Constitution of Malta 1964, as amended to 2022
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    The State recognises the right of all citizens to work and shall promote such conditions as will make this right effective. (Art. 7)
  • Maltese
    L-Istat jirrikonoxxi d-dritt taċ-ċittadini kollha għal xogħol u għandu jġib ’il quddiem dawk il-kondizzjonijiet li jagħmlu dan id-dritt effettiv. (Art. 7)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    (1) The State shall protect work.
    (2) It shall provide for the professional or vocational training and advancement of workers. (Art. 12)
  • Maltese
    (1) L-Istat għandu jipproteġġi x-xogħol.
    (2) Huwa għandu jipprovdi għat-tħarriġ professjonali jew ta’ vokazzjoni u miljorament tal-ħaddiema. (Art. 12)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    (1) The maximum number of hours of work per day shall be fixed by law.
    (2) The worker is entitled to a weekly day of rest and to annual holidays with pay; he cannot renounce this right. (Art. 13)
  • Maltese
    (1) L-akbar numru ta’ siegħat tax-xogħol kull jum għandu jkun stabbilit mil-liġi.
    (2) Il-ħaddiem għandu dritt għal ġurnata mistrieħ fil-ġimgħa u għal btajjel annwali bi ħlas; huwa ma jistax jirrinunzja għal dan id-dritt. (Art. 13)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    The State shall promote the equal right of men and women to enjoy all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights and for this purpose shall take appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination between the sexes by any person, organisation or enterprise; the State shall in particular aim at ensuring that women workers enjoy equal rights and the same wages for the same work as men. (Art. 14)
  • Maltese
    L-Istat għandu jippromwovi dritt ugwali ta’ rġiel u nisa li jgawdu d-drittijiet ekonomiċi, soċjali, kulturali, ċivili u politiċi kollha u għal dan il-għan għandu jieħu dawk il-miżuri li jkunu ndikati biex jelimina kull forma ta’ diskriminazzjoni bejn is-sessi, minn kull persuna, organizzazzjoni jew azjenda; l-Istat għandu b’mod partikolari jimmira li jiżgura li l-ħaddiema nisa jgawdu drittijiet indaqs u l-istess pagi għall-istess xogħol bħal irġiel. (Art. 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    …
    (2) Workers are entitled to reasonable insurance on a contributory basis for their requirements in case of accident, illness, disability, old-age and involuntary unemployment.
    … (Art. 17)
  • Maltese
    …
    (2) Il-ħaddiema għandhom dritt għal assigurazzjoni xierqa fuq bażi kontributorja għall-ħtiġiet tagħhom f’każ ta’ disgrazzja, mard, inkapaċità, xjuħija u disimpieg involontarju.
    … (Art. 17)
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Constitution of Malta 1964, as amended to 2022 (English). According to Art. 5(1): "The National language of Malta is the Maltese language.”

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Constitution of Malta 1964, as amended to 2022 (Maltese).

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Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual