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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State must take all practical measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to provide social security and social care to those who are in need. (Sec. 30)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe veterans of the War of the Chaco [guerra del Chaco] and those of other armed international conflicts that are waged in the defense of the Fatherland [Patria], will enjoy honors and privileges; pensions that allow them to live decorously; preferential assistance, gratuitous and complete for their health, as well as other benefits, according to what the law determines.
Their widows and minor or handicapped children, including those [of] veterans who were dead prior to the promulgation of this Constitution[,] will succeed to the economic benefits.
… (Art. 130) - SpanishLos veteranos de la guerra del Chaco, y los de otros conflictos armados internacionales que se libren en defensa de la Patria, gozarán de honores y privilegios; de pensiones que les permitan vivir decorosamente; de asistencia preferencial, gratuita y completa a su salud, así como de otros beneficios, conforme con lo que determine la ley.
En los beneficios económicos les sucederán sus viudas e hijos menores o discapacitados, incluidos los de los veteranos fallecidos con anterioridad a la promulgación de esta Constitución.
… (Art. 130)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe rights of a mother during the period prior to and after giving birth shall be protected and assisted as provided by law. … (Sec. 48)
- Thaiสิทธิของมารดาในช่วงก่อนและหลังการคลอดบุตรย่อมได้รับความคุ้มครองและช่วยเหลือตามที่กฎหมายบัญญัติ … (มาตรา ๔๘)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
1. Persons with disabilities exercise the rights provided for in this Title under conditions of real and effective freedom and equality. The special protection necessary to exercise the rights shall be governed by law.
2. The public authorities shall advance policies to ensure full individual autonomy and social inclusion of persons with disabilities, in environments with accessibility for all, and shall also promote the participation of its organisations, in such terms as the law provides. Priority shall be given to meeting the specific needs of women and children with disability. (Sec. 49) - Spanish
1. Las personas con discapacidad ejercen los derechos previstos en este Título en condiciones de libertad e igualdad reales y efectivas. Se regulará por ley la protección especial que sea necesaria para dicho ejercicio.
2. Los poderes públicos impulsarán las políticas que garanticen la plena autonomía personal y la inclusión social de las personas con discapacidad, en entornos universalmente accesibles. Asimismo, fomentarán la participación de sus organizaciones, en los términos que la ley establezca. Se atenderán particularmente las necesidades específicas de las mujeres y los menores con discapacidad. (Art. 49)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe following are essential purposes and functions of the State, in addition to those established in the Constitution and the law:
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2. To guarantee the welfare, development, security and protection, and equal dignity of individuals, nations, peoples, and communities, …
5. To guarantee access of all people to education, health and work.
… (Art. 9) - SpanishSon fines y funciones esenciales del Estado, además de los que establece la Constitución y la ley:
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2. Garantizar el bienestar, el desarrollo, la seguridad y la protección e igual dignidad de las personas, las naciones, los pueblos y las comunidades, ...
5. Garantizar el acceso de las personas a la educación, a la salud y al trabajo.
… (Art. 9)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishWhereas the People of Trinidad and Tobago—
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe that the operation of the economic system should result in the material resources of the community being so distributed as to subserve the common good, that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity;
... (Preamble)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to social security in old age, in the event of disability and loss of the bread-winner, as well as in some other cases specified by law.
Pensions, allowances and other kinds of welfare may not be lower than the officially fixed minimum subsistence wage. (Art. 39) - UzbekHar kim qariganda, mehnat layoqatini yo‘qotganda, shuningdek boquvchisidan mahrum bo‘lganda va qonunda nazarda tutilgan boshqa hollarda ijtimoiy ta’minot olish huquqiga ega.
Pensiyalar, nafaqalar, ijtimoiy yordam boshqa turlarining miqdori rasman belgilab qo‘yilgan tirikchilik uchun zarur eng kam miqdordan oz bo‘lishi mumkin emas. (39-modda)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe Burundian Government must be composed so that all Burundians are represented in it and that it represents them all; that each has equal opportunities to be a part of it; that all citizens have access to the public services and that the decisions and the actions of the Government obtain the largest possible support. (Art. 16)
- KirundiLeta y’Uburundi itegerezwa kuringanizwa ku buryo abarundi bose bayiserukirwamwo nayo ikabaserukira bose; arundi bose baranganya uburenganzira bwo kuja muri Leta ; abanyagihugu bose barafise uburenganzira bwo gushikira abo bakeneye bajejwe imirimo ya Leta kandi ingingo n’ibirangurwa na Leta bigashigikirwa na benshi. (Ingingo ya 16)
- FrenchLe Gouvernement burundais doit être composé de sorte que tous les burundais y soient représentés et qu’il les représente tous; que chacun ait des chances égales d’en faire partie; que tous les citoyens aient accès aux services publics et que les décisions et les actions du Gouvernement recueillent le plus large soutien possible. (Art. 16)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
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;
… (Art. 7) - Portuguese
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;
... (Art. 7)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe general retirement and social security funds shall be organized in such a way as to guarantee to all workers, employers, employees, and laborers adequate retirement pensions and subsidies in case of accident, sickness, disability, enforced unemployment, etc.; and in case of death, the corresponding pension to their families. The old age pension is the right of those who have reached the limit of their productive age, after long residence in the country, and who lack the means to provide for the necessities of life. ... (Art. 67)
- SpanishLas jubilaciones generales y seguros sociales se organizarán en forma de garantizar a todos los trabajadores, patronos, empleados y obreros, retiros adecuados y subsidios para los casos de accidentes, enfermedad, invalidez, desocupación forzosa, etc.; y a sus familias, en caso de muerte, la pensión correspondiente. La pensión a la vejez constituye un derecho para el que llegue al límite de la edad productiva, después de larga permanencia en el país y carezca de recursos para subvenir a sus necesidades vitales. ... (Art. 67)