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Employment Rights and Protection

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    Citizens 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)
  • Korean
    공민은 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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    The working day shall be eight hours.
    The length of the working day shall be reduced by the State in arduous trades and other special categories of work.
    The State shall guarantee that the working hours are fully utilized through proper organization of labour and enforcement of labour discipline. (Art. 30)
  • Korean
    근로자들의 하루로동시간은 8시간이다.
    국가는 로동의 힘든 정도와 특수한 조건에 따라 하루로동시간을 이보다 짧게 정한다.
    국가는 로동조직을 잘하고 로동규률을 강화하여 로동시간을 완전히 리용하도록 한다. (제30조)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    Women are accorded equal social status and rights with men.
    … (Art. 77)
  • Korean
    녀자는 남자와 똑같은 사회적지위와 권리를 가진다.
    … (제77조)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    Citizens enjoy equal rights in all spheres of State and public activity. (Art. 65)
  • Korean
    공민은 국가사회생활의 모든 분야에서 누구나 다같은 권리를 가진다. (제65조)

Marriage and Family Life

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English

    Marriage and the family shall be protected by the State.
    The State pays great attention to consolidating the family, the basic unit of social life. (Art. 78)

  • Korean

    결혼과 가정은 국가의 보호를 받는다.
    국가는 사회의 기층생활단위인 가정을 공고히 하는데 깊은 관심을 돌린다. (제78조)

Marriage and Family Life

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    ...
    The State shall afford special protection to mothers and children by providing maternity leave, reduced working hours for mothers with several children, a wide network of maternity hospitals, crèches and kindergartens, and other measures.
    ... (Art. 77)
  • Korean
    …
    국가는 산전산후휴가의 보장, 여러 어린이를 가진 어머니를 위한 로동시간의 단축, 산원, 탁아소와 유치원망의 확장, 그밖의 시책을 통하여 어머니와 어린이를 특별히 보호한다.
    ... (제77조)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    Women are accorded equal social status and rights with men.
    …
    The State shall provide all conditions for women to play their full roles in society. (Art. 77)
  • Korean
    녀자는 남자와 똑같은 사회적지위와 권리를 가진다.
    …
    국가는 녀성들이 사회에 진출할 온갖 조건을 지어준다. (제77조)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    Citizens enjoy equal rights in all spheres of State and public activity. (Art. 65)
  • Korean
    공민은 국가사회생활의 모든 분야에서 누구나 다 같은 권리를 가진다. (제65조)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    Private property is property owned and consumed by individual citizens.
    Private property is derived from socialist distribution according to work done and from supplementary benefits granted by the State and society.
    The products of individual sideline activities including those from kitchen gardens, as well as income from other legal economic activities shall also be private property.
    The State shall protect private property and guarantee by law the right to inherit it. (Art. 24)
  • Korean
    개인소유는 공민들의 개인적이며 소비적인 목적을 위한 소유이다.
    개인소유는 로동에 의한 사회주의분배와 국가와 사회의 추가적혜택으로 이루어진다.
    터밭경리를 비롯한 개인부업경리에서 나오는 생산물과 그밖의 합법적인 경리활동을 통하여 얻은 수입도 개인소유에 속한다.
    국가는 개인소유를 보호하며 그에 대한 상속권을 법적으로 보장한다. (제24조)

Protection from Violence

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English
    ...
    Labour in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is independent and creative labour of the working people, freed from exploitation and oppression.
    ... (Art. 29)
  • Korean
    …
    조선민주주의인민공화국에서 로동은 착취와 압박에서 해방된 근로자들의 자주적이며 창조적인 로동이다.
    … (제29 조)