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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe state shall take care of the creation of conditions in which an optimal satisfaction of the basic needs for work, ... is obtained. (Art. 24)
- DutchDe Staat draagt zorg voor het scheppen van omstandigheden, waardoor een optimale bevrediging van de basisbehoeften aan werk, ... verkregen wordt. (Art. 24)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Young people, mothers and persons with disabilities shall be entitled to special protection at work. (Art. 64) - Croatian…
Mladež, majke i osobe s invaliditetom imaju pravo na osobitu zaštitu na radu. (Članak 64)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The State
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It commits to guaranteeing the access of the vulnerable persons … to employment, … (Art. 32) - French
L’Etat
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Il s’engage à garantir l’accès des personnes vulnérables … à l’emploi, … (Art. 32)
Employment Rights and Protection
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All persons are equal before the law, without any distinction whatsoever, Brazilians and foreigners residing in the country being ensured of inviolability of the right to life, to liberty, to equality, to security and to property, on the following terms:
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XIII – the practice of any work, trade or profession is free, observing the professional qualifications which the law shall establish;
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Todos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade, nos termos seguintes:
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XIII - é livre o exercício de qualquer trabalho, ofício ou profissão, atendidas as qualificações profissionais que a lei estabelecer;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State guarantees the equality and equitable treatment of men and women in the exercise of the right to work. The state recognizes work at home as an economic activity that creates added value and produces social welfare and wealth. Housewives are entitled to Social Security in accordance with law. (Art. 88)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará la igualdad y equidad de hombres y mujeres en el ejercicio del derecho al trabajo. El Estado reconocerá el trabajo del hogar como actividad económica que crea valor agregado y produce riqueza y bienestar social. Las amas de casa tienen derecho a la seguridad social de conformidad con la ley. (Art. 88)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) By means of separate measures, Hungary shall ensure the protection of young people and parents at work. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XVIII) - Hungarian…
(2) Magyarország külön intézkedésekkel biztosítja a fiatalok és a szülők munkahelyi védelmét. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XVIII. cikk)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishApart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
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n) The fundamental principles of … labor rights, and social security.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishAparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
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n) Los principios fundamentales de … el derecho laboral y la seguridad social.
… (Art. 69) - FrenchOutre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de cette Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
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n) Les principes fondamentaux relatifs… au droit du travail et à la sécurité sociale.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWork is a right of the individual and an obligation with society. The State must procure that everyone has an honest and useful occupation, duly remunerated, and because of this to impede the establishment of conditions that in some form diminish the freedom or the dignity of man or degrade his work to the condition of simple merchandise. The State guarantees the right to free election of [a] job. (Art. 56)
- SpanishEl trabajo es un derecho del individuo y una obligación con la sociedad. El Estado debe procurar que todos tengan ocupación honesta y útil, debidamente remunerada, e impedir que por causa de ella se establezcan condiciones que en alguna forma menoscaben la libertad o la dignidad del hombre o degraden su trabajo a la condición de simple mercancía. El Estado garantiza el derecho de libre elección de trabajo. (Art. 56)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens –
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(b) the right to work, that is the right to guaranteed employment at a reasonable wage having regard to the quantity and quality of work;
(c) the right to reasonable rest, recreation and leisure;
… (Art. 15) - Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে পরিকল্পিত অর্থনৈতিক বিকাশের মাধ্যমে উৎপাদনশক্তির ক্রমবৃদ্ধি সাধন এবং জনগণের জীবনযাত্রার বস্তুগত ও সংস্কৃতিগত মানের দৃঢ় উন্নতিসাধন, যাহাতে নাগরিকদের জন্য নিম্নলিখিত বিষয়সমূহ অর্জন নিশ্চিত করা যায়:
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(খ) কর্মের অধিকার, অর্থাৎ কর্মের গুণ ও পরিমাণ বিবেচনা করিয়া যুক্তিসঙ্গত মজুরীর বিনিময়ে কর্মসংস্থানের নিশ্চয়তার অধিকার;
(গ) যুক্তিসঙ্গত বিশ্রাম, বিনোদন ও অবকাশের অধিকার;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing—
(a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood;
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(d) that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women;
(e) that the health and strength of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength;
… (Art. 39) - Hindiराज्य अपनी नीति का, विशिष्टतया, इस प्रकार संचालन करेगा कि सुनिश्चित रूप से—
(क) पुरुष और स्त्री सभी नागरिकों को समान रूप से जीविका के पर्याप्त साधन प्राप्त करने का अधिकार हो;
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(घ) पुरुषों और स्त्रियों दोनों का समान कार्य के लिए समान वेतन हो;
(ड.) पुरुष और स्त्री कर्मकारों के स्वास्थ्य और शक्ति का तथा बालकों की सुकुमार अवस्था का दुरुपयोग न हो और आर्थिक आवश्यकता से विवश होकर नागरिकों को ऐसे रोजगारों में न जाना पड़े जो उनकी आयु या शक्ति के अनुकूल न हों;
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