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Employment Rights and Protection
Comoros
- EnglishWork is a right recognized to all citizens; the State is required to create the conditions necessary for its effective exercise. (Art. 37)
- Arabicالعمل هو حق معترف به لجميع المواطنين؛ الدولة مطالبة بتهيئة الظروف اللازمة لممارسته الفعلية. (المادة 37)
- FrenchLe travail est un droit reconnu à tous les citoyens; l'État est tenu de créer les conditions nécessaires pour son exercice effectif. (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. It is the obligation of the State to establish employment policies that avoid unemployment and underemployment and that have as their objective the creation, maintenance and generation of conditions that guarantee workers the possibility of dignified work and fair remuneration.
… (Art. 54) - SpanishI. Es obligación del Estado establecer políticas de empleo que eviten la desocupación y la subocupación, con la finalidad de crear, mantener y generar condiciones que garanticen a las trabajadoras y los trabajadores posibilidades de ocupación laboral digna y de remuneración justa.
… (Art. 54)
Employment Rights and Protection
Uruguay
- EnglishThe law shall regulate the impartial and equitable distribution of labor. (Art. 55)
- SpanishLa ley reglamentará la distribución imparcial y equitativa del trabajo. (Art. 55)
Employment Rights and Protection
France
- EnglishEach person has the duty to work and the right to employment. No person may suffer prejudice in his work or employment by virtue of his origins, opinions or beliefs. (1946 Preamble, Sec. 5)
- FrenchChacun a le devoir de travailler et le droit d'obtenir un emploi. Nul ne peut être lésé, dans son travail ou son emploi, en raison de ses origines, de ses opinions ou de ses croyances. (Préambule 1946, Sec. 5)
Employment Rights and Protection
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the following matters are of the exclusive competence of the Central Power:
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36. legislation concerning[,] notably;
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d. legislation on the liberal professions;
e. labor legislation including notably the laws governing the relations between employers and workers, the security of workers, the rules concerning social security and, in particular, the rules concerning social insurance and involuntary unemployment;
… (Art. 202) - FrenchSans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, les matières suivantes sont de la compétence exclusive du pouvoir central:
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36. la législation notamment concernant:
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d) la législation pour les professions libérales;
e) la législation du travail comprenant notamment les lois régissant les relations entre employeurs et travailleurs, la sécurité des travailleurs, les règles relatives à la sécurité sociale et, en particulier, les règles relatives aux assurances sociales et au chômage involontaire;
… (Art. 202)
Employment Rights and Protection
Chile
- EnglishMatters of law only, are:
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4. Basic matters relative to the labor, union, previsional and social security juridical regimes;
… (Art. 63) - SpanishSólo son materias de ley:
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4) Las materias básicas relativas al régimen jurídico laboral, sindical, previsional y de seguridad social;
... (Art. 63)
Employment Rights and Protection
Armenia
- EnglishThe main objectives of state policy in the economic, social, and cultural spheres shall be:
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2. To support population employment and the improvement of work conditions;
… (Art. 86) - ArmenianՏնտեսական, սոցիալական և մշակութային ոլորտներում պետության քաղաքականության հիմնական նպատակներն են`
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2) բնակչության զբաղվածության խթանումը և աշխատանքի պայմանների բարելավումը.
… (Հոդված 86)
Employment Rights and Protection
Italy
- English
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Concurrent legislative authority shall apply to the following fields:
… job protection and safety; … professions;
… (Art. 117) - Italian
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Sono materie di legislazione concorrente quelle relative a:
… tutela e sicurezza del lavoro; … professioni;
… (Art. 117)
Employment Rights and Protection
Cuba
- EnglishLabor is a primordial value in our society. It constitutes a right, a social duty, and a source of honor for all people who are able to work.
Paid labor must be the principal source of income that sustains dignified living conditions, allows for the improvement of material and spiritual well-being and the realization of individual, collective, and social projects.
Payment in accordance with the labor performed is complemented by the just and free fulfillment of universal social services and other provisions and benefits. (Art. 31) - SpanishEl trabajo es un valor primordial de nuestra sociedad. Constituye un derecho, un deber social y un motivo de honor de todas las personas en condiciones de trabajar.
El trabajo remunerado debe ser la fuente principal de ingresos que sustenta condiciones de vida dignas, permite elevar el bienestar material y espiritual y la realización de los proyectos individuales, colectivos y sociales.
La remuneración con arreglo al trabajo aportado se complementa con la satisfacción equitativa y gratuita de servicios sociales universales y otras prestaciones y beneficios. (Art. 31)
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)