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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone has the right to lead a life in keeping with human dignity.
To this end, the laws, federate laws and rules referred to in Article 134 guarantee economic, social and cultural rights, taking into account corresponding obligations, and determine the conditions for exercising them.
These rights include among others:
1° the right to employment and to the free choice of an occupation within the context of a general employment policy, aimed among others at ensuring a level of employment that is as stable and high as possible, the right to fair terms of employment and to fair remuneration, as well as the right to information, consultation and collective negotiation;
… (Art. 23) - DutchIeder heeft het recht een menswaardig leven te leiden.
Daartoe waarborgen de wet, het decreet of de in artikel 134 bedoelde regel, rekening houdend met de overeenkomstige plichten, de economische, sociale en culturele rechten, waarvan ze de voorwaarden voor de uitoefening bepalen.
Die rechten omvatten inzonderheid:
1° het recht op arbeid en op de vrije keuze van beroepsarbeid in het raam van een algemeen werkgelegenheidsbeleid dat onder meer gericht is op het waarborgen van een zo hoog en stabiel mogelijk werkgelegenheidspeil, het recht op billijke arbeidsvoorwaarden en een billijke beloning, alsmede het recht op informatie, overleg en collectief onderhandelen;
... (Art. 23) - FrenchChacun a le droit de mener une vie conforme à la dignité humaine.
A cette fin, la loi, le décret ou la règle visée à l’article 134 garantissent, en tenant compte des obligations correspondantes, les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, et déterminent les conditions de leur exercice.
Ces droits comprennent notamment:
1° le droit au travail et au libre choix d’une activité professionnelle dans le cadre d’une politique générale de l’emploi, visant entre autres à assurer un niveau d’emploi aussi stable et élevé que possible, le droit à des conditions de travail et à une rémunération équitables, ainsi que le droit d’information, de consultation et de négociation collective;
… (Art. 23) - GermanJeder hat das Recht, ein menschenwürdiges Leben zu führen.
Zu diesem Zweck gewährleistet das Gesetz, das Dekret oder die in Artikel 134 erwähnte Regel unter Berücksichtigung der entsprechenden Verpflichtungen die wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Rechte und bestimmt die Bedingungen für ihre Ausübung.
Diese Rechte umfassen insbesondere:
1. das Recht auf Arbeit und auf freie Wahl der Berufstätigkeit im Rahmen einer allgemeinen Beschäftigungspolitik, die unter anderem darauf ausgerichtet ist, einen Beschäftigungsstand zu gewährleisten, der so stabil und hoch wie möglich ist, das Recht auf gerechte Arbeitsbedingungen und gerechte Entlohnung sowie das Recht auf Information, Konsultation und kollektive Verhandlungen;
… (Art. 23)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Work constitutes a right and shall enjoy the protection of the State, which shall care for the creation of conditions of employment for all citizens and shall pursue the moral and material advancement of the rural and urban working population.
All workers, irrespective of sex or other distinctions, shall be entitled to equal pay for work of equal value.
2. General working conditions shall be determined by law, supplemented by collective labour agreements concluded through free negotiations and, in case of the failure of such, by rules determined by arbitration.
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5. The State shall care for the social security of the working people, as specified by law. (Art. 22) - Greek1. H εργασία αποτελεί δικαίωμα και προστατεύεται από το Kράτος, που μεριμνά για τη δημιουργία συνθηκών απασχόλησης όλων των πολιτών και για την ηθική και υλική εξύψωση του εργαζόμενου αγροτικού και αστικού πληθυσμού.
Όλοι οι εργαζόμενοι, ανεξάρτητα από φύλο ή άλλη διάκριση, έχουν δικαίωμα ίσης αμοιβής για παρεχόμενη εργασία ίσης αξίας.
2. Mε νόμο καθορίζονται οι γενικοί όροι εργασίας, που συμπληρώνονται από τις συλλογικές συμβάσεις εργασίας συναπτόμενες με ελεύθερες διαπραγματεύσεις και, αν αυτές αποτύχουν, με τους κανόνες που θέτει η διαιτησία.
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5. Tο Kράτος μεριμνά για την κοινωνική ασφάλιση των εργαζομένων, όπως νόμος ορίζει. ('Αρθρο 22)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1) To improve the ability to work and to advance its economic interests, the State shall promote and support agriculture, the cultivation of alps, trades and industry; in particular, it shall promote insurance against damage that endangers work and goods and shall take measures to combat such damage.
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3) It shall support landslide control measures, afforestation and drainage operations and shall turn its attention to and promote all efforts to open up new sources of income. (Art. 20) - German1) Zur Hebung der Erwerbsfähigkeit und zur Pflege seiner wirtschaftlichen Interessen fördert und unterstützt der Staat Land- und Alpwirtschaft, Gewerbe und Industrie; er fördert insbesondere die Versicherung gegen Schäden, die Arbeit und Güter bedrohen und trifft Massregeln zur Bekämpfung solcher Schäden.
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3) Er unterstützt die Rüfeverbauungen, Aufforstungen und Entwässerungen und wird allen Bestrebungen zur Erschliessung neuer Verdienstquellen sein Augenmerk und seine Förderung zuwenden. (Art. 20)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishSocial insurance of the employed shall be mandatory.
… (Art. 67) - MontenegrinSocijalno osiguranje zaposlenih je obavezno.
… (Član 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) The right to work shall not be restricted. Everyone has a free choice of his/her profession, trade or occupation, as well as work place.
(2) All employees have the right to measures of social protection. These concern employees' safety and health, working conditions for women and young people, the setting up of a minimum gross salary per economy, weekends, paid rest leave, work performed under difficult and special conditions, as well as other specific conditions, as stipulated by the law.
(3) The normal duration of a working day is of maximum eight hours, on the average.
(4) On equal work with men, women shall get equal wages.
… (Art. 41) - Romanian(1) Dreptul la muncă nu poate fi îngrădit. Alegerea profesiei, a meseriei sau a ocupaţiei, precum şi a locului de muncă este liberă.
(2) Salariaţii au dreptul la măsuri de protecţie socială. Acestea privesc securitatea şi sănătatea salariaţilor, regimul de muncă al femeilor si al tinerilor, instituirea unui salariu minim brut pe ţară, repausul săptămânal, concediul de odihnă plătit, prestarea muncii în condiţii deosebite sau speciale, formarea profesională, precum şi alte situaţii specifice, stabilite prin lege.
(3) Durata normală a zilei de lucru este, în medie, de cel mult 8 ore.
(4) La muncă egală, femeile au salariu egal cu bărbaţii.
... (Art. 41)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishFreedom of work shall be guaranteed.
Everyone shall choose his employment freely.
Everyone shall have access under equal conditions to any position of employment.
Forced labour shall be prohibited. (Art. 49) - SloveneZagotovljena je svoboda dela.
Vsakdo prosto izbira zaposlitev.
Vsakomur je pod enakimi pogoji dostopno vsako delovno mesto.
Prisilno delo je prepovedano. (49. Člen)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Women and men shall be ensured equal opportunities … in employment and promotion, … as well as the creation of conditions for the protection of their work and health. (Art. 32) - Belarusian
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Жанчынам і мужчынам забяспечваецца прадастаўленне роўных магчымасцей ... у працы і вылучэнні па службе (рабоце), ... а таксама стварэнне ўмоў для аховы іх працы і здароўя. (Артыкул 32) - Russian
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Женщинам и мужчинам обеспечивается предоставление равных возможностей ... в труде и продвижении по службе (работе), ... а также создание условий для охраны их труда и здоровья. (Статья 32)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to work and to freedom of work.
Everyone shall be free to choose his/her vocation and occupation, and shall have access to each workplace and post under equal conditions. (Art. 54) - CroatianSvatko ima pravo na rad i slobodu rada.
Svatko slobodno bira poziv i zaposlenje i svakomu je pod jednakim uvjetima dostupno svako radno mjesto i dužnost. (Članak 54)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEmployees have the right to fair remuneration for their work and to satisfactory work conditions. Detailed provisions shall be set by law. (Charter, Art. 28)
- CzechZaměstnanci mají právo na spravedlivou odměnu za práci a na uspokojivé pracovní podmínky. Podrobnosti stanoví zákon. (Listina, Čl. 28)
Employment Rights and Protection
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2 1° In particular, the State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved.
2° The State shall, therefore, endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home.
... (Art. 41) - Irish Gaelic...
2 1° Go sonrach, admhaíonn an Stát go dtugann an bhean don Stát, trína saol sa teaghlach, cúnamh nach bhféadfaí leas an phobail a ghnóthú dá éagmais.
2° Uime sin, féachfaidh an Stát lena chur in áirithe nach mbeidh ar mháithreacha clainne, de dheasca uireasa, dul le saothar agus faillí a thabhairt dá chionn sin ina ndualgais sa teaghlach.
... (Airteagal 41)