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Employment Rights and Protection
Burkina Faso
- English
The State sees to the constant amelioration of the conditions of work and to the protection of the worker. (Art. 20)
- French
L’Etat veille à l’amélioration constante des conditions de travail et à la protection du travailleur. (Art. 20)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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II. The following shall be regulated by law: labor relations related to contracts and collective agreements; general sector minimum wages and salary increases; reincorporation; paid vacations and holidays; calculation of seniority, the work day, extra hours, night time overtime, Sunday work; Christmas bonuses, vouchers, bonuses and other systems of participation in the profits of the enterprise; indemnification and severance pay; maternity leave; professional training and formation; and other social rights.
III. The State shall protect the stability of employment. Unjustified dismissal and all forms of labor harassment are prohibited. The law shall determine the corresponding sanctions. (Art. 49) - Spanish...
II. La ley regulará las relaciones laborales relativas a contratos y convenios colectivos; salarios mínimos generales, sectoriales e incrementos salariales; reincorporación; descansos remunerados y feriados; cómputo de antigüedad, jornada laboral, horas extra, recargo nocturno, dominicales; aguinaldos, bonos, primas u otros sistemas de participación en las utilidades de la empresa; indemnizaciones y desahucios; maternidad laboral; capacitación y formación profesional, y otros derechos sociales.
III. El Estado protegerá la estabilidad laboral. Se prohíbe el despido injustificado y toda forma de acoso laboral. La ley determinará las sanciones correspondientes. (Art. 49)
Employment Rights and Protection
Uruguay
- EnglishThe law must recognize the right of every person, performing labor or services as a worker or employee, to independence of moral and civic consciousness; just remuneration; limitation of the working day; a weekly day of rest; and physical and moral health.
The labor of women and of minors under eighteen years of age shall be specially regulated and limited. (Art. 54) - SpanishLa ley ha de reconocer a quien se hallare en una relación de trabajo o servicio, como obrero o empleado, la independencia de su conciencia moral y cívica; la justa remuneración; la limitación de la jornada; el descanso semanal y la higiene física y moral.
El trabajo de las mujeres y de los menores de dieciocho años será especialmente reglamentado y limitado. (Art. 54)
Employment Rights and Protection
Belarus
- EnglishThe House of Representatives shall:
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2) consider draft laws, including … on the principles regulating labour and employment
… (Art. 97) - BelarusianПалата прадстаўнікоў:
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2) разглядае праекты законаў, у тым ліку … аб прынцыпах рэгулявання працы і занятасці
… (Артыкул 97) - RussianПалата представителей:
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2) рассматривает проекты законов, в том числе … о принципах регулирования труда и занятости
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Employment Rights and Protection
Chad
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The law defines the fundamental principles:
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- of the regime of social security;
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- the right to work and the syndical right;
… (Art. 127) - Arabic...
يحدد القانون المبادئ الأساسية:
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لنظام الضمان الاجتماعي؛
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حق العمل والحق النقابي؛
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- du régime de sécurité sociale;
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- du droit du travail et du droit syndical;
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Employment Rights and Protection
Bulgaria
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(2) The State shall provide social security for the temporarily unemployed in accordance with conditions and procedures established by law.
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(2) Лицата, останали временно без работа, се осигуряват социално при условия и по ред, определени със закон.
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Employment Rights and Protection
Congo
- EnglishEvery person has the right to rest and to leisure, notably to a limitation of the duration of work and to periodic vacations [congés] as well as to the remuneration of the holidays within the conditions established by the law. (Art. 34)
- FrenchToute personne a droit au repos et aux loisirs, notamment à une limitation de la durée de travail et à des congés périodiques ainsi qu’à la rémunération des jours fériés dans les conditions fixées par la loi. (Art. 34)
Employment Rights and Protection
Colombia
- EnglishIt is the obligation of the State and of employers to offer professional and technical training to those who require it. The State must promote the job placement of the persons of working age and guarantee to the handicapped the right to a job in accordance with their health conditions. (Art. 54)
- SpanishEs obligación del Estado y de los empleadores ofrecer formación y habilitación profesional y técnica a quienes lo requieran. El Estado debe propiciar la ubicación laboral de las personas en edad de trabajar y garantizar a los minusválidos el derecho a un trabajo acorde con sus condiciones de salud. (Art. 54)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bahrain
- Englisha. Work is the duty of every citizen, is required by personal dignity and is dictated by the public good. Every citizen has the right to work and to choose the type of work within the bounds of public order and decency.
b. The State guarantees the provision of job opportunities for its citizens and the fairness of work conditions.
c. Compulsory work cannot be imposed on any person except in the cases specified by law for national exigency and for a fair consideration, or pursuant to a judicial ruling.
d. The law regulates the relationship between employees and employers on economic basis while observing social justice. (Art. 13) - Arabicأ - العمل واجب على كل مواطن، تـقـتضيه الكرامة ويستوجبه الخير العام، ولكل مواطن الحق في العمل وفي اختيار نوعه وفقا للنظام العام والآداب.
ب - تكفل الدولة توفير فرص العمل للمواطنين وعدالة شروطه.
ج - لا يجوز فرض عمل إجباري على أحد إلا في الأحوال التي يعينها القانون لضرورة قومية وبمقابل عادل، أو تـنفيذا لحكم قضائي.
د - ينظم القانون، على أسس اقـتصادية مع مراعاة قواعد العدالة الاجتماعية، العلاقة بين العمال وأصحاب الأعمال. (المادّة 13)
Employment Rights and Protection
Georgia
- English1. The following shall fall within the exclusive competence of the supreme state authorities of Georgia:
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b) … labour and procedural legislation;
… (Art. 7) - Georgian1. საქართველოს უმაღლეს სახელმწიფო ორგანოთა განსაკუთრებულ გამგებლობას მიეკუთვნება:
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ბ) … შრომის სამართლის,
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