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Public Institutions and Services
Syrian Arab Republic
- English1. The state shall guarantee every citizen and his family in cases of emergency, sickness, disability, orphan-hood and old age;
2. The state shall protect the health of citizens and provide them with the means of prevention, treatment and medication. (Art. 22) - Arabic1. تكفل الدّولة كل مواطن وأسرته في حالات الطوارئ والمرض والعجز واليُتم والشيخوخة،
2. تحمي الدّولة صحّة المواطنين وتوفّر لهم وسائل الوقاية والمعالجة والتّداوي. (المادّة 22)
Public Institutions and Services
Costa Rica
- EnglishSocial securities for the benefit of the manual and intellectual workers are established, regulated by the system of compulsory [forzosa] contribution of the State, employers and workers, in order to protect them against the risks of sickness, disability, maternity, old age, death and other contingencies that the law determines.
The administration and the government of the social securities will be the responsibility of an autonomous institution, denominated [the] Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social [Costa Rican Bank of Social Security].
The funds and the reserves of the social securities may not be transferred or used for distinct purposes [other] than those which motivated their creation.
… (Art. 73) - SpanishSe establecen los seguros sociales en beneficio de los trabajadores manuales e intelectuales, regulados por el sistema de contribución forzosa del Estado, patronos y trabajadores, a fin de proteger a éstos contra los riesgos de enfermedad, invalidez, maternidad, vejez, muerte y demás contingencias que la ley determine.
La administración y el gobierno de los seguros sociales estarán a cargo de una institución autónoma, denominada Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.
No podrán ser transferidos ni empleados en finalidades distintas a las que motivaron su creación, los fondos y las reservas de los seguros sociales.
… (Art. 73)
Public Institutions and Services
Solomon Islands
- EnglishWe the people of Solomon Islands, …
AGREE AND PLEDGE that –
…
(b) we shall uphold the principles of equality, social justice and the equitable distribution of incomes;
… (Preamble)