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Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. All workers shall have the right to fair remuneration, rest and vacation and to retirement in accordance with the law.
2. Workers shall have the right to protection, health and safety at work.
3. Workers may be dismissed only in the cases and in accordance with the terms provided for by law. (Art. 85) - Portuguese1. Todo o trabalhador tem direito à justa remuneração, descanso, férias e à reforma nos termos da lei.
2. O trabalhador tem direito à protecção, segurança e higiene no trabalho.
3. O trabalhador só pode ser despedido nos casos e nos termos estabelecidos na lei. (Art. 85)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The Republic of Senegal guarantees to all citizens the fundamental individual freedoms, the economic and social rights as well as the collective rights. These freedoms and rights are notably:
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- the right to work,
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La République du Sénégal garantit à tous les citoyens les libertés individuelles fondamentales, les droits économiques et sociaux ainsi que les droits collectifs. Ces libertés et droits sont notamment :
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- le droit au travail,
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe object of this Constitution is to facilitate the building of the United Republic as a nation of equal and free individuals enjoying freedom, justice, fraternity and concord, through the pursuit of the policy of Socialism and Self Reliance which emphasizes the application of socialist principles while taking into account the conditions prevailing in the United Republic. Therefore, the state authority and all its agencies are obliged to direct their policies and programmes towards ensuring -
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(e) that every person who is able to work does work, and work means any legitimate activity by which a person earns a living;
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Employment Rights and Protection
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Equal access to the functions and to employments within the State is guaranteed to all citizens, with the exception of those linked to national sovereignty and security.
The law establishes the conditions of implementation of this provision. (Art. 67) - Arabic
يتساوى جميع المواطنين في تقلّد المهام والوظائف في الدّولة، باستثناء المهام والوظائف ذات الصلة بالسيادة والأمن الوطنيين.
يحدد القانون شروط تطبيق هذا الحكم. (المــادة 67) - French
L'égal accès aux fonctions et aux emplois au sein de l'Etat est garanti à tous les citoyens, à l’exception de ceux liés à la souveraineté et à la sécurité nationales.
La loi fixe les conditions de mise en œuvre de cette disposition. (Art. 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Workers shall also have the right to:
a) Conditions of dignity, hygiene, health and safety at work;
b) A maximum limit to the working day;
c) Weekly rest;
d) Social security;
e) Rest and leisure.
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4. The law shall make provisions for special protection with respect to the work of minors, of the disabled and of women during and after their pregnancy.
5. The law shall guarantee to women working conditions that will allow them the exercise of their maternal and family function. (Art. 63) - Portuguese1. Os trabalhadores têm, ainda, direito a:
a) Condições de dignidade, higiene, saúde e segurança no trabalho;
b) Um limite máximo da jornada de trabalho;
c) Descanso semanal;
d) Segurança social;
e) Repouso e lazer.
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4. A lei estabelece especial protecção ao trabalho de menores, de portadores de deficiência e de mulheres durante a gravidez e pós-parto.
5. A lei garante à mulher condições de trabalho que facilitem o exercício da sua função maternal e familiar. (Art. 63)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Any person has the right to freely choose his profession or his employment.
Access to public or private employment is equal for all, on the basis of [en fonction des] qualities and competences. Any discrimination in the access [to] or in the exercise [of] employments, based on gender, ethnicity or political, religious or philosophical opinions, is prohibited. (Art. 14) - French
Toute personne a le droit de choisir librement sa profession ou son emploi.
L'accès aux emplois publics ou privés est égal pour tous, en fonction des qualités et des compétences. Est interdite toute discrimination dans l'accès aux emplois ou dans leur exercice, fondée sur le sexe, l’ethnie ou les opinions politiques, religieuses ou philosophiques. (Art. 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Every citizen enjoys the following rights and freedoms:
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l) To the freedom to work.
… (Art. 13) - Spanish1. Todo ciudadano goza de los siguientes derechos y libertades:
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l) A la libertad de trabajo.
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l) La liberté de travailler.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe right to work is recognized to all. The State creates the conditions necessary for the exercise of this right.
No one may be prejudiced [lésé] in their work by virtue of their gender, of their race, of their ethnicity, of their opinions or of any other cause of discrimination.
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The law establishes the conditions for the assistance and the protection to which the workers have right. (Art. 20) - FrenchLe droit au travail est reconnu à tous. L’Etat crée les conditions nécessaires à l’exercice de ce droit.
Nul ne peut être lésé dans son travail en raison de son sexe, de sa race, de son ethnie, de ses opinions ou de toute autre cause de discrimination.
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La loi fixe les conditions d'assistance et de protection auxquelles ont droit les travailleurs. (Art. 20)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State makes an effort to overcome the needs of every citizen who, for reason of their age or their physical or mental incompetence, find themselves in an incapacity to work, notably through the intervention of institutions or organs with a social character. (Art. 30)
- FrenchL'Etat s'efforce de subvenir aux besoins de tout citoyen qui, en raison de son âge ou de son inaptitude physique ou mentale, se trouve dans l'incapacité de travailler, notamment par l’intervention d’institutions ou d'organismes à caractère social. (Art. 30)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) enactment of legislation to ensure equality of opportunity for women, to enable them to participate fully in all spheres of Namibian society; in particular, the Government shall ensure the implementation of the principle of non-discrimination in remuneration of men and women; further, the Government shall seek, through appropriate legislation, to provide maternity and related benefits for women;
(b) enactment of legislation to ensure that the health and strength of the workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter vocations unsuited to their age and strength;
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(i) ensurance that workers are paid a living wage adequate for the maintenance of a decent standard of living and the enjoyment of social and cultural opportunities;
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