Constitution of the Republic of the Congo 2015, as amended to 2022
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    The State recognizes to all citizens the right to work and creates the conditions which render its enjoyment effective. (Art. 30)
  • French
    L’Etat reconnaît à tous les citoyens le droit au travail et crée les conditions qui en rendent effective la jouissance. (Art. 30)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    Every person has the right to rest and to leisure, notably to a limitation of the duration of work and to periodic vacations [congés] as well as to the remuneration of the holidays within the conditions established by the law. (Art. 34)
  • French
    Toute personne a droit au repos et aux loisirs, notamment à une limitation de la durée de travail et à des congés périodiques ainsi qu’à la rémunération des jours fériés dans les conditions fixées par la loi. (Art. 34)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English
    Every person has the right, within the respect for the law, to engage in activity [entreprendre] in the sectors of his choice. (Art. 48)
  • French
    Toute personne a le droit, dans le respect de la loi, d’entreprendre dans les secteurs de son choix. (Art. 48)
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English

    The law equally establishes the rules concerning:

    • the right to work [droit du travail], the syndical right and the regimes of social security;
    … (Art. 125)
  • French

    La loi fixe également les règles concernant:

    - le droit du travail, le droit syndical et les régimes de sécurité sociale;
    … (Art. 125)
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Constitution of the Republic of the Congo 2015, as amended to 2022 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023). According to Art. 4: “… The official language is French. …"

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