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- EnglishFamilies, mothers, single parents and any child in the Republic of Serbia shall enjoy special protection in the Republic of Serbia in accordance with the law.
Mothers shall be given special support and protection before and after childbirth.
… (Art. 66) - Serbian CyrillicПородица, мајка, самохрани родитељ и дете у Републици Србији уживају посебну заштиту, у складу са законом.
Мајци се пружа посебна подршка и заштита пре и после порођаја.
… (Члан 66)
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A State based on respect and equality for all, on principles of sovereignty, dignity, interdependence, solidarity, harmony, and equity in the distribution and redistribution of the social wealth, where the search for a good life predominates; based on respect for the economic, social, juridical, political and cultural pluralism of the inhabitants of this land; and on collective coexistence with access to water, work, education, health and housing for all.
… (Preamble) - Spanish…
Un Estado basado en el respeto e igualdad entre todos, con principios de soberanía, dignidad, complementariedad, solidaridad, armonía y equidad en la distribución y redistribución del producto social, donde predomine la búsqueda del vivir bien; con respeto a la pluralidad económica, social, jurídica, política y cultural de los habitantes de esta tierra; en convivencia colectiva con acceso al agua, trabajo, educación, salud y vivienda para todos.
… (Preambulo)
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- EnglishThe policy in relation to social security for widows, orphans, the aged, invalids and incapacitated workers shall be indicated by law. (Art. 50)
- DutchHet beleid inzake sociale zekerheid voor weduwen, wezen, bejaarden, invaliden en arbeidsongeschikten wordt bij wet aangegeven. (Art. 50)
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- English1. Social, health, disability and retirement insurance shall be regulated by law.
… (Art. 22) - Arabic1- ينظم القانون خدمات التأمين الاجتماعي والصحي ومعاشات العجز والشيخوخة.
... (المادّة 22)
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1 The Confederation and the Cantons shall, as a complement to personal responsibility and private initiative, endeavour to ensure that:
a. every person has access to social security;
b. every person has access to the health care that they require;
c. families are protected and encouraged as communities of adults and children;
d. every person who is fit to work can earn their living by working under fair conditions;
e. any person seeking accommodation for themselves and their family can find suitable accommodation on reasonable terms;
f. children and young people as well as persons of employable age can obtain an education and undergo basic and advanced training in accordance with their abilities;
g. children and young people are encouraged to develop into independent and socially responsible people and are supported in their social, cultural and political integration and in leading healthy lives.
2 The Confederation and Cantons shall endeavour to ensure that every person is protected against the economic consequences of old-age, invalidity, illness, accident, unemployment, maternity, being orphaned and being widowed.
3 They shall endeavour to achieve these social objectives within the scope of their constitutional powers and the resources available to them.
4 No direct right to state benefits may be established on the basis of these social objectives. (Art. 41) - French
1 La Confédération et les cantons s’engagent, en complément de la responsabilité individuelle et de l’initiative privée, à ce que:
a. toute personne bénéficie de la sécurité sociale;
b. toute personne bénéficie des soins nécessaires à sa santé;
c. les familles en tant que communautés d’adultes et d’enfants soient protégées et encouragées;
d. toute personne capable de travailler puisse assurer son entretien par un travail qu’elle exerce dans des conditions équitables;
e. toute personne en quête d’un logement puisse trouver, pour elle-même et sa famille, un logement approprié à des conditions supportables;
f. les enfants et les jeunes, ainsi que les personnes en âge de travailler puissent bénéficier d’une formation initiale et d’une formation continue correspondant à leurs aptitudes;
g. les enfants et les jeunes soient encouragés à devenir des personnes indépendantes et socialement responsables et soient soutenus dans leur intégration sociale, culturelle et politique et à ce que leur santé soit promue.
2 La Confédération et les cantons s’engagent à ce que toute personne soit assurée contre les conséquences économiques de l’âge, de l’invalidité, de la maladie, de l’accident, du chômage, de la maternité, de la condition d’orphelin et du veuvage.
3 Ils s’engagent en faveur des buts sociaux dans le cadre de leurs compétences constitutionnelles et des moyens disponibles.
4 Aucun droit subjectif à des prestations de l’Etat ne peut être déduit directement des buts sociaux. (Art. 41) - German
1 Bund und Kantone setzen sich in Ergänzung zu persönlicher Verantwortung und privater Initiative dafür ein, dass:
a. jede Person an der sozialen Sicherheit teilhat;
b. jede Person die für ihre Gesundheit notwendige Pflege erhält;
c. Familien als Gemeinschaften von Erwachsenen und Kindern geschützt und gefördert werden;
d. Erwerbsfähige ihren Lebensunterhalt durch Arbeit zu angemessenen Bedingungen bestreiten können;
e. Wohnungssuchende für sich und ihre Familie eine angemessene Wohnung zu tragbaren Bedingungen finden können;
f. Kinder und Jugendliche sowie Personen im erwerbsfähigen Alter sich nach ihren Fähigkeiten bilden, aus- und weiterbilden können;
g. Kinder und Jugendliche in ihrer Entwicklung zu selbstständigen und sozial verantwortlichen Personen gefördert und in ihrer sozialen, kulturellen und politischen Integration unterstützt werden sowie ihre Gesundheit gefördert wird.
2 Bund und Kantone setzen sich dafür ein, dass jede Person gegen die wirtschaftlichen Folgen von Alter, Invalidität, Krankheit, Unfall, Arbeitslosigkeit, Mutterschaft, Verwaisung und Verwitwung gesichert ist.
3 Sie streben die Sozialziele im Rahmen ihrer verfassungsmässigen Zuständigkeiten und ihrer verfügbaren Mittel an.
4 Aus den Sozialzielen können keine unmittelbaren Ansprüche auf staatliche Leistungen abgeleitet werden. (Art. 41) - Italian
1 A complemento della responsabilità e dell’iniziativa private, la Confederazione e i Cantoni si adoperano affinché:
a. ognuno sia partecipe della sicurezza sociale;
b. ognuno fruisca delle cure necessarie alla sua salute;
c. la famiglia sia promossa e protetta quale comunità di adulti e bambini;
d. le persone abili al lavoro possano provvedere al proprio sostentamento con un lavoro a condizioni adeguate;
e. ognuno possa trovare, per sé stesso e per la sua famiglia, un’abitazione adeguata e a condizioni sopportabili;
f. i fanciulli e gli adolescenti nonché le persone in età lavorativa possano istruirsi e perfezionarsi secondo le loro capacità;
g. i fanciulli e gli adolescenti siano aiutati nel loro sviluppo, cosicché diventino persone indipendenti e socialmente responsabili, e sostenuti nella loro integrazione sociale, culturale e politica, e ne sia promossa la salute.
2 La Confederazione e i Cantoni si adoperano affinché ognuno sia assicurato contro le conseguenze economiche della vecchiaia, dell’invalidità, della malattia, dell’infortunio, della disoccupazione, della maternità, dell’orfanità e della vedovanza.
3 La Confederazione e i Cantoni perseguono gli obiettivi sociali nell’ambito delle loro competenze costituzionali e dei mezzi disponibili.
4 Dagli obiettivi sociali non si possono desumere pretese volte a ottenere direttamente prestazioni dello Stato. (Art. 41)
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Education, health, food, work, housing, transportation, leisure, security, social welfare, protection of motherhood and childhood, and assistance to the destitute, are social rights, as set forth by this Constitution.
Sole paragraph. Every Brazilian in a situation of social vulnerability is entitled to a basic family income, guaranteed by the government in a permanent income transfer program, whose rules and access requirements will be determined by law, in compliance with fiscal and budgetary legislation. (Art. 6) - Portuguese
São direitos sociais a educação, a saúde, a alimentação, o trabalho, a moradia, o transporte, o lazer, a segurança, a previdência social, a proteção à maternidade e à infância, a assistência aos desamparados, na forma desta Constituição.
Parágrafo único. Todo brasileiro em situação de vulnerabilidade social terá direito a uma renda básica familiar, garantida pelo poder público em programa permanente de transferência de renda, cujas normas e requisitos de acesso serão determinados em lei, observada a legislação fiscal e orçamentária. (Art. 6)
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11. Health –
11:1 The establishment and maintenance of public hospitals, rural hospitals, maternity homes, dispensaries (other than teaching hospitals and hospitals established for special purposes) ;
11:2 Public health services, health education, nutrition, family health maternity and child care, food and food sanitation, environmental health ;
… (Ninth Schedule, List I, Provincial Council List) - Sinhala...
11. සෞඛ්යය -
11:1 (ශික්ෂණ රෝහල් සහ විශේෂ කාර්යය සඳහා පිහිටුවනු ලබන රෝහල් හැර) මහජන රෝහල්, ග්රාමීය රෝහල්, මාතෘ නිවාස සහ ඛෙහෙත් ශාලා පිහිටුවා පවත්වාගෙන යාම;
11:2 මහජන සෞඛ්ය සේවා, සෞඛ්ය අධ්යාපනය, පෝෂණය, පවුල් සෞඛ්ය ය, මාතෘ දාරක රක්ෂණය, ආහාර සහ ආහාර සෞඛ්යාහරක්ෂණය, පාරිසරික සෞඛ්යය;
… (නව වැනි උපලේඛනය, I වැනි ලැයිස්තුව, පළාත් සභා ලැයිස්තුව)
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AND WE ASSERT, by virtue of that authority
…
- that our national wealth, won by honest, hard work be equitably shared by all.
… (Preamble)
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- English(1) Special care shall be accorded to mothers during a reasonable period before and after child-birth; and during those periods, working mothers shall be accorded paid leave.
(2) Facilities shall be provided for the care of children below school-going age to enable women, who have the traditional care for children, realise their full potential.
… (Art. 27)
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During pregnancy and after delivery, women shall enjoy the special assistance and protection of the State and shall receive from it food subsidies if they are unemployed or without support [desamparada].
The State shall support in a special way the female head of household. (Art. 43) - Spanish…
Durante el embarazo y después del parto gozará de especial asistencia y protección del Estado, y recibirá de éste subsidio alimentario si entonces estuviere desempleada o desamparada.
El Estado apoyará de manera especial a la mujer cabeza de familia. (Art. 43)