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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The worker has the right to an equitable and sufficient remuneration, that procures, for him and his family, material and spiritual well-being.
Payment of the remuneration and of the social benefits of the worker takes priority over any other obligation of the employer.
Minimum remunerations are regulated by the State with participation of the representative organizations of the workers and of the employers. (Art. 24) - Spanish
El trabajador tiene derecho a una remuneración equitativa y suficiente, que procure, para él y su familia, el bienestar material y espiritual.
El pago de la remuneración y de los beneficios sociales del trabajador tiene prioridad sobre cualquiera otra obligación del empleador.
Las remuneraciones mínimas se regulan por el Estado con participación de las organizaciones representativas de los trabajadores y de los empleadores. (Art. 24)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State recognizes to all citizens the right to work and strives [s’efforce] to create the conditions that render the enjoyment of this right effective. It recognizes the right that every person has to enjoy just and satisfactory conditions of work and guarantees to the worker the just retribution for their services or for their production. (Art. 54)
- KirundiLeta iremera ko abanyagihugu bose bakwiye kuronka uburenganzira bw’akazi. Irakora uko ishobora wose kugira ishireho ibikenewe kugira ubwo burenganzira bushobore kujamu ngiro. lrubahiriza umukozi wese kugira ngo aronke impembo ikwiranye n’amabanga arangura canke umwimbu wiwe kandi akabaho mu buryo bwiza kandi bushimishije. (Ingingo ya 54)
- FrenchL’Etat reconnaît à tous les citoyens le droit au travail et s’efforce de créer des conditions qui rendent la jouissance de ce droit effective. Il reconnaît le droit qu’a toute personne de jouir des conditions de travail justes et satisfaisantes et garantit au travailleur la juste rétribution de ses services ou de sa production. (Art. 54)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Now, therefore, the people of Barbados
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(d) resolve that the operation of the economic system shall promote the general welfare by the equitable distribution of the material resources of the community, by the human conditions under which all men shall labour and by the undeviating recognition of ability, integrity and merit;
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Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working conditions and other social assistance.
… (Art. 47) - Bulgarian…
(2) Жената майка се ползва от особената закрила на държавата, която й осигурява платен отпуск преди и след раждане, безплатна акушерска помощ, облекчаване на труда и други социални помощи.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishAll employees have, independent of age, sex, race, nationality, religion or political opinions, the right to:
a. Remuneration for their work corresponding to quantity, type, quality and experience on the basis of equal pay for equal work;
b. The performance of their task under humane conditions, in order to enable self-development;
c. Safe and healthy working condition;
d. Sufficient rest and recreation. (Art. 28) - DutchAlle werknemers zijn, ongeacht leeftijd, geslacht, ras, nationaliteit, godsdienst of politieke overtuiging, gerechtigd tot:
a. beloning voor hun werk naar gelang van hoeveelheid, aard, kwaliteit en ervaring op basis van het beginsel van gelijk loon, voor gelijke arbeid;
b. het verrichten van hun taak onder menswaardige omstandigheden, ten einde zelfontplooiing mogelijk te maken;
c. veilige en gezonde arbeidsomstandigheden;
d. voldoende rust en ontspanning. (Art. 28)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to the security of the employment and to receive a remuneration proportional to the quantity and to the quality of the work provided.
Men and women receive an identical remuneration for equal work. (Art. 38) - Arabicيحق لجميع المواطنين بالتوظيف الآمن والحصول على أجر متناسب مع كمية ونوعية العمل المقدّم.
يحصل الرجل والمرأة على أجر متطابق عن العمل المتساوي. (المادة 38) - FrenchTous les citoyens ont droit à la sécurité de l'emploi et à percevoir une rémunération proportionnelle à la quantité et à la qualité du travail fourni.
Les hommes et les femmes perçoivent une rémunération identique pour un travail égal. (Art. 38)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Freedom of labour shall be guaranteed. Everyone has the right to freely choose their employment. The right to safe working conditions and other labour rights shall be protected by the organic law.
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4. Freedom of enterprise shall be guaranteed. … (Art. 26) - Georgian1. შრომის თავისუფლება უზრუნველყოფილია. ყველას აქვს სამუშაოს თავისუფალი არჩევის უფლება. უფლება შრომის უსაფრთხო პირობებზე და სხვა შრომითი უფლებები დაცულია ორგანული კანონით.
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4. მეწარმეობის თავისუფლება უზრუნველყოფილია. … (მუხლი 26)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Social security will be organized under the General Social Security System, of a contributory nature and mandatory membership, observing criteria that preserve the financial and actuarial balance, and will, in accordance with the law, meet:
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III – protection to workers in a situation of involuntary unemployment;
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Paragraph 2. No benefit which replaces the contribution salary or labour earnings of the insured shall have a monthly amount lower than the minimum monthly wage.
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Paragraph 7. Retirement is ensured under the general social security scheme, in accordance with the law, upon compliance with the following conditions:
I – 65 (sixty-five) years of age, if a man, and 62 (sixty-two) years of age, if a woman, with a minimum contribution time;
II – 60 (sixty) years of age, if a man, and 55 (fifty-five) years of age, if a woman, for rural workers and for those who carry out their activities in a family economy regime, including rural producers, miners and artisanal fishermen.
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Paragraph 12. A law will institute a special social security inclusion system, with different rates, to assist low-income workers, including those who are in an informal situation, and those without their own income, who dedicate themselves exclusively to domestic work within the scope of their residence, provided that belonging to low-income families.
… (Art. 201) - Portuguese
A previdência social será organizada sob a forma de regime geral, de caráter contributivo e de filiação obrigatória, observados critérios que preservem o equilíbrio financeiro e atuarial, e atenderá, nos termos da lei, a:
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III - proteção ao trabalhador em situação de desemprego involuntário;
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§ 2º Nenhum benefício que substitua o salário de contribuição ou o rendimento do trabalho do segurado terá valor mensal inferior ao salário mínimo.
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§ 7º É assegurada aposentadoria no regime geral de previdência social, nos termos da lei, obedecidas as seguintes condições:
I - trinta e cinco anos de contribuição, se homem, e trinta anos de contribuição, se mulher;
II - sessenta e cinco anos de idade, se homem, e sessenta anos de idade, se mulher, reduzido em cinco anos o limite para os trabalhadores rurais de ambos os sexos e para os que exerçam suas atividades em regime de economia familiar, nestes incluídos o produtor rural, o garimpeiro e o pescador artesanal.
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§ 12. Lei disporá sobre sistema especial de inclusão previdenciária para atender a trabalhadores de baixa renda e àqueles sem renda própria que se dediquem exclusivamente ao trabalho doméstico no âmbito de sua residência, desde que pertencentes a famílias de baixa renda, garantindo-lhes acesso a benefícios de valor igual a um salário-mínimo.
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Employment Rights and Protection
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Statutes shall also lay down the basic principles of:
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- Employment law,
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- du droit du travail,
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishAll workers have the right to benefits to compensate them for length of service and protect them in the event of dismissal. … (Art. 92)
- SpanishTodos los trabajadores y trabajadoras tienen derecho a prestaciones sociales que les recompensen la antigüedad en el servicio y los amparen en caso de cesantía. … (Art. 92)