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- English(1) The power to grant any award under any pensions law for the time being in force in Solomon Islands (other than an award to which, under that law, the person to whom it is payable is entitled as of right) and, in accordance with any provisions in that behalf in any such law, to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any award payable under any such law shall vest in the Governor-General.
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(3) In this section, "pensions law" means any law relating to the grant to any person, or to the widow, children, dependants or personal representatives of that person, of an award in respect of the services of that person in a public office. (Sec. 132)
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The following are rights of urban and rural workers, among others that aim to improve their social conditions:
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XII – family allowance paid to each dependent of low-income workers, under the terms of the law;
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XXV – free assistance for children and dependents of up to five years of age, in day-care centres and pre-school facilities;
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São direitos dos trabalhadores urbanos e rurais, além de outros que visem à melhoria de sua condição social:
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XII - salário-família pago em razão do dependente do trabalhador de baixa renda nos termos da lei;
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XXV - assistência gratuita aos filhos e dependentes desde o nascimento até 5 (cinco) anos de idade em creches e pré-escolas;
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- EnglishFamily, motherhood and fatherhood, and childhood shall be under the protection of the state. … (Art. 40)
- RussianСемья, материнство, отцовство и детство находятся под защитой государства. ... (Статья 40)
- TurkmenMaşgala, enelik, atalyk we çagalyk döwletiň goragynda durýarlar. … (40-njy madda)
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The family, which is the foundation of society, shall enjoy special protection from the State.
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Paragraph 8. The State shall ensure assistance to the family in the person of each of its members, creating mechanisms to suppress violence within the family. (Art. 226) - Portuguese
A família, base da sociedade, tem especial proteção do Estado.
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§ 8º O Estado assegurará a assistência à família na pessoa de cada um dos que a integram, criando mecanismos para coibir a violência no âmbito de suas relações. (Art. 226)
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Motherhood, fatherhood and childhood shall be protected by the state.
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Onalik, otalik va bolalik davlat tomonidan muhofaza qilinadi.
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- EnglishThe people of Venezuela, … guarantees the right to life, work, learning, education, social justice and equality, without discrimination or subordination of any kind; … (Preamble)
- SpanishEl pueblo de Venezuela, ... asegure el derecho a la vida, al trabajo, a la cultura, a la educación, a la justicia social y a la igualdad sin discriminación ni subordinación alguna; ...(Preámbulo)
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- EnglishThe Government has as [its] task to realize the aspirations of the Burundian People, in particular to heal the divisions of the past, to ameliorate the quality of life of all Burundians and to guarantee to all the possibility to live in Burundi protected from [à l’abri de] fear, from discrimination, from disease and from hunger. (Art. 17)
- KirundiLeta ijejwe gukora ivyo abarundi bipfuza, cane cane kurandurana n’imizi amacakubiri yo muri kahise, kuronsa abarundi bose akarusho mu buryo babayeho kandi ikishinga ko abarundi bose bashobora kuba mu Burundi ata bwoba, ata gukumirwa, bagakingirwa ingwara n’inzara. (Ingingo ya 17)
- FrenchLe Gouvernement a pour tâche de réaliser les aspirations du peuple burundais, en particulier de guérir les divisions du passé, d’améliorer la qualité de la vie de tous les burundais et de garantir à tous la possibilité de vivre au Burundi à l’abri de la peur, de la discrimination, de la maladie et de la faim. (Art. 17)
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- English1. The State recognizes the formation of the family and assures its protection.
... (Art. 26) - Portuguese1 - O Estado reconhece a constituição da família e assegura a sua protecção.
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- EnglishSocial securities for the benefit of the manual and intellectual workers are established, regulated by the system of compulsory [forzosa] contribution of the State, employers and workers, in order to protect them against the risks of sickness, disability, maternity, old age, death and other contingencies that the law determines.
The administration and the government of the social securities will be the responsibility of an autonomous institution, denominated [the] Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social [Costa Rican Bank of Social Security].
The funds and the reserves of the social securities may not be transferred or used for distinct purposes [other] than those which motivated their creation.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishSe establecen los seguros sociales en beneficio de los trabajadores manuales e intelectuales, regulados por el sistema de contribución forzosa del Estado, patronos y trabajadores, a fin de proteger a éstos contra los riesgos de enfermedad, invalidez, maternidad, vejez, muerte y demás contingencias que la ley determine.
La administración y el gobierno de los seguros sociales estarán a cargo de una institución autónoma, denominada Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.
No podrán ser transferidos ni empleados en finalidades distintas a las que motivaron su creación, los fondos y las reservas de los seguros sociales.
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(3) Federation, provinces and municipalities have to aim at the equal status of women and men in the budgeting. (Art. 13) - German
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(3) Bund, Länder und Gemeinden haben bei der Haushaltsführung die tatsächliche Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern anzustreben. (Art. 13)