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- EnglishThe State protects the family, which is the foundation of society. (Art. 259)
- FrenchL'Etat protège la Famille base fondamentale de la Société. (Art. 259)
Public Institutions and Services
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We hold that democracy is only possible where the State serves its citizens and handles their affairs in an equitable manner, without abuse and impartially.
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Valljuk, hogy népuralom csak ott van, ahol az állam szolgálja polgárait, ügyeiket méltányosan, visszaélés és részrehajlás nélkül intézi.
… (Nemzeti Hitvallás)
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(2) Subject to the availability of resources, the Government shall provide facilities and opportunities necessary to enhance the welfare of women to enable them to realise their full potential and advancement.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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– the right … of social institutions;
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– the economic regime;
… (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant :
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- le droit ... des institutions sociales ;
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- le régime économique ;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Georgia is a social state.
2. The State shall take care of strengthening the principles of social justice, social equality and social solidarity within society.
3. The State shall take care of the equitable socio-economic and demographic development in the entire territory of the country. Special conditions for the development of high mountain regions shall be determined by law.
4. The State shall take care of human health care and social protection, ensuring the subsistence minimum and decent housing, and protecting the welfare of the family. The State shall promote the employment of citizens. Conditions for providing the subsistence minimum shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 5) - Georgian1. საქართველო არის სოციალური სახელმწიფო.
2. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს საზოგადოებაში სოციალური სამართლიანობის, სოციალური თანასწორობისა და სოციალური სოლიდარობის პრინციპების განმტკიცებაზე.
3. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ქვეყნის მთელ ტერიტორიაზე თანაბარ სოციალურ-ეკონომიკურ და დემოგრაფიულ განვითარებაზე. მაღალმთიანი რეგიონების განვითარებისათვის კანონი ქმნის განსაკუთრებულ პირობებს.
4. სახელმწიფო ზრუნავს ადამიანის ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალურ დაცვაზე, საარსებო მინიმუმითა და ღირსეული საცხოვრებლით უზრუნველყოფაზე, ოჯახის კეთილდღეობის დაცვაზე. სახელმწიფო ხელს უწყობს მოქალაქეს დასაქმებაში. საარსებო მინიმუმის უზრუნველყოფის პირობები განისაზღვრება კანონით.
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Public Institutions and Services
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The workers have the right to conditions of work that assure to them[,] especially:
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7. Social security for integral protection and measures of subsistence in cases of disability, age, occupational risks, illness or maternity, and to their relations in cases of death, in the form and conditions that the law determines. (Art. 82) - Spanish
Los trabajadores tienen derecho a condiciones de trabajo que les aseguren en especial:
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7) Seguridad social para protección integral y medios de subsistencia en casos de invalidez, vejez, riesgos profesionales, enfermedad y maternidad; y a sus familiares en casos de muerte, en la forma y condiciones que determine la ley. (Art. 82)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Every citizen incapable of work and unprovided with the resources necessary for subsistence is entitled to maintenance and social assistance.
… (Art. 17) - Maltese(1) Kull ċittadin li ma jkunx kapaċi għal xogħol u li ma jkunx provdut bir-risorsi meħtieġa għall-għixien għandu dritt għal manteniment u għajnuna soċjali.
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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
- English1. Marriage and family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood shall be under the protection of the state.
… (Art. 27) - Kazak1. Неке мен отбасы, ана мен әке және бала мемлекеттiң қорғауында болады.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishAgrarian reform and rural development are effected in accordance with the following bases:
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9. support to the peasant woman, especially to who is head of [the] family;
… (Art. 115) - SpanishLa reforma agraria y el desarrollo rural se efectuarán de acuerdo con las siguientes bases:
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9. el apoyo a la mujer campesina, en especial a quien sea cabeza de familia;
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