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Employment Rights and Protection
- 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
- EnglishWomen shall be entitled to the same rights and salaries as that received by men in respect of similar work. (Sec. 350)
- Burmeseအမျိုးသမီးများသည် တူညီသောအလုပ်အတွက် အမျိုးသားများခံစားခွင့်ရှိသောအခွင့်အရေးနှင့် လစာတို့ကို ခံစားခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၅၀)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Every woman is entitled to equal access with men to academic, vocational and professional training, equal opportunities in employment, remuneration and promotion and in social, political and cultural activity. (Art. 149F)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(1) Employees have the right to just and satisfying working conditions. The law guarantees, above all
a) the right to remuneration for work done, sufficient to ensure them a dignified standard of living,
b) protection against arbitrary dismissal and discrimination at the work place,
c) labor safety and the protection of health at work,
d) the longest admissible working time,
e) adequate rest after work,
f) the shortest admissible period of paid leave,
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(2) Every employee has the right to remuneration for work done which is not lower than minimal wage. A law shall regulate details on the minimal wage. (Art. 36) - Slovak
(1) Zamestnanci majú právo na spravodlivé a uspokojujúce pracovné podmienky. Zákon im zabezpečuje najmä
a) právo na odmenu za vykonanú prácu, dostatočnú na to, aby im umoţnila dôstojnú ţivotnú úroveň,
b) ochranu proti svojvoľnému prepúšťaniu zo zamestnania a diskriminácii v zamestnaní,
c) ochranu bezpečnosti a zdravia pri práci,
d) najvyššiu prípustnú dĺţku pracovného času,
e) primeraný odpočinok po práci,
f) najkratšiu prípustnú dĺţku platenej dovolenky na zotavenie,
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(2) Každý zamestnanec má právo, aby jeho odmena za vykonanú prácu nebola nižšia ako minimálna mzda. Podrobnosti o úprave minimálnej mzdy ustanoví zákon. (Čl. 36)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(3) The State shall direct its policy towards ensuring that –
(a) all citizens, without discrimination on any group whatsoever, have the opportunity for securing adequate means of livelihood as well as adequate opportunity to secure suitable employment;
(b) conditions of work are just and humane, and that there are adequate facilities for leisure and for social, religious and cultural life;
(c) the health, safety and welfare of all persons in employment are safeguarded and not endangered or abused;
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(e) there is equal pay for equal work without discrimination on account of sex, or on any other ground whatsoever;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation. (Art. XIII, Sec. 14)
- FilipinoDapat pangalagaan ng Estado ang mga kababaihang nagtatrabaho sa pamamagitan ng ligtas at nakapagpapalusog na mga kalagayan sa pagtatrabaho, na nagsasaalang-alang ng kanilang mga gawain bilang ina, at ng mga kaluwagan at mga pagkakataon na nagpapatingkad sa kanilang ikagagaling at ikagiginhawa upang matamo ang kanilang ganap na potensyal sa paglilingkod sa bansa. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The woman will have special protection during pregnancy and will enjoy leave [licencia] with paid remuneration and adequate benefits of social security.
No one may deny employment to women for reasons of pregnancy, nor dismiss them during it or the post-natal period; all in accordance with the law (Art. 74) - Spanish
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La mujer tendrá protección especial durante el embarazo y gozará de licencia con remuneración salarial y prestaciones adecuadas de seguridad social.
Nadie podrá negar empleo a las mujeres aduciendo razones de embarazo ni despedirlas durante éste o en el período postnatal; todo de conformidad con la ley. (Art. 74)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone who is employed has the right to rest.
This right is ensured by providing weekly rest days and also paid annual vacation, by establishing a shorter working day for certain professions and industries, and reduced working hours at night.
The maximum number of working hours, the minimum duration of rest and of paid annual vacation, days off and holidays as well as other conditions for exercising this right, are determined by law. (Art. 45) - UkrainianКожен, хто працює, має право на відпочинок.
Це право забезпечується наданням днів щотижневого відпочинку, а також оплачуваної щорічної відпустки, встановленням скороченого робочого дня щодо окремих професій і виробництв, скороченої тривалості роботи у нічний час.
Максимальна тривалість робочого часу, мінімальна тривалість відпочинку та оплачуваної щорічної відпустки, вихідні та святкові дні, а також інші умови здійснення цього права визначаються законом. (Стаття 45)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to choose their trade, occupation or profession freely. (Art. 23)
- SomaliMuwaaddin kasta wuxuu xaq u leeyahay in uu si xor ah u doorto xirfadda, shaqada ama mihnadda uu rabo. (Qodobka 23aad.)
Employment Rights and Protection
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4. Maternity shall be dignified and protected, and special protection shall be guaranteed to all women during pregnancy and after delivery and working women shall have the right to be exempted from the workplace for an adequate period before and after delivery, without loss of remuneration or any other benefits, in accordance with the law. (Sec. 39) - Tetum…
4. Soin di’ak no tau matan duni ba maternidade, fiar metin katak feto hotu-hotu hetan protesaun espesiál wainhira hetan isin-rua no wainhira hahoris liutiha, no ba feto traballadora hotu-hotu iha direitu ba feriadu iha tempu adekuadu ida nia laran, molok hahoris eh hahoris liutiha, hodi la lakon retribuisaun no regalia, ruma tuir lei haruka. (Art. 39) - Portuguese…
4. A maternidade é dignificada e protegida, assegurando-se a todas as mulheres protecção especial durante a gravidez e após o parto e às mulheres trabalhadoras direito a dispensa de trabalho por período adequado, antes e depois do parto, sem perda de retribuição e de quaisquer outras regalias, nos termos da lei. (Art. 39)