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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The ordinary day of work is of eight hours or forty-eight hours weekly, at the longest. In the case of cumulative or atypical workdays, the average number of hours worked in the corresponding period may not exceed that maximum.
Workers have the right to weekly and annual remunerated rest. This benefit and its compensation are regulated by law or by agreement. (Art. 25) - Spanish
La jornada ordinaria de trabajo es de ocho horas diarias o cuarenta y ocho horas semanales, como máximo. En caso de jornadas acumulativas o atípicas, el promedio de horas trabajadas en el período correspondiente no puede superar dicho máximo.
Los trabajadores tienen derecho a descanso semanal y anual remunerados. Su disfrute y su compensación se regulan por ley o por convenio. (Art. 25)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
1. Everyone has the right to social insurance in old age or when he/she is unable to work, according to a system established by law.
2. Everyone, who remains jobless for reasons independent of his/her volition and has no other means of support, has the right to assistance under the conditions provided by law. (Art. 52) - Albanian
1. Kushdo ka të drejtën e sigurimeve shoqërore në pleqëri ose kur është i paaftë për punë, sipas një sistemi të caktuar me ligj.
2. Kushdo, kur mbetet pa punë për shkaqe të pavarura nga vullneti i tij dhe kur nuk ka mjete të tjera jetese, ka të drejtën e ndihmës në kushtet e parashikuara me ligj. (Neni 52)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Workers shall have the right to fair pay proportionate to the quantity, nature and quality of work performed.
2. Men and women shall receive equal pay for equal work.
3. The State shall create conditions for the establishment of a national minimum wage. (Art. 62) - Portuguese1. Os trabalhadores têm direito a justa retribuição segundo a quantidade, natureza e qualidade do trabalho prestado.
2. Por igual trabalho, o homem e a mulher percebem igual retribuição.
3. O Estado cria as condições para o estabelecimento de um salário mínimo nacional. (Art. 62)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWHEREAS the people of Belize-
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe that the operation of the economic system must result in the material resources of the community being so distributed as to subserve the common good, that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity,
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishIt is the duty of the State to indicate the conditions for work, remuneration and rest to which employees are entitled, especially by:
a. Making regulations with regard to wages, time of work, about conditions and special categories of workers;
b. Supplying special protection on the job for women before and after pregnancy, for minors, disabled persons and for those who are engaged in work which demands special efforts or who work in unhealthy or dangerous conditions. (Art. 29) - DutchHet is de plicht van de Staat om de voorwaarden voor werk, beloning en rust, waartoe de werknemers gerechtigd zijn aan te geven, in het bijzonder door:
a. regelingen te treffen ten aanzien van lonen, werktijden, arbeidsomstandigheden en speciale werkerscategoriën;
b. bijzondere bescherming te verlenen op het werk voor vrouwen tijdens en na de zwangerschap, voor minderjarigen, minder validen en voor degenen, die betrokken zijn bij werkzaamheden die bijzondere inspanning vereisen of die werkzaam zijn in ongezonde of gevaarlijke omstandigheden. (Art. 29)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe right of employees and their family members to social security and social insurance shall be regulated by law and collective agreements.
Rights related to childbirth, maternity and child care shall be regulated by law. (Art. 56) - CroatianPravo zaposlenih i članova njihovih obitelji na socijalnu sigurnost i socijalno osiguranje ureduje se zakonom i kolektivnim ugovorom.
Prava u svezi s porođajem, materinstvom i njegom djece uređuju se zakonom. (Članak 56)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The law equally establishes the rules concerning:
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• the right to work [droit du travail], the syndical right and the regimes of social security;
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La loi fixe également les règles concernant:
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- le droit du travail, le droit syndical et les régimes de sécurité sociale;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Social assistance shall be rendered to whomever may need it, regardless of contribution to social welfare and shall have as objectives:
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III – the promotion of the integration into the labour market;
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A assistência social será prestada a quem dela necessitar, independentemente de contribuição à seguridade social, e tem por objetivos:
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III - a promoção da integração ao mercado de trabalho;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- 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
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(3) Every employee shall have the right to working conditions which ensure respect for his or her health, safety and dignity.
(4) Every employee shall have the right to daily and weekly rest periods and to a period of annual paid leave. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XVII) - Hungarian
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(3) Minden munkavállalónak joga van az egészségét, biztonságát és méltóságát tiszteletben tartó munkafeltételekhez.
(4) Minden munkavállalónak joga van a napi és heti pihenõidõhöz, valamint az éves fizetett szabadsághoz. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XVII. cikk)