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Employment Rights and Protection
Niger
- EnglishThe State recognizes to all citizens the right to work and strives to create the conditions that make the enjoyment of this right effective, and that guarantee to the worker just compensation [rétribution] for his services or for his production.
No one may be the victim of discrimination within the framework [cadre] of his work. (Art. 33) - FrenchL'Etat reconnaît à tous les citoyens le droit au travail et s'efforce de créer les conditions qui rendent effective la jouissance de ce droit et qui garantissent au travailleur la juste rétribution de ses services ou de sa production.
Nul ne peut être victime de discrimination dans le cadre de son travail. (Art. 33)
Employment Rights and Protection
Mexico
- EnglishNo person may be prevented from engaging in the profession, industry or commerce or work of their choice, if it is licit.
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No one may be obligated to render personal services [trabajos] without just remuneration and without their full consent, which will conform [ajustará] to that provided in fractions I and II of Article 123[,] except the labor [trabajo] imposed as a penalty by the judicial authority.
... (Art. 5) - SpanishA ninguna persona podrá impedirse que se dedique a la profesión, industria, comercio o trabajo que le acomode, siendo lícitos.
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Nadie podrá ser obligado a prestar trabajos personales sin la justa retribución y sin su pleno consentimiento, salvo el trabajo impuesto como pena por la autoridad judicial, el cual se ajustará a lo dispuesto en las fracciones I y II del artículo 123.
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Employment Rights and Protection
Qatar
- EnglishThe employee-employer relationship shall be based on the ideals of social justice and shall be regulated by law. (Art. 30)
- Arabicالعلاقة بين العمّال وأرباب العمل أساسها العدالة الاجتماعية وينظّمها القانون. (المادّة 30)
Employment Rights and Protection
Ukraine
- EnglishThe following are determined exclusively by the laws of Ukraine:
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6) the fundamentals of social protection, the forms and types of pension provision; the principles of the regulation of labour and employment,
… (Art. 92) - UkrainianВиключно законами України визначаються:
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6) основи соціального захисту, форми і види пенсійного забезпечення; засади регулювання праці і зайнятості,
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Employment Rights and Protection
Seychelles
- EnglishIt shall be the duty of every citizen of Seychelles-
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(d) to work conscientiously in a chosen profession, occupation or trade;
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Employment Rights and Protection
Panama
- EnglishFree professional education for the worker is established, imparted by the State or private enterprise, and regulated by law. (Art. 75)
- SpanishEl Estado o la empresa privada impartirán enseñanza profesional gratuita al trabajador. La Ley reglamentará la forma de prestar este servicio. (Art. 75)
Employment Rights and Protection
Timor-Leste
- English1. Every citizen, regardless of gender, has the right and the duty to work and to choose freely his or her profession.
2. The worker has the right to labour safety and hygiene, remuneration, rest and vacation.
3. Dismissal without just cause or on political, religious and ideological grounds is prohibited.
4. Compulsory work, without prejudice to the cases provided for under penal legislation, is prohibited.
5. The State shall promote the establishment of co-operatives of production and shall lend support to household businesses as sources of employment. (Sec. 50) - Tetum1. Sidadaun hotu-hotu, feto ka mane, iha direitu no devér atu halo servisu no livre atu hili nia profisaun.
2. Traballadór sira iha direitu ba seguransa no hetan mós husi servisu fatin ba selu-kole, deskansu no mós férias.
3. Labele hasai ema serbisu na’in sira wainhira la iha kauza justa (loloos) eh tan de’it motive polítiku, relijozu ka idiolójiku.
4. Proibidu obriga ema serbisu, maibé ne’e la halakon buat ne’ebé maka iha lejizlasaun konaba ezekusaun kastigu nian.
5. Estadu haburas kriasaun (hakiak) kooperativa ba produsaun no fó tane ba empreza família nian nu’udar fatin atu hetan serbisu. (Art. 50) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão, independentemente do sexo, tem o direito e o dever de trabalhar e de escolher livremente a profissão.
2. O trabalhador tem direito à segurança e higiene no trabalho, à remuneração, ao descanso e às férias.
3. É proibido o despedimento sem justa causa ou por motivos políticos, religiosos e ideológicos.
4. É proibido o trabalho compulsivo, sem prejuízo do disposto na legislação sobre a execução de penas.
5. O Estado promove a criação de cooperativas de produção e apoia as empresas familiares como fontes de emprego. (Art. 50)
Employment Rights and Protection
Vanuatu
- EnglishEvery person has the following fundamental duties to himself and his descendants and to others-
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e. to work according to his talents in socially useful employment and, if necessary, to create for himself legitimate opportunities for such employment;
… (Art. 7) - FrenchToute personne a les devoirs fondamentaux suivants envers elle-même, ses descendants et autrui:
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e) exercer en fonction de ses talents une profession utile à la société et, si nécessaire, créer par elle-même les occasions légitimes d'obtenir de tels emplois;
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Employment Rights and Protection
Cyprus
- English1. Every person has the right to enter freely into any contract subject to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as are laid down by the general principles of the law of contract. A law shall provide for the prevention of exploitation by persons who are commanding economic power.
2. A law may provide for collective labour contracts of obligatory fulfilment by employers and workers with adequate protection of the rights of any person, whether or not represented at the conclusion of such contract. (Art. 26) - Greek1. Έκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα του συμβάλλεσθαι ελευθέρως. Τούτο υπέκειται εις όρους, περιορισμούς ή δεσμεύσεις τιθεμένους επί τη βάσει των γενικών αρχών του δικαίου των συμβάσεων. Νόμος θέλει προβλέψει διά την πρόληψιν εκμεταλλεύσεως υπό προσώπων, άτινα διαθέτουσιν ιδιάζουσαν οικονομικήν ισχύν.
2. Νόμος δύναται να ρυθμίση τας συλλογικάς συμβάσεις εργασίας, υποχρεωτικώς εφαρμοζομένας υπό των εργοδοτών και των εργαζομένων, προστατευομένων επαρκώς των δικαιωμάτων οιουδήποτε ατόμου αδιακρίτως της αντιπροσωπεύσεως τούτου κατά την σύναψιν τοιαύτης συμβάσεως. (Αρθρον 26) - Turkish1. Her şahıs, sözleşme hukukunun genel ilkelerinin belirlediği şartlar, sınırlamalar veya kısıtlamalara tabi olmak kaydıyla serbestçe sözleşme yapma hakkına sahiptir. Ekonomik gücü yöneten şahıslar tarafından istismarı kanun önler.
2. Bir kanun, işverenler ve işçiler arasında mecburi toplu iş sözleşmeleri yapılmasını, böyle bir sözleşmenin akdinde temsil edilen veya edilmeyen herhangi bir şahsın haklarını uygun şekilde korumak üzere sağlayabilir. (Madde 26)
Employment Rights and Protection
Togo
- EnglishThe law establishes the rules concerning:
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– the system of establishment of the list of paid and unpaid holidays;
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- the right to work, the syndical right and of social institutions;
… (Art. 84) - FrenchLa loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- le système d'établissement de la liste des journées fériées, chômées et payées ;
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- le droit du travail, le droit syndical et des institutions sociales ;
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