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Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Regardless of age, sex, race, citizenship, place of origin, religion and political and ideological convictions, every worker has the right:
a) To the remuneration of his work in accordance with its volume, nature and quality, with respect for the principle of equal pay for equal work and in such a way as to guarantee a proper living;
b) That work be organised under conditions of social dignity and in such a way as to provide personal fulfilment and to make it possible to reconcile work and family life;
c) To work in conditions that are hygienic, safe and healthy;
d) To rest and leisure time, a maximum limit on the working day, a weekly rest period and periodic paid holidays;
e) To material assistance when he involuntarily finds himself in a situation of unemployment;
f) To assistance and fair reparation when he is the victim of a work-related accident or occupational illness.
2. The state is charged with ensuring the working, remuneratory and rest-related conditions to which workers are entitled, particularly by:
a) Establishing and updating a national minimum wage which, among other factors, shall have regard to workers' needs, increases in the cost of living, the level of development of the forces of production, the demands of economic and financial stability, and the accumulation of capital for development purposes;
b) Setting national limits on working hours;
c) Especially protecting the work done by women during pregnancy and following childbirth, as well as the work done by minors, the disabled and those whose occupations are particularly strenuous or are undertaken in unhealthy, toxic or dangerous conditions;
d) In cooperation with social organisations, ensuring the systematic development of a network of rest and holiday centres;
e) Protecting emigrant workers' working conditions and guaranteeing their social benefits;
f) Protecting student workers' working conditions.
3. Salaries shall enjoy special guarantees, as laid down by law. (Art. 59) - Portuguese1. Todos os trabalhadores, sem distinção de idade, sexo, raça, cidadania, território de origem, religião, convicções políticas ou ideológicas, têm direito:
a) À retribuição do trabalho, segundo a quantidade, natureza e qualidade, observando-se o princípio de que para trabalho igual salário igual, de forma a garantir uma existência condigna;
b) A organização do trabalho em condições socialmente dignificantes, de forma a facultar a realização pessoal e a permitir a conciliação da actividade profissional com a vida familiar;
c) A prestação do trabalho em condições de higiene, segurança e saúde;
d) Ao repouso e aos lazeres, a um limite máximo da jornada de trabalho, ao descanso semanal e a férias periódicas pagas;
e) À assistência material, quando involuntariamente se encontrem em situação de desemprego;
f) A assistência e justa reparação, quando vítimas de acidente de trabalho ou de doença profissional.
2. Incumbe ao Estado assegurar as condições de trabalho, retribuição e repouso a que os trabalhadores têm direito, nomeadamente:
a) O estabelecimento e a actualização do salário mínimo nacional, tendo em conta, entre outros factores, as necessidades dos trabalhadores, o aumento do custo de vida, o nível de desenvolvimento das forças produtivas, as exigências da estabilidade económica e financeira e a acumulação para o desenvolvimento;
b) A fixação, a nível nacional, dos limites da duração do trabalho;
c) A especial protecção do trabalho das mulheres durante a gravidez e após o parto, bem como do trabalho dos menores, dos diminuídos e dos que desempenhem actividades particularmente violentas ou em condições insalubres, tóxicas ou perigosas;
d) O desenvolvimento sistemático de uma rede de centros de repouso e de férias, em cooperação com organizações sociais;
e) A protecção das condições de trabalho e a garantia dos benefícios sociais dos trabalhadores emigrantes;
f) A protecção das condições de trabalho dos trabalhadores estudantes.
3. Os salários gozam de garantias especiais, nos termos da lei. (Art. 59)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of Seychelles-
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(d) to work conscientiously in a chosen profession, occupation or trade;
… (Art. 40)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishFree professional education for the worker is established, imparted by the State or private enterprise, and regulated by law. (Art. 75)
- SpanishEl Estado o la empresa privada impartirán enseñanza profesional gratuita al trabajador. La Ley reglamentará la forma de prestar este servicio. (Art. 75)
Employment Rights and Protection
- 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
- English
(1) Employees have the right to just and satisfying working conditions. The law guarantees, above all
a) the right to remuneration for work done, sufficient to ensure them a dignified standard of living,
b) protection against arbitrary dismissal and discrimination at the work place,
c) labor safety and the protection of health at work,
d) the longest admissible working time,
e) adequate rest after work,
f) the shortest admissible period of paid leave,
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(2) Every employee has the right to remuneration for work done which is not lower than minimal wage. A law shall regulate details on the minimal wage. (Art. 36) - Slovak
(1) Zamestnanci majú právo na spravodlivé a uspokojujúce pracovné podmienky. Zákon im zabezpečuje najmä
a) právo na odmenu za vykonanú prácu, dostatočnú na to, aby im umoţnila dôstojnú ţivotnú úroveň,
b) ochranu proti svojvoľnému prepúšťaniu zo zamestnania a diskriminácii v zamestnaní,
c) ochranu bezpečnosti a zdravia pri práci,
d) najvyššiu prípustnú dĺţku pracovného času,
e) primeraný odpočinok po práci,
f) najkratšiu prípustnú dĺţku platenej dovolenky na zotavenie,
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(2) Každý zamestnanec má právo, aby jeho odmena za vykonanú prácu nebola nižšia ako minimálna mzda. Podrobnosti o úprave minimálnej mzdy ustanoví zákon. (Čl. 36)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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– the system of establishment of the list of paid and unpaid holidays;
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- the right to work, the syndical right and of social institutions;
… (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- le système d'établissement de la liste des journées fériées, chômées et payées ;
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- le droit du travail, le droit syndical et des institutions sociales ;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The ordinary day of work is of eight hours or forty-eight hours weekly, at the longest. In the case of cumulative or atypical workdays, the average number of hours worked in the corresponding period may not exceed that maximum.
Workers have the right to weekly and annual remunerated rest. This benefit and its compensation are regulated by law or by agreement. (Art. 25) - Spanish
La jornada ordinaria de trabajo es de ocho horas diarias o cuarenta y ocho horas semanales, como máximo. En caso de jornadas acumulativas o atípicas, el promedio de horas trabajadas en el período correspondiente no puede superar dicho máximo.
Los trabajadores tienen derecho a descanso semanal y anual remunerados. Su disfrute y su compensación se regulan por ley o por convenio. (Art. 25)
Employment Rights and Protection
- 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
- EnglishEveryone who is employed has the right to rest.
This right is ensured by providing weekly rest days and also paid annual vacation, by establishing a shorter working day for certain professions and industries, and reduced working hours at night.
The maximum number of working hours, the minimum duration of rest and of paid annual vacation, days off and holidays as well as other conditions for exercising this right, are determined by law. (Art. 45) - UkrainianКожен, хто працює, має право на відпочинок.
Це право забезпечується наданням днів щотижневого відпочинку, а також оплачуваної щорічної відпустки, встановленням скороченого робочого дня щодо окремих професій і виробництв, скороченої тривалості роботи у нічний час.
Максимальна тривалість робочого часу, мінімальна тривалість відпочинку та оплачуваної щорічної відпустки, вихідні та святкові дні, а також інші умови здійснення цього права визначаються законом. (Стаття 45)