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Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Women, adolescents, and persons with health problems have the right to increased protection of their health at work and to special work conditions.
… (Charter, Art. 29) - Czech(1) Ženy, mladiství a osoby zdravotně postižené mají právo na zvýšenou ochranu zdraví při práci a na zvláštní pracovní podmínky.
… (Listina, Čl. 29)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe Republic shall direct its policy towards ensuring for all citizens, without discrimination, opportunities for employment and livelihood under just and humane conditions, and towards promoting safety, health and welfare facilities in employment. (Art. 8)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The State works to promote parity between men and women in the labor market.
The State encourages the promotion of women to responsibilities within the public institutions and administrations as well as at the level of the enterprises. (Art. 37) - French
L’Etat œuvre à promouvoir la parité entre les hommes et les femmes sur le marché de l’emploi.
L’Etat encourage la promotion de la femme aux responsabilités dans les institutions et administrations publiques ainsi qu’au niveau des entreprises. (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe freedom of industry, trade, and work is recognized, except for the limitations that due to social motives or the national interest are imposed by the law. (Art. 43)
- SpanishSe reconoce la libertad de industria, de comercio y de trabajo, salvo las limitaciones que por motivos sociales o de interés nacional impongan las leyes. (Art. 43)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English…
2 The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing:–
i That the citizens (all of whom, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood) may through their occupations find the means of making reasonable provision for their domestic needs.
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4 2° The State shall endeavour to ensure that the strength and health of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children shall not be abused and that citizens shall not be forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their sex, age or strength. (Art. 45) - Irish Gaelic…
2 Déanfaidh an Stát, go sonrach, a bheartas a stiúradh i slí go gcuirfear in áirithe:–
i Go bhfaighidh na saoránaigh (agus tá ceart acu uile, idir fhear is bean, chun leorshlí bheatha), trína ngairmeacha beatha, caoi chun soláthar réasúnta a dhéanamh do riachtanais a dteaghlach.
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4 2° Déanfaidh an Stát iarracht chun a chur in áirithe nach ndéanfar neart agus sláinte lucht oibre, idir fheara is mná, ná maoth-óige leanaí a éagóradh, agus nach mbeidh ar shaoránaigh, de dheasca uireasa, dul le gairmeacha nach n-oireann dá ngné nó dá n-aois nó dá neart. (Airteagal 45)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law, other than the matters that are expressly devolved on it by other Articles of the Constitution:
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• the relations of work, of social security, work [related] accidents and vocational [professionnelle] [related] illnesses;
… (Art. 71) - Arabicيختصّ القانون، بالإضافة إلى المواد المسندة إليه صراحة بفصول أخرى من الدستور، بالتّشريع في الميادين التّالية:
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• علاقات الشغل، والضمان الاجتماعي، وحوادث الشغل، والأمراض المهنية،
… (الفصل 71)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe state prescribes by law the system of retirement for workers and staff in enterprises and undertakings and for functionaries of organs of state. The livelihood of retired personnel is ensured by the state and society. (Art. 44)
- Chinese国家依照法律规定实行企业事业组织的职工和国家机关工作人员的退休制度。退休人员的生活受到国家和社会的保障。(第四十四条)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe law shall regulate the civil service on the basis of aptitude, merit and conduct. It shall guarantee security of employment. (Art. 236-1)
- FrenchLa loi règlemente la Fonction Publique sur la base de l'aptitude, du mérite et de la discipline. Elle garantit la sécurité de l'emploi. (Art. 236.1)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall endeavour to secure, by suitable legislation or economic organisation or in any other way, to all workers, agricultural, industrial or otherwise, work, a living wage, conditions of work ensuring a decent standard of life and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities and, in particular, the State shall endeavour to promote cottage industries on an individual or co-operative basis in rural areas. (Art. 43)
- Hindiराज्य, उपयुक्त विधान या आर्थिक संगठन द्वारा या किसी अन्य रीति से कृषि के, उद्योग के या अन्य प्रकार के सभी कर्मकारों को काम, निर्वाह मजदूरी, शिष्ट जीवनस्तर और अवकाश का संपूर्ण उपभोग सुनिश्चित करने वाली काम की दशाएँ तथा सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक अवसर प्राप्त कराने का प्रयास करेगा और विशिष्टतया ग्रामों में कुटीर उद्योगों को वैयक्तिक या सहकारी आधार पर बढ़ाने का प्रयास करेगा। (अनुच्छेद 43)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) The State shall protect work.
(2) It shall provide for the professional or vocational training and advancement of workers. (Art. 12) - Maltese(1) L-Istat għandu jipproteġġi x-xogħol.
(2) Huwa għandu jipprovdi għat-tħarriġ professjonali jew ta’ vokazzjoni u miljorament tal-ħaddiema. (Art. 12)