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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of Seychelles-
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(d) to work conscientiously in a chosen profession, occupation or trade;
… (Art. 40)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Women workers shall be entitled to equal rights and to equal pay as men for equal work. Working conditions shall allow women to fulfil their essential role in the family and ensure appropriate protection for the mother and child.
… (Art. 37) - Italian
La donna lavoratrice ha gli stessi diritti e, a parità di lavoro, le stesse retribuzioni che spettano al lavoratore. Le condizioni di lavoro devono consentire l'adempimento della sua essenziale funzione familiare e assicurare alla madre e al bambino una speciale adeguata protezione.
… (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishFree professional education for the worker is established, imparted by the State or private enterprise, and regulated by law. (Art. 75)
- SpanishEl Estado o la empresa privada impartirán enseñanza profesional gratuita al trabajador. La Ley reglamentará la forma de prestar este servicio. (Art. 75)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) Every person shall be free … to choose one's employment,
… (Art. 28E) - Indonesian
(1) Setiap orang bebas … memilih pekerjaan,
… (Pasal 28E)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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– the system of establishment of the list of paid and unpaid holidays;
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- the right to work, the syndical right and of social institutions;
… (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- le système d'établissement de la liste des journées fériées, chômées et payées ;
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- le droit du travail, le droit syndical et des institutions sociales ;
... (Art. 84)
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
The ordinary day of work is of eight hours or forty-eight hours weekly, at the longest. In the case of cumulative or atypical workdays, the average number of hours worked in the corresponding period may not exceed that maximum.
Workers have the right to weekly and annual remunerated rest. This benefit and its compensation are regulated by law or by agreement. (Art. 25) - Spanish
La jornada ordinaria de trabajo es de ocho horas diarias o cuarenta y ocho horas semanales, como máximo. En caso de jornadas acumulativas o atípicas, el promedio de horas trabajadas en el período correspondiente no puede superar dicho máximo.
Los trabajadores tienen derecho a descanso semanal y anual remunerados. Su disfrute y su compensación se regulan por ley o por convenio. (Art. 25)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishCitizens have the right to work.
All able-bodied citizens may choose occupations in accordance with their wishes and skills and are provided with stable jobs and working conditions.
Citizens work according to their abilities and are paid in accordance with the quantity and quality of their work. (Art. 70) - Korean공민은 로동에 대한 권리를 가진다.
로동능력있는 모든 공민은 희망과 재능에 따라 직업을 선택하며 안정된 일자리와 로동조건을 보장받는다.
공민은 능력에 따라 일하며 로동의 량과 질에 따라 분배를 받는다. (제70조)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWHEREAS the people of Belize-
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe that the operation of the economic system must result in the material resources of the community being so distributed as to subserve the common good, that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity,
… (Preamble)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Everyone has the right to choose a profession or type of work freely, subject to the legal restrictions that are imposed in the collective interest or the restrictions that are inherent in a person's own capabilities.
… (Art. 47) - Portuguese1. Todos têm o direito de escolher livremente a profissão ou o género de trabalho, salvas as restrições legais impostas pelo interesse colectivo ou inerentes à sua própria capacidade.
... (Art. 47)