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Employment Rights and Protection
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee to women equal access to employment, vocational and professional training and advancement, equitable pay, and the option to self-employment. All necessary measures shall be taken to eliminate inequality.
Any form of discrimination, harassment or violent action, of any nature, whether direct or indirect, affecting women at work is forbidden. (Art. 331) - SpanishEl Estado garantizará a las mujeres igualdad en el acceso al empleo, a la formación y promoción laboral y profesional, a la remuneración equitativa, y a la iniciativa de trabajo autónomo. Se adoptarán todas las medidas necesarias para eliminar las desigualdades.
Se prohíbe toda forma de discriminación, acoso o acto de violencia de cualquier índole, sea directa o indirecta, que afecte a las mujeres en el trabajo. (Art. 331)
Employment Rights and Protection
Georgia
- English…
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.
… (მუხლი 5)
Employment Rights and Protection
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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it is the duty of the Islamic government to furnish all citizens with equal and appropriate opportunities, to provide them with work, and to satisfy their essential needs, so that the persistence of their progress may be assured. (The Economy is a Means, Not an End, Preamble) - Persian…
تأمین امکانات مساوی و متناسب و ایجاد کار برای همه افراد و رفع نیازهای ضروری جهت استمرار حرکت تکاملی او برعهده حکومت اسلامی است. (اقتصاد وسیله است نه هدف، مقدمه)
Employment Rights and Protection
Liberia
- EnglishAll Liberian citizens shall have equal opportunity for work and employment regardless of sex, creed, religion, ethnic background, place of origin or political affiliation, and all shall be entitled to equal pay for equal work. (Art. 18)
Employment Rights and Protection
Moldova, Republic of
- English
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(3) The organic laws shall govern:
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j) general regulation of labour relationships,
… (Art. 72) - Moldovian
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(3) Prin lege organică se reglementează:
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(j) regimul general privind raporturile de muncă,
… (Art. 72)
Employment Rights and Protection
Guatemala
- EnglishThe owners of the industrial, agricultural, livestock, and commercial businesses are obligated to establish and maintain, in accordance with the law, [the] schools, day care centers, and cultural centers for their workers and school population. (Art. 77)
- SpanishLos propietarios de las empresas industriales, agrícolas, pecuarias y comerciales están obligados a establecer y mantener, de acuerdo con la ley, escuelas, guarderías y centros culturales para sus trabajadores y población escolar. (Art. 77)
Employment Rights and Protection
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishCitizens have the right to relaxation. This right is ensured by the establishment of working hours, and the provision of holidays, paid leave, accommodation at health resorts and holiday homes at State expense and by a growing network of cultural facilities. (Art. 71)
- Korean공민은 휴식에 대한 권리를 가진다. 이 권리는 로동시간제, 공휴일제, 유급휴가제, 국가비용에 의한 정휴양제, 계속 늘어나는 여러가지 문화시설들에 의하여 보장된다. (제71조)
Employment Rights and Protection
Mozambique
- English1. Work shall be a right and a duty of every citizen.
2. All citizens shall have the right freely to choose their profession.
… (Art. 84) - Portuguese1. O trabalho constitui direito e dever de cada cidadão.
2. Cada cidadão tem direito à livre escolha da profissão.
… (Art. 84)
Employment Rights and Protection
Portugal
- EnglishWorkers are guaranteed job security, and dismissal without fair cause or for political or ideological reasons is prohibited. (Art. 53)
- PortugueseÉ garantida aos trabalhadores a segurança no emprego, sendo proibidos os despedimentos sem justa causa ou por motivos políticos ou ideológicos. (Art. 53)
Employment Rights and Protection
Honduras
- EnglishEvery person has the right to work under equitable and satisfactory working conditions, to choose his occupation freely and to give it up, and to protection against unemployment. (Art. 127)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al trabajo, a escoger libremente su ocupación y a renunciar a ella, a condiciones equitativas y satisfactorias de trabajo y a la protección contra el desempleo. (Art. 127)