military personnel |
| Status: | No longer awarded |
| Established: | 1 May 1945 |
| Firstawarded: | July 1945 |
| Lastawarded: | 1992 |
| Total Recipients: | 7,096 (Class I) 36,000 (Class II) 182,910 (Class III) |
| 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) |
| Lower: | Lowest (1945-1955) Order of the People's Army (1950-1961) Order of Military Merits (1961-1992) Order of Bravery (1998-2006) |
| Related: | Medal of Labour |
The Order of Labour (sh|Orden rada / Орден рада, sl|Red dela, mk|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.