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- English(1) The President may by order made with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh provide, having regard to the requirements of the State as a whole, for equitable opportunities and facilities for the people belonging to different parts of the State, in the matter of public employment and in the matter of education, and different provisions may be made for various parts of the States.
… (Art. 371D) - Hindi(1) राष्ट्रपति, आंध्र प्रदेश राज्य के संबंध में किए गए आदेश द्वारा, प्रत्येक राज्य की आवश्यकताओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए समग्र रूप से राज्य के विभिन्न भागों के लोगों के लिए लोक नियोजन के विषय में और शिक्षा के विषय में साम्यापूर्ण अवसरों और सुविधाओं का उपबंध कर सकेगा और राज्य के विभिन्न भागों के लिए भिन्न-भिन्न उपबंध किए जा सकेंगे।
… (अनुच्छेद 371घ)
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- EnglishMonegasques are entitled to the assistance of the State in the event of destitution, unemployment, sickness, handicap, old age and maternity in the circumstances and manner laid down by law. (Art. 26)
- FrenchLes Monégasques ont droit à l'aide de l'Etat en cas d'indigence, chômage, maladie, invalidité, vieillesse et maternité, dans les conditions et formes prévues par la loi. (Art. 26)
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- English(1) The State shall take all necessary action to ensure that the national economy is managed in such a manner as to maximise the rate of economic development and to secure the maximum welfare, freedom and happiness of every person in Eswatini and to provide adequate means of livelihood and suitable employment and public assistance to the needy.(2) The State shall, in particular, take all necessary steps to establish a sound and healthy economy whose underlying principles shall include -…(c) ensuring that individuals and the private sector bear their fair share of social and national responsibilities including responsibilities to contribute to the overall development of the country;(d) undertaking even and balanced development of all regions and in particular improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally, redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and urban areas;… (Sec. 59)
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Social security will be organized under the General Social Security System, of a contributory nature and mandatory membership, observing criteria that preserve the financial and actuarial balance, and will, in accordance with the law, meet:
I – the coverage of events of temporary or permanent incapacity for work and advanced age;
II – protection to maternity, especially to pregnant women;
III – protection to workers in a situation of involuntary unemployment;
IV – family allowance and confinement allowance for the dependents of the low-income insured;
V – pension for death of the insured, man or woman, to the spouse or companion, and dependents, complying with the provision of paragraph 2.
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Paragraph 12. A law will institute a special social security inclusion system, with different rates, to assist low-income workers, including those who are in an informal situation, and those without their own income, who dedicate themselves exclusively to domestic work within the scope of their residence, provided that belonging to low-income families.
… (Art. 201) - Portuguese
A previdência social será organizada sob a forma do Regime Geral de Previdência Social, de caráter contributivo e de filiação obrigatória, observados critérios que preservem o equilíbrio financeiro e atuarial, e atenderá, na forma da lei, a:
I - cobertura dos eventos de incapacidade temporária ou permanente para o trabalho e idade avançada;
II - proteção à maternidade, especialmente à gestante;
III - proteção ao trabalhador em situação de desemprego involuntário;
IV - salário-família e auxílio-reclusão para os dependentes dos segurados de baixa renda;
V - pensão por morte do segurado, homem ou mulher, ao cônjuge ou companheiro e dependentes, observado o disposto no § 2º.
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§ 12. Lei instituirá sistema especial de inclusão previdenciária, com alíquotas diferenciadas, para atender aos trabalhadores de baixa renda, inclusive os que se encontram em situação de informalidade, e àqueles sem renda própria que se dediquem exclusivamente ao trabalho doméstico no âmbito de sua residência, desde que pertencentes a famílias de baixa renda.
... (Art. 201)
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- English1. All citizens shall be entitled to a life worthy of human beings.
2. The State shall have the duty to endeavor to promote social security and welfare.
3. The State shall endeavor to promote the welfare and rights of women.
… (Art. 34) - Korean①모든 국민은 인간다운 생활을 할 권리를 가진다.
②국가는 사회보장·사회복지의 증진에 노력할 의무를 진다.
③국가는 여자의 복지와 권익의 향상을 위하여 노력하여야 한다.
... (제34조)
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The State and society focus on building, improving disease prevention systems, providing health care to all people with quality, creating conditions to ensure that all people have access to health care, especially women and children, poor people and people in remote areas, to ensure the people's good health.
… (Art. 25) - Lao
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ລັດ ແລະ ສັງຄົມ ຕັ້ງໜ້າກໍ່ສ້າງ ແລະ ປັບປຸງລະບົບການກັນພະຍາດ, ປິ່ນປົວຄົນເຈັບຢ່າງທົ່ວເຖິງ, ແລະ ມີຄຸນນະພາບ, ສ້າງເງື່ອນໄຂໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນທຸກຄົນໄດ້ຮັບການເບິ່ງແຍງດ້ານສຸຂະພາບ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ ແລະ ເດັກນ້ອຍ, ປະຊາຊົນຜູ້ທຸກຍາກ ແລະ ຜູ້ຢູ່ເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກຫຼີກ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ທຸກຄົນມີ ສຸຂະພາບດີ.
... (ມາດຕາ 25) (ປັບປຸງ)
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- EnglishEveryone shall, in accordance with law, have the right to social security in cases of maternity, having many children, illness, disability, workplace accidents, need of care, loss of breadwinner, old age, unemployment, loss of employment, and in other cases. (Art. 83)
- ArmenianՅուրաքանչյուր ոք, օրենքին համապատասխան, ունի մայրության, բազմազավակության, հիվանդության, հաշմանդամության, աշխատավայրում դժբախտ պատահարների, խնամքի կարիք ունենալու, կերակրողին կորցնելու, ծերության, գործազրկության, աշխատանքը կորցնելու և այլ դեպքերում սոցիալական ապահովության իրավունք: (Հոդված 83)
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- English1. The Russian Federation shall be a social state whose policy is aimed at creating conditions ensuring a worthy life and a free development of Man.
2. In the Russian Federation the labour and health of people shall be protected, a guaranteed minimum wage shall be established, State support shall be provided for the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to the disabled and to elderly citizens, the system of social services shall be developed and State pensions, allowances and other social security guarantees shall be established. (Art. 7) - Russian1. Российская Федерация - социальное государство, политика которого направлена на создание условий, обеспечивающих достойную жизнь и свободное развитие человека.
2. В Российской Федерации охраняются труд и здоровье людей, устанавливается гарантированный минимальный размер оплаты труда, обеспечивается государственная поддержка семьи, материнства, отцовства и детства, инвалидов и пожилых граждан, развивается система социальных служб, устанавливаются государственные пенсии, пособия и иные гарантии социальной защиты. (Статья 7)
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- English(1) The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society and the necessary basis of social order, and shall enjoy the recognition and protection of the State.
... (Art. 45) - Swahili(1) Familia ni kiungo cha asili na cha msingi cha jamii na msingi muhimu wa maadili ya kijamii, na itanufaika na kutambuliwa na kulindwa na Serikali.
... (Kifungu cha 45)
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The State organizes institutions and services that facilitate the ability of working families to carry out their responsibilities. (Art. 64) - Spanish…
El Estado organiza instituciones y servicios que faciliten a las familias trabajadoras el desempeño de sus responsabilidades. (Art. 64)