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Employment Rights and Protection
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe rights and the benefits to which this Chapter3 refers are irrenounceable. Their enumeration does not exclude others that are derived from the Christian principle of social justice and that the law indicates; they will be applicable equally to all the concurrent factors of the process of production, and [are] regulated in social legislation and labor [legislation], in order to procure a permanent policy of national solidarity. (Art. 74)
- SpanishLos derechos y beneficios a que este Capítulo se refiere son irrenunciables. Su enumeración no excluye otros que se deriven del principio cristiano de justicia social y que indique la ley; serán aplicables por igual a todos los factores concurrentes al proceso de producción, y reglamentados en una legislación social y de trabajo, a fin de procurar una política permanente de solidaridad nacional. (Art. 74)
Employment Rights and Protection
Viet Nam
- EnglishEveryone has the right to freedom of enterprise in the sectors and trades that are not prohibited by law. (Art. 33)
- VietnameseMọi người có quyền tự do kinh doanh trong những ngành nghề mà pháp luật không cấm. (Điều 33)
Employment Rights and Protection
Cuba
- EnglishAll people have the right for their work to be remunerated according to its quality and quantity, which expresses the socialist principle of distribution: "from each according to their ability, to each according to their labor." (Art. 65)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a que su trabajo se remunere en función de la calidad y cantidad, expresión del principio de distribución socialista “de cada cual según su capacidad, a cada cual según su trabajo”. (Art. 65)
Employment Rights and Protection
Burkina Faso
- English
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the right to work, … (Art. 101) - French
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- du droit du travail, … (Art. 101)
Employment Rights and Protection
Gambia
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(6) The State shall endeavour to ensure safe systems of working for persons who are employed and to provide that such persons are entitled to adequate rest, leave and leisure.
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Employment Rights and Protection
Cyprus
- EnglishEvery person has the right to a decent existence and to social security. A law shall provide for the protection of the workers, assistance to the poor and for a system of social insurance. (Art. 9)
- GreekΈκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα αξιοπρεπούς διαβιώσεως και κοινωνικής ασφαλείας. Ο νόμος θα προβλέψη περί προστασίας των εργατών, αρωγής προς τους πτωχούς και συστήματος κοινωνικών ασφαλίσεων. (Αρθρον 9)
- TurkishHer şahıs, insanca bir hayat ve sosyal güvenlik hakkına sahiptir. İşçilerin korunması, fakirlere yardım ve sosyal sigorta sistemi bir kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 9)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bulgaria
- EnglishLabour shall be guaranteed and protected by law. (Art. 16)
- BulgarianТрудът се гарантира и защитава от закона. (Чл. 16)
Employment Rights and Protection
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee respect for the reproductive rights of all workers, including the elimination of labor risks affecting reproductive health, access to employment and job security, without limitations due to pregnancy or number of children, maternity and breast-feeding rights, and the right to paternity leave.
The dismissal of a working woman because of pregnancy and maternity, along with discrimination in connection with reproductive roles, is forbidden. (Art. 332) - SpanishEl Estado garantizará el respeto a los derechos reproductivos de las personas trabajadoras, lo que incluye la eliminación de riesgos laborales que afecten la salud reproductiva, el acceso y estabilidad en el empleo sin limitaciones por embarazo o número de hijas e hijos, derechos de maternidad, lactancia, y el derecho a licencia por paternidad.
Se prohíbe el despido de la mujer trabajadora asociado a su condición de gestación y maternidad, así como la discriminación vinculada con los roles reproductivos. (Art. 332)
Employment Rights and Protection
Comoros
- EnglishWork is a right recognized to all citizens; the State is required to create the conditions necessary for its effective exercise. (Art. 37)
- Arabicالعمل هو حق معترف به لجميع المواطنين؛ الدولة مطالبة بتهيئة الظروف اللازمة لممارسته الفعلية. (المادة 37)
- FrenchLe travail est un droit reconnu à tous les citoyens; l'État est tenu de créer les conditions nécessaires pour son exercice effectif. (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
Libya
- EnglishThe State shall also guarantee the right of work, … (Art. 8)
- Arabicتكفل الدولة حق العمل ... (المادة 8)