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Employment Rights and Protection
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3. The social security system shall protect citizens in illness and old age and when they are disabled, widowed or orphaned, as well as when they are unemployed or in any other situation that entails a lack of or reduction in means of subsistence or the ability to work.
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3. O sistema de segurança social protege os cidadãos na doença, velhice, invalidez, viuvez e orfandade, bem como no desemprego e em todas as outras situações de falta ou diminuição de meios de subsistência ou de capacidade para o trabalho.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe Constitution assures to all persons:
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16. Freedom to work and its protection.
Any person has the right to freely contract [for] and to the free choice [of] work, with a just compensation.
Any discrimination which is not based on personal capacity or capability [idoneidad] is prohibited, without prejudice that the law can require Chilean citizenship or age limits in certain cases.
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21. The right to develop any economic activity which is not contrary to morals, to the public order or to national security, respecting the legal norms which regulate it.
… (Art. 19) - SpanishLa Constitución asegura a todas las personas:
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16º.- La libertad de trabajo y su protección.
Toda persona tiene derecho a la libre contratación y a la libre elección del trabajo con una justa retribución.
Se prohíbe cualquiera discriminación que no se base en la capacidad o idoneidad personal, sin perjuicio de que la ley pueda exigir la nacionalidad chilena o límites de edad para determinados casos.
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21º.- El derecho a desarrollar cualquiera actividad económica que no sea contraria a la moral, al orden público o a la seguridad nacional, respetando las normas legales que la regulen.
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Employment Rights and Protection
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2. The amount of minimum salary shall be stipulated by law. (Art. 84) - Armenian…
2. Նվազագույն աշխատավարձի չափը սահմանվում է օրենքով: (Հոդված 84)
Employment Rights and Protection
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9. Social Sector
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(o) Working hours, resting-hours, holidays and occupational safety;
... (Schedule One, Union Legislative List [Section 96]) - Burmese
၉။ လူမူရေးကဏ္ဍ
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(ဏ)အလုပ်လုပ်ချိန်၊ နားချိန်၊ အလုပ်ပိတ်ရက်များနှင့် လုပ်ငန်းခွင်ဆိုင်ရာဘေးအန္တရာယ်ကင်းရှင်းရေး၊
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Employment Rights and Protection
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(1) Women, minors, and disabled persons shall enjoy more extensive health protection and special working conditions.
(2) Minors and disabled persons shall enjoy special protection in employment relations and special assistance in training.
(3) Further details of the rights defined in sections (1 ) and (2) of this Article shall be specified by law. (Art. 38) - Slovak
(1) Ţeny, mladiství a osoby zdravotne postihnuté majú právo na zvýšenú ochranu zdravia pri práci a osobitné pracovné podmienky.
(2) Mladiství a osoby zdravotne postihnuté majú právo na osobitnú ochranu v pracovných vzťahoch a na pomoc pri príprave na povolanie.
(3) Podrobnosti o právach podľa odsekov 1 a 2 ustanoví zákon. (Čl. 38)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe rights and the benefits to which this Chapter3 refers are irrenounceable. Their enumeration does not exclude others that are derived from the Christian principle of social justice and that the law indicates; they will be applicable equally to all the concurrent factors of the process of production, and [are] regulated in social legislation and labor [legislation], in order to procure a permanent policy of national solidarity. (Art. 74)
- SpanishLos derechos y beneficios a que este Capítulo se refiere son irrenunciables. Su enumeración no excluye otros que se deriven del principio cristiano de justicia social y que indique la ley; serán aplicables por igual a todos los factores concurrentes al proceso de producción, y reglamentados en una legislación social y de trabajo, a fin de procurar una política permanente de solidaridad nacional. (Art. 74)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe employee-employer relationship shall be based on the ideals of social justice and shall be regulated by law. (Art. 30)
- Arabicالعلاقة بين العمّال وأرباب العمل أساسها العدالة الاجتماعية وينظّمها القانون. (المادّة 30)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe following are determined exclusively by the laws of Ukraine:
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6) the fundamentals of social protection, the forms and types of pension provision; the principles of the regulation of labour and employment,
… (Art. 92) - UkrainianВиключно законами України визначаються:
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6) основи соціального захисту, форми і види пенсійного забезпечення; засади регулювання праці і зайнятості,
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Employment Rights and Protection
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5. a. Women have the right to maternity leave with full pay. The duration of maternity leave shall be determined by law taking into account the nature of the work, the health of the mother and the well-being of the child and family.
b. Maternity leave may, in accordance with the provisions of law, include prenatal leave with full pay.
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8. Women shall have a right to equality in employment, promotion, pay, and the transfer of pension entitlements.
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5. ሀ/ ሴቶች የወሊድ ፈቃድ ከሙሉ የደመወዝ ክፍያ ጋር የማግኘት መብት አላቸው፡፡ የወሊድ ፈቃድ ርዝመት ሴቷ የምትሠራውን ሥራ ሁኔታ፣የሴቷን ጤንነት፣ የሕጻኑንና የቤተሰቡን ደህንነት ከግምት ውስጥ በማስገባት በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡
ለ/ የወሊድ ፈቃድ በሕግ በሚወሰነው መሰረት ከሙሉ የደመወዝ ክፍያ ጋር የሚሰጥ የእርግዝና ፈቃድን ሊጨምር ይችላል፡፡
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8. ሴቶች የቅጥር፣ የሥራ እድገት፣ የእኩል ክፍያና ጡረታን የማስተላለፍ እኩል መብት አላቸው፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the right to work. All modes of work are recognized, whether as employee or self-employed, including the work of self-sustenance and care-giving for people, along with all workers, male and female, as productive social players. (Art. 325)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará el derecho al trabajo. Se reconocen todas las modalidades de trabajo, en relación de dependencia o autónomas, con inclusión de labores de autosustento y cuidado humano; y como actores sociales productivos, a todas las trabajadoras y trabajadores. (Art. 325)