Constitution of the Fifth French Republic 1958, as amended to 2008
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    Each person has the duty to work and the right to employment. No person may suffer prejudice in his work or employment by virtue of his origins, opinions or beliefs. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 5)
  • French
    Chacun a le devoir de travailler et le droit d'obtenir un emploi. Nul ne peut être lésé, dans son travail ou son emploi, en raison de ses origines, de ses opinions ou de ses croyances. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 5)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English

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    Statutes shall also lay down the basic principles of:
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    - Employment law,
    … (1958 Constitution, Art. 34)

  • French

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    La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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    - du droit du travail,
    … (Constitution 1958, Art. 34)

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Constitution of France 1958, as amended to 2008 (English). The constitutional order of France is made up of different texts. According to the Preamble of the 1958 Constitution: "The French people solemnly proclaim their attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789, confirmed and complemented by the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946, and to the rights and duties as defined in the Charter for the Environment of 2004." According to Art. 2 of the 1958 Constitution: "The language of the Republic shall be French. ..."

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Constitution of France 1958, as amended to 2008 (French).

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