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Employment Rights and Protection
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Work is the basis of individual and social well-being.
II. Everyone, depending on working skills, has the right to freely choose the activity, profession, position and area of employment.
III. No one can be forced to work.
IV. Labor contracts are freely signed. No one can be forced to sign contracts.
V. On the basis of [a] court decision, it is permissible under conditions specified by law to impose hard labor, forcing them to work under orders issued by authorized officials to perform required work during a state of emergency or martial law.
VI. Everyone has the right to work under safe and healthy conditions, to receive without distinction no less than the minimum salary fixed by the State for fulfilled labor.
VII. The unemployed have the right to receive social benefits from the State.
VIII. The State shall do everything in its power to eradicate unemployment. (Art. 35) - AzerbaijaniI. Əmək fərdi və ictimai rifahın əsasıdır.
II. Hər kəsin əməyə olan qabiliyyəti əsasında sərbəst surətdə özünə fəaliyyət növü, peşə, məşğuliyyət və iş yeri seçmək hüququ vardır.
III. Heç kəs zorla işlədilə bilməz.
IV. Əmək müqavilələri sərbəst bağlanılır. Heç kəs əmək müqaviləsi bağlamağa məcbur edilə bilməz.
V. Məhkəmə qərarı əsasında şərtləri və müddətləri qanunla nəzərdə tutulan məcburi əməyə cəlb etmək, hərbi xidmət zamanı səlahiyyətli şəxslərin əmrlərinin yerinə yetirilməsi ilə əlaqədar işlətmək, fövqəladə vəziyyət zamanı və hәrbi vəziyyət vətəndaşlara tələb olunan işləri gördürmək hallarına yol verilir.
VI. Hər kəsin təhlükəsiz və sağlam şəraitdə işləmək, heç bir ayrı-seçkilik qoyulmadan öz işinə görə dövlətin müəyyənləşdirdiyi minimum əmək haqqı miqdarından az olmayan haqq almaq hüququ vardır.
VII. İşsizlərin dövlətdən sosial müavinət almaq hüququ vardır.
VIII. Dövlət işsizliyin aradan qaldırılması üçün bütün imkanlarından istifadə edir. (Maddə 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
China
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The State protects the rights and interests of women, applies the principle of equal pay for equal work to men and women alike and trains and selects cadres from among women. (Art. 48) - Chinese…
国家保护妇女的权利和利益,实行男女同工同酬,培养和选拔妇女干部。 (第四十八条)
Employment Rights and Protection
Indonesia
- English…
(2) Every citizen shall have the right to work and to earn a humane livelihood.
… (Art. 27) - Indonesian…
(2) Tiap-tiap warga negara berhak atas pekerjaan dan penghidupan yang layak bagi kemanusiaan.
… (Pasal 27)
Employment Rights and Protection
Kazakhstan
- English1. A citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be guaranteed a minimum wage and pension, and guaranteed social security in old age, in case of disease, disability or loss of the main income-provider and other legal grounds.
… (Art. 28) - Kazak1. Қазақстан Республикасының азаматы жасына келген, науқастанған, мүгедек болған, асыраушысынан айырылған жағдайда және өзге де заңды негiздерде оған ең төменгi жалақы мен зейнетақының мөлшерiнде әлеуметтiк қамсыздандырылуына кепiлдiк берiледi.
… (28-бап)
Employment Rights and Protection
Myanmar
- EnglishWomen shall be entitled to the same rights and salaries as that received by men in respect of similar work. (Sec. 350)
- Burmeseအမျိုးသမီးများသည် တူညီသောအလုပ်အတွက် အမျိုးသားများခံစားခွင့်ရှိသောအခွင့်အရေးနှင့် လစာတို့ကို ခံစားခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၅၀)
Employment Rights and Protection
Philippines
- EnglishThe State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation. (Art. XIII, Sec. 14)
- FilipinoDapat pangalagaan ng Estado ang mga kababaihang nagtatrabaho sa pamamagitan ng ligtas at nakapagpapalusog na mga kalagayan sa pagtatrabaho, na nagsasaalang-alang ng kanilang mga gawain bilang ina, at ng mga kaluwagan at mga pagkakataon na nagpapatingkad sa kanilang ikagagaling at ikagiginhawa upang matamo ang kanilang ganap na potensyal sa paglilingkod sa bansa. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
Timor-Leste
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4. Maternity shall be dignified and protected, and special protection shall be guaranteed to all women during pregnancy and after delivery and working women shall have the right to be exempted from the workplace for an adequate period before and after delivery, without loss of remuneration or any other benefits, in accordance with the law. (Sec. 39) - Tetum…
4. Soin di’ak no tau matan duni ba maternidade, fiar metin katak feto hotu-hotu hetan protesaun espesiál wainhira hetan isin-rua no wainhira hahoris liutiha, no ba feto traballadora hotu-hotu iha direitu ba feriadu iha tempu adekuadu ida nia laran, molok hahoris eh hahoris liutiha, hodi la lakon retribuisaun no regalia, ruma tuir lei haruka. (Art. 39) - Portuguese…
4. A maternidade é dignificada e protegida, assegurando-se a todas as mulheres protecção especial durante a gravidez e após o parto e às mulheres trabalhadoras direito a dispensa de trabalho por período adequado, antes e depois do parto, sem perda de retribuição e de quaisquer outras regalias, nos termos da lei. (Art. 39)
Employment Rights and Protection
Viet Nam
- English1. Citizens have the right to work and to choose their occupations, employment and workplaces.
2. Employees are guaranteed equal and safe working conditions; and have the right to wages and rest periods.
3. Discriminatory treatment, forced labor or the employment of people below the minimum working age is prohibited. (Art. 35) - Vietnamese1. Công dân có quyền làm việc, lựa chọn nghề nghiệp, việc làm và nơi làm việc.
2. Người làm công ăn lương được bảo đảm các điều kiện làm việc công bằng, an toàn; được hưởng lương, chế độ nghỉ ngơi.
3. Nghiêm cấm phân biệt đối xử, cưỡng bức lao động, sử dụng nhân công dưới độ tuổi lao động tối thiểu. (Điều 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bangladesh
- English(1) Work is a right, a duty and a matter of honour for every citizen who is capable of working, and everyone shall be paid for his work on the basis of the principle “from each according to his abilities, to each according to his work”.
(2) The State shall endeavour to create conditions in which, as a general principle, persons shall not be able to enjoy unearned incomes, and in which human labour in every form, intellectual and physical, shall become a fuller expression of creative endeavour and of the human personality. (Art. 20) - Bengali(১) কর্ম হইতেছে কর্মক্ষম প্রত্যেক নাগরিকের পক্ষে অধিকার, কর্তব্য ও সম্মানের বিষয়, এবং “প্রত্যেকের নিকট হইতে যোগ্যতানুসারে ও প্রত্যেককে কর্মানুযায়ী”-এই নীতির ভিত্তিতে প্রত্যেকে স্বীয় কর্মের জন্য পারিশ্রমিক লাভ করিবেন৷
(২) রাষ্ট্র এমন অবস্থাসৃষ্টির চেষ্টা করিবেন, যেখানে সাধারণ নীতি হিসাবে কোন ব্যক্তি অনুপার্জিত আয় ভোগ করিতে সমর্থ হইবেন না এবং যেখানে বুদ্ধিবৃত্তিমূলক ও কায়িক-সকল প্রকার শ্র্রম সৃষ্টিধর্মী প্রয়াসের ও মানবিক ব্যক্তিত্বের পূর্ণতর অভিব্যক্তিতে পরিণত হইবে৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ২০)
Employment Rights and Protection
Georgia
- English1. The following shall fall within the exclusive competence of the supreme state authorities of Georgia:
…
b) … labour and procedural legislation;
… (Art. 7) - Georgian1. საქართველოს უმაღლეს სახელმწიფო ორგანოთა განსაკუთრებულ გამგებლობას მიეკუთვნება:
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ბ) … შრომის სამართლის,
… (მუხლი 7)