Order 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: 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]

Order of Labour
Order of Labour with the Red Flag (1st class)
Type	Three classes (1945-1992) Single class (1998-2006)
Country	Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia
Eligibility	Yugoslav civilian and military personnel
Status	No longer awarded
Established	1 May 1945
First award	July 1945
Final award	1992
Total recipients	7,096 (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)
Related	Medal of Labour

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

Gallery

1945-1992
First Class (with red banner)	Second Class (with golden wreath)	Third Class (with silver wreath)
Ribbons
1992-2006
Ribbon