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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone has the right, as provided by an Act, to earn his or her livelihood by the employment, occupation or commercial activity of his or her choice. The public authorities shall take responsibility for the protection of the labour force.
The public authorities shall promote employment and work towards guaranteeing for everyone the right to work. Provisions on the right to receive training that promotes employability are laid down by an Act.
No one shall be dismissed from employment without a lawful reason. (Sec. 18) - FinnishJokaisella on oikeus lain mukaan hankkia toimeentulonsa valitsemallaan työllä, ammatilla tai elinkeinolla. Julkisen vallan on huolehdittava työvoiman suojelusta.
Julkisen vallan on edistettävä työllisyyttä ja pyrittävä turvaamaan jokaiselle oikeus työhön. Oikeudesta työllistävään koulutukseen säädetään lailla.
Ketään ei saa ilman lakiin perustuvaa syytä erottaa työstä. (18 §) - SwedishVar och en har i enlighet med lag rätt att skaffa sig sin försörjning genom arbete, yrke eller näring som han eller hon valt fritt. Det allmänna skall sörja för skyddet av arbetskraften.
Det allmänna skall främja sysselsättningen och verka för att alla tillförsäkras rätt till arbete. Bestämmelser om rätten till sysselsättningsfrämjande utbildning utfärdas genom lag.
Ingen får avskedas från sitt arbete utan laglig grund. (18 §)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the law establishes the rules concerning:
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14. the right to work and of social security;
… (Art. 122) - FrenchSans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, la loi fixe les règles concernant:
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14. le droit du travail et de la sécurité sociale;
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Employment Rights and Protection
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The law determines equally the fundamental principles:
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– of the right to work, of Social Security, [and] of the syndical right;
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La loi détermine également les principes fondamentaux :
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• du droit du travail, de la Sécurité Sociale, du droit syndical;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEvery employee of a private or public institution is entitled to a fair wage, to rest, to a paid annual vacation and to a bonus. (Art. 35-1)
- FrenchTout employé d'une institution privée ou publique a droit à un juste salaire, au repos, au congé annuel payé et au bonus. (Art. 35.1)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Every citizen unable to work and without the necessary means of subsistence shall be entitled to welfare support.
Workers shall be entitled to adequate means for their living requirements in case of accidents, illness, disability, old age and involuntary unemployment.
... (Art. 38) - Italian
Ogni cittadino inabile al lavoro e sprovvisto dei mezzi necessari per vivere ha diritto al mantenimento e all’assistenza sociale.
I lavoratori hanno diritto che siano preveduti ed assicurati mezzi adeguati alle loro esigenze di vita in caso di infortunio, malattia, invalidità e vecchiaia, disoccupazione involontaria.
... (Art. 38)
Employment Rights and Protection
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34. Labour, including trade unions, industrial relations; conditions, safety and welfare of labour; industrial disputes; prescribing a national minimum wage for the Federation or any part thereof; and industrial arbitration.
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Employment Rights and Protection
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The workers have the right to conditions of work that assure to them[,] especially:
1. Equal pay [salario] for equal work in identical conditions, adequate to their social responsibility, without discrimination for political, religious, [or] social reasons, [reasons] of sex or of any other type [clase], that assures to them a well being compatible with human dignity.
2. To be remunerated in legal tender at their place [centro] of work.
3. The minimum wage and social security payments [are] not attachable, except for protection of their [su] family and in the terms that the law establishes.
4. Conditions of work that guarantee to them physical integrity, health, hygiene and the minimization of occupational [profesionales] risks to make effective the occupational [ocupacional] security of the worker.
5. A work day of eight hours, weekly rest, vacations, remuneration for national holidays and a thirteenth month bonus [salario] in accordance with the law.
6. Stability in the job in accordance with the law[,] and equal opportunity to be promoted [promovido], without greater limitations than the factors of time [tiempo], service, capacity, efficiency and responsibility.
7. Social security for integral protection and measures of subsistence in cases of disability, age, occupational risks, illness or maternity, and to their relations in cases of death, in the form and conditions that the law determines. (Art. 82) - Spanish
Los trabajadores tienen derecho a condiciones de trabajo que les aseguren en especial:
1) Salario igual por trabajo igual en idénticas condiciones, adecuado a su responsabilidad social, sin discriminaciones por razones políticas, religiosas, sociales, de sexo o de cualquier otra clase, que les asegure un bienestar compatible con la dignidad humana.
2) Ser remunerado en moneda de curso legal en su centro de trabajo.
3) La inembargabilidad del salario mínimo y las prestaciones sociales, excepto para protección de su familia y en los términos que establezca la ley.
4) Condiciones de trabajo que les garanticen la integridad física, la salud, la higiene y la disminución de los riesgos profesionales para hacer efectiva la seguridad ocupacional del trabajador.
5) Jornada laboral de ocho horas, descanso semanal, vacaciones, remuneración por los días feriados nacionales y salario por décimo tercer mes de conformidad con la ley.
6) Estabilidad en el trabajo conforme a la ley e igual oportunidad de ser promovido, sin más limitaciones que los factores de tiempo, servicio, capacidad, eficiencia y responsabilidad.
7) Seguridad social para protección integral y medios de subsistencia en casos de invalidez, vejez, riesgos profesionales, enfermedad y maternidad; y a sus familiares en casos de muerte, en la forma y condiciones que determine la ley. (Art. 82)
Employment Rights and Protection
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it is the duty of the Islamic government to furnish all citizens with equal and appropriate opportunities, to provide them with work, and to satisfy their essential needs, so that the persistence of their progress may be assured. (The Economy is a Means, Not an End, Preamble) - Persian…
تأمین امکانات مساوی و متناسب و ایجاد کار برای همه افراد و رفع نیازهای ضروری جهت استمرار حرکت تکاملی او برعهده حکومت اسلامی است. (اقتصاد وسیله است نه هدف، مقدمه)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(3) The organic laws shall govern:
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j) general regulation of labour relationships,
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(3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
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(j) regimul general privind raporturile de muncă,
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to choose their trade, occupation or profession freely. The practice of a trade, occupation or profession may be regulated by law. (Sec. 22)