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Employment Rights and Protection
Cabo Verde
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right to choose freely his or her occupation, work or profession or to pursue his or her professional training, except in cases of legal restrictions imposed by public interest or that may be inherent to his or her own ability or professional qualifications.
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3. No one shall be obligated to undertake a certain job, except in compliance with a general public service that is equal for all or by virtue of a judicial decision, under the terms of the law. (Art. 42) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão tem o direito de escolher livremente o seu ofício, trabalho ou profissão ou fazer a sua formação profissional, salvas as restrições legais impostas pelo interesse público ou inerentes à sua própria capacidade ou qualificação profissional.
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3. Ninguém pode ser obrigado a um trabalho determinado, salvo para cumprimento de um serviço público geral e igual para todos ou em virtude de decisão judicial, nos termos da lei. (Art. 42)
Employment Rights and Protection
Dominica
- EnglishWhereas the People of Dominica—
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(b) respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe that the operation of the economic system should result in so distributing the material resources of the community 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
Croatia
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to work and to freedom of work.
Everyone shall be free to choose his/her vocation and occupation, and shall have access to each workplace and post under equal conditions. (Art. 54) - CroatianSvatko ima pravo na rad i slobodu rada.
Svatko slobodno bira poziv i zaposlenje i svakomu je pod jednakim uvjetima dostupno svako radno mjesto i dužnost. (Članak 54)
Employment Rights and Protection
Congo
- EnglishEvery person has the right to rest and to leisure, notably to a limitation of the duration of work and to periodic vacations [congés] as well as to the remuneration of the holidays within the conditions established by the law. (Art. 34)
- FrenchToute personne a droit au repos et aux loisirs, notamment à une limitation de la durée de travail et à des congés périodiques ainsi qu’à la rémunération des jours fériés dans les conditions fixées par la loi. (Art. 34)
Employment Rights and Protection
Côte d’Ivoire
- English
The State
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It commits to guaranteeing the access of the vulnerable persons … to employment, … (Art. 32) - French
L’Etat
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Il s’engage à garantir l’accès des personnes vulnérables … à l’emploi, … (Art. 32)
Employment Rights and Protection
Guinea-Bissau
- EnglishNo draft revision may affect:
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f. The fundamental Rights of workers;
… (Art. 130) - PortugueseNenhum projecto de revisão poderá afectar:
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f) O Direitos fundamentais dos trabalhadores;
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Employment Rights and Protection
El Salvador
- EnglishThe agricultural and domestic workers have the right to protection within matters of salaries, working hours, rests, vacations, social security, indemnification for dismissal and, in general, to social benefits. The extent and nature of the rights previously mentioned will be determined by the law in accordance with the conditions and peculiarities of the work. Those who render services of domestic character in industrial and commercial businesses, [in] social entities and in others [that are] similar, will be considered manual workers and will have the rights recognized to these. (Art. 45)
- SpanishLos trabajadores agrícolas y domésticos tienen derecho a protección en materia de salarios, jornada de trabajo, descansos, vacaciones, seguridad social, indemnizaciones por despido y, en general, a las prestaciones sociales. La extensión y naturaleza de los derechos antes mencionados serán determinadas por la ley de acuerdo con las condiciones y peculiaridades del trabajo. Quienes presten servicio de carácter doméstico en empresas industriales, comerciales, entidades sociales y demás equiparables, serán considerados como trabajadores manuales y tendrán los derechos reconocidos a éstos. (Art. 45)
Employment Rights and Protection
Ireland
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2 1° In particular, the State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved.
2° The State shall, therefore, endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home.
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2 1° Go sonrach, admhaíonn an Stát go dtugann an bhean don Stát, trína saol sa teaghlach, cúnamh nach bhféadfaí leas an phobail a ghnóthú dá éagmais.
2° Uime sin, féachfaidh an Stát lena chur in áirithe nach mbeidh ar mháithreacha clainne, de dheasca uireasa, dul le saothar agus faillí a thabhairt dá chionn sin ina ndualgais sa teaghlach.
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Employment Rights and Protection
Malawi
- English1. Every person shall have the right to fair and safe labour practices and to fair remuneration.
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3. Every person shall be entitled to fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value without distinction or discrimination of any kind, in particular on basis of gender, disability or race.
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Employment Rights and Protection
India
- EnglishThe State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief. (Art. 42)
- Hindiराज्य काम की न्यायसंगत और मानवोचित दशाओं को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए और प्रसूति सहायता के लिए उपबंध करेगा। (अनुच्छेद 42)