Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023
Employment Rights and Protection
  • English

    (1) Every person shall enjoy the right to work, to freely choose his/her profession and workplace, to equitable and satisfactory working conditions, as well as to protection against unemployment.
    (2) All employees shall have the right to social protection of labour. The measures of protection shall bear upon labour safety and hygiene, working conditions for women and young people, introduction of a minimum wage per economy, weekly rest and annual paid leave, as well as difficult working conditions and other specific situations.
    (3) The length of the working week shall not exceed 40 hours.
    … (Art. 43)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Orice persoană are dreptul la muncă, la libera alegere a muncii, la condiţii echitabile şi satisfăcătoare de muncă, precum şi la protecţia împotriva şomajului.
    (2) Salariaţii au dreptul la protecţia muncii. Măsurile de protecţie privesc securitatea şi igiena muncii, regimul de muncă al femeilor şi al tinerilor, instituirea unui salariu minim pe economie, repaosul săptămînal, concediul de odihnă plătit, prestarea muncii în condiţii grele, precum şi alte situaţii specifice.
    (3) Durata săptămînii de muncă este de cel mult 40 de ore.
    … (Art. 43)

Employment Rights and Protection
  • English

    …
    (3) The organic laws shall govern:
    …
    j) general regulation of labour relationships,
    … (Art. 72)

  • Moldovian

    …
    (3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
    …
    (j) regimul general privind raporturile de muncă,
    … (Art. 72)

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Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023 (English). According to Art. 13(1): “The State language of the Republic of Moldova is the Romanian language.”

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Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023 (Moldovian).

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This is in reference to revisions to the Constitution.

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Articles 20 to 24 relate to access to justice, the presumption of innocence, the non-retroactivity of the law, the right of every person to be acknowledged on his/her rights and the right to life and physical and mental integrity.

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This is in reference to revisions to the Constitution.