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Employment Rights and Protection
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishWorking hours shall not exceed eight hours per day or 44 hours per week. Where permitted by law, night work shall not exceed seven hours per day or 35 hours per week. No employer shall have the right to require employees to work overtime. An effort shall be made to reduce working hours progressively in the interest of society and in such sphere as may be determined, and appropriate provisions shall be adopted to make better use of free time for the benefit of the physical, spiritual and cultural development of workers.
Workers are entitled to weekly time off and paid vacations on the same terms as for days actually worked. (Art. 90) - SpanishLa jornada de trabajo diurna no excederá de ocho horas diarias ni de cuarenta y cuatro horas semanales. En los casos en que la ley lo permita, la jornada de trabajo nocturna no excederá de siete horas diarias ni de treinta y cinco semanales. Ningún patrono podrá obligar a los trabajadores o trabajadoras a laborar horas extraordinarias. Se propenderá a la progresiva disminución de la jornada de trabajo dentro del interés social y del ámbito que se determine y se dispondrá lo conveniente para la mejor utilización del tiempo libre en beneficio del desarrollo físico, espiritual y cultural de los trabajadores y trabajadoras.
Los trabajadores y trabajadoras tienen derecho al descanso semanal y vacaciones remunerados en las mismas condiciones que las jornadas efectivamente laboradas. (Art. 90)
Employment Rights and Protection
Hungary
- English…
(2) By means of separate measures, Hungary shall ensure the protection of young people and parents at work. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XVIII) - Hungarian…
(2) Magyarország külön intézkedésekkel biztosítja a fiatalok és a szülők munkahelyi védelmét. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XVIII. cikk)
Employment Rights and Protection
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe ordinary daytime working day may not exceed eight hours a day and forty-eight a week. The ordinary nighttime working day may not exceed six hours a day and thirty-six a week. The work during extraordinary hours must be remunerated with fifty percent more than the stipulated incomes or salaries. Nevertheless, these provisions will not be applied in very qualified cases of exception, that the law determines. (Art. 58)
- SpanishLa jornada ordinaria de trabajo diurno no podrá exceder de ocho horas diarias y cuarenta y ocho horas a la semana. La jornada ordinaria de trabajo nocturno no podrá exceder de seis horas diarias y treinta y seis a la semana. El trabajo en horas extraordinarias deberá ser remunerado con un cincuenta por ciento más de lo sueldos o salarios estipulados. Sin embargo, estas disposiciones no se aplicarán en los casos de excepción muy calificados, que determine la ley. (Art. 58)
Employment Rights and Protection
Equatorial Guinea
- English1. Every citizen enjoys the following rights and freedoms:
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l) To the freedom to work.
… (Art. 13) - Spanish1. Todo ciudadano goza de los siguientes derechos y libertades:
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l) A la libertad de trabajo.
… (Art. 13) - French1. Tout citoyen jouit des droits et libertés qui suivent :
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l) La liberté de travailler.
… (Art. 13)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bangladesh
- EnglishSubject to any restrictions imposed by law, every citizen possessing such qualifications, if any, as may be prescribed by law in relation to his profession, occupation, trade or business shall have the right to enter upon any lawful profession or occupation, and to conduct any lawful trade or business. (Art. 40)
- Bengaliআইনের দ্বারা আরোপিত বাধানিষেধ-সাপেক্ষে কোন পেশা বা বৃত্তি-গ্রহণের কিংবা কারবার বা ব্যবসায়-পরিচালনার জন্য আইনের দ্বারা কোন যোগ্যতা নির্ধারিত হইয়া থাকিলে অনুরূপ যোগ্যতাসম্পন্ন প্রত্যেক নাগরিকের যে কোন আইনসঙ্গত পেশা বা বৃত্তি-গ্রহণের এবং যে কোন আইনসঙ্গত কারবার বা ব্যবসায়-পরিচালনার অধিকার থাকিবে। (অনুচ্ছেদ ৪০)
Employment Rights and Protection
India
- EnglishThe State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing—
(a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood;
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(d) that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women;
(e) that the health and strength of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength;
… (Art. 39) - Hindiराज्य अपनी नीति का, विशिष्टतया, इस प्रकार संचालन करेगा कि सुनिश्चित रूप से—
(क) पुरुष और स्त्री सभी नागरिकों को समान रूप से जीविका के पर्याप्त साधन प्राप्त करने का अधिकार हो;
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(घ) पुरुषों और स्त्रियों दोनों का समान कार्य के लिए समान वेतन हो;
(ड.) पुरुष और स्त्री कर्मकारों के स्वास्थ्य और शक्ति का तथा बालकों की सुकुमार अवस्था का दुरुपयोग न हो और आर्थिक आवश्यकता से विवश होकर नागरिकों को ऐसे रोजगारों में न जाना पड़े जो उनकी आयु या शक्ति के अनुकूल न हों;
… (अनुच्छेद 39)
Employment Rights and Protection
Lithuania
- EnglishEvery working person shall have the right to rest and leisure, as well as to an annual paid leave.
The length of working time shall be established by law. (Art. 49) - LithuanianKiekvienas dirbantis žmogus turi teisę turėti poilsį ir laisvalaikį, taip pat kasmetines mokamas atostogas.
Darbo laiko trukmę apibrėžia įstatymas. (49 straipsnis)
Employment Rights and Protection
Cuba
- EnglishThe State guarantees the right to safety and health at work through the adoption of suitable means to prevent work-related accidents or illnesses.
Any person who suffers an accident during their labor or contracts a work-related illness has the right to medical attention, subsidy, or pension in the case of a temporary or permanent incapacity to work, or to other forms of social security protection. (Art. 69) - SpanishEl Estado garantiza el derecho a la seguridad y salud en el trabajo mediante la adopción de medidas adecuadas para la prevención de accidentes y enfermedades profesionales.
La persona que sufre un accidente de trabajo o contrae una enfermedad profesional tiene derecho a la atención médica, a subsidio o jubilación en los casos de incapacidad temporal o permanente de trabajo o a otras formas de protección de la seguridad social. (Art. 69)
Employment Rights and Protection
Japan
- English(1) All people shall have the right and the obligation to work.
(2) Standards for wages, hours, rest and other working conditions shall be fixed by law.
(3) Children shall not be exploited. (Art. 27) - Japanese1 すべて国民は、勤労の権利を有し、義務を負ふ。
2 賃金、就業時間、休息その他の勤労条件に関する基準は、法律でこれを定める。
3 児童は、これを酷使してはならない。(第27条)
Employment Rights and Protection
Ghana
- English(1) Special care shall be accorded to mothers during a reasonable period before and after child-birth; and during those periods, working mothers shall be accorded paid leave.
(2) Facilities shall be provided for the care of children below school-going age to enable women, who have the traditional care for children, realise their full potential.
(3) Women shall be guaranteed equal rights to training and promotion without any impediments from any person. (Art. 27)