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Employment Rights and Protection
Bangladesh
- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens –
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(b) the right to work, that is the right to guaranteed employment at a reasonable wage having regard to the quantity and quality of work;
(c) the right to reasonable rest, recreation and leisure;
… (Art. 15) - Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে পরিকল্পিত অর্থনৈতিক বিকাশের মাধ্যমে উৎপাদনশক্তির ক্রমবৃদ্ধি সাধন এবং জনগণের জীবনযাত্রার বস্তুগত ও সংস্কৃতিগত মানের দৃঢ় উন্নতিসাধন, যাহাতে নাগরিকদের জন্য নিম্নলিখিত বিষয়সমূহ অর্জন নিশ্চিত করা যায়:
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(খ) কর্মের অধিকার, অর্থাৎ কর্মের গুণ ও পরিমাণ বিবেচনা করিয়া যুক্তিসঙ্গত মজুরীর বিনিময়ে কর্মসংস্থানের নিশ্চয়তার অধিকার;
(গ) যুক্তিসঙ্গত বিশ্রাম, বিনোদন ও অবকাশের অধিকার;
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৫)
Employment Rights and Protection
Georgia
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4. … The State shall promote the employment of citizens. Conditions for providing the subsistence minimum shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 5) - Georgian…
4. … სახელმწიფო ხელს უწყობს მოქალაქეს დასაქმებაში. საარსებო მინიმუმის უზრუნველყოფის პირობები განისაზღვრება კანონით.
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Employment Rights and Protection
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishEveryone has the right to choose any occupation he wishes, if it is not contrary to Islam and the public interests, and does not infringe the rights of others. The Government is bound, with due regard for the needs of society for a variety of employment for all people, to create the possibility of employment, and equal opportunities for obtaining it. (Art. 28)
- Persianهر کس حق دارد شغلی را که بدان مایل است و مخالف اسلام و مصالح عمومی و حقوق دیگران نیست برگزیند. دولت موظف است با رعایت نیاز جامعه به مشاغل گوناگون، برای همه افراد امکان اشتغال به کار و شرایط مساوی را برای احراز مشاغل ایجاد نماید. (اصل 28)
Employment Rights and Protection
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
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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.
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Employment Rights and Protection
Myanmar
- EnglishCitizens shall enjoy equal opportunity in carrying out the following functions :
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(b) occupation;
(c) trade;
(d) business;
(e) technical know-how and vocation;
… (Sec. 349) - Burmeseနိုင်ငံသားများသည် အောက်ပါလုပ်ငန်းများကို လုပ်ကိုင်ဆောင်ရွက်ရာတွင် တူညီသော အခွင့်အလမ်းရရှိစေရမည် -
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(ခ) အလုပ်လုပ်ကိုင်မှု၊
(ဂ) ကုန်သွယ်ရောင်းဝယ်ဖောက်ကားမှု၊
(ဃ) စီးပွားရေးလုပ်ငန်း လုပ်ကိုင်မှု၊
(င) အတက်ပညာ နှင့် အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်းမှု၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၄၉)
Employment Rights and Protection
Philippines
- EnglishThe State shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all.
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They shall be entitled to security of tenure, humane conditions of work, and a living wage. They shall also participate in policy and decision-making processes affecting their rights and benefits as may be provided by law.
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The State shall regulate the relations between workers and employers, recognizing the right of labor to its just share in the fruits of production and the right of enterprises to reasonable returns on investments, and to expansion and growth. (Art. XIII, Sec. 3) - FilipinoDapat magkaloob ang Estado ng lubos na proteksyon sa paggawa, sa lokal at sa ibayong dagat, organisado at di organisado, at dapat itaguyod ang puspusang employment at pantay na mga pagkakataon sa employment para sa lahat.
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Dapat na may karapatan sila sa katatagan sa trabaho, sa makataong mga kalagayan sa trabaho, at sa sahod na sapat ikabuhay. Dapat din silang lumahok sa mga proseso ng pagbabalangkas ng patakaran at desisyon na may kinalaman sa kanilang mga karapatan at benepisyo ayon sa maaaring itadhana ng batas.
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Dapat regulahin ng Estado ang ugnayan ng mga manggagawa at mga employer, dahil sa pagkilala sa karapatan ng paggawa sa karampatang kaparte nito sa mga bunga ng produksyon at sa karapatan ng mga negosyo sa makatwirang tubo sa mga pamumuhunan, at sa paglawak at paglago. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 3)
Employment Rights and Protection
Thailand
- EnglishNational reform in various areas shall be carried out to at least achieve the following results:
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f. Economy:
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4. establishing a mechanism to promote cooperatives and business operators of all sizes to ensure their appropriate competitiveness and to promote social enterprises and environment-friendly enterprises, as well as establishing a mechanism to increase opportunities for employment and occupation of the people;
... (Sec. 258) - Thaiให้ดําเนินการปฏิรูปประเทศในด้านต่างๆ ให้เกิดผลดังต่อไปนี้
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ฉ. ด้านเศรษฐกิจ
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(๔) สร้างกลไกเพื่อส่งเสริมสหกรณ์และผู้ประกอบการแต่ละขนาดให้มีความสามารถในการแข่งขันอย่างเหมาะสม และส่งเสริมการประกอบวิสาหกิจเพื่อสังคมและวิสาหกิจที่เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม รวมทั้งสร้างกลไกเพิ่มโอกาสในการทำงานและการประกอบอาชีพของประชาชน
... (มาตรา ๒๕๘)
Employment Rights and Protection
Afghanistan
- English… The citizens of Afghanistan shall be recruited by the state on the basis of ability, without any discrimination, according to the provisions of the law. (Art. 50)
- Dari... اتباع افغانستان بر اساس اهلیت و بدون هیچگونه تبعیض و به موجب احكام قانون به خدمت دولت پذیرفته می شوند. (مادۀ ۵۰)
- Pashtoد افغانستان اتباع د اهليت له مخې او له هر ډول توپير څخه پرته د قانون له حكمونو سره سم د دولت خدمت ته منل كيږي. (۵۰ ماده)
Employment Rights and Protection
Cambodia
- EnglishKhmer citizens of both sexes have the right to choose any employment according to their ability and to the needs of the society.
Khmer citizens of both sexes shall receive equal pay for equal work.
The work of housewife at home shall have equal value as the remunerated work done outside the home.
Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the right to enjoy social security and other social benefits as determined by law.
… (Art. 36) - Khmerប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិជ្រើសរើសមុខរបរ សមស្របតាមសមត្ថភាពរបស់ខ្លួន តាមសេចក្តីត្រូវការរបស់សង្គម។
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិទទួលប្រាក់បំណាច់ ស្មើគ្នាចំពោះការងារដូចគ្នា។
ការងារមេផ្ទះមានតម្លៃស្មើគ្នានឹងកម្រៃដែលបានមកពីការងារធ្វើនៅក្រៅផ្ទះ។
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិទទួលការធានារ៉ាប់រងសង្គម និងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ខាងសង្គមកិច្ច ដែលមានចែងក្នុងច្បាប់។
... (មាត្រា ៣៦)
Employment Rights and Protection
Israel
- EnglishAll governmental authorities are bound to respect the freedom of occupation of all Israel nationals and residents. (Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation (1994), Sec. 5)
- Hebrewכל רשות מרשויות השלטון חייבת לכבד את חופש העיסוק של כל אזרח או תושב. (חוק יסוד: חופש העיסוק (1994), סעיף 5)