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Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Regardless of age, sex, race, citizenship, place of origin, religion and political and ideological convictions, every worker has the right:
a) To the remuneration of his work in accordance with its volume, nature and quality, with respect for the principle of equal pay for equal work and in such a way as to guarantee a proper living;
b) That work be organised under conditions of social dignity and in such a way as to provide personal fulfilment and to make it possible to reconcile work and family life;
c) To work in conditions that are hygienic, safe and healthy;
d) To rest and leisure time, a maximum limit on the working day, a weekly rest period and periodic paid holidays;
e) To material assistance when he involuntarily finds himself in a situation of unemployment;
f) To assistance and fair reparation when he is the victim of a work-related accident or occupational illness.
2. The state is charged with ensuring the working, remuneratory and rest-related conditions to which workers are entitled, particularly by:
a) Establishing and updating a national minimum wage which, among other factors, shall have regard to workers' needs, increases in the cost of living, the level of development of the forces of production, the demands of economic and financial stability, and the accumulation of capital for development purposes;
b) Setting national limits on working hours;
c) Especially protecting the work done by women during pregnancy and following childbirth, as well as the work done by minors, the disabled and those whose occupations are particularly strenuous or are undertaken in unhealthy, toxic or dangerous conditions;
d) In cooperation with social organisations, ensuring the systematic development of a network of rest and holiday centres;
e) Protecting emigrant workers' working conditions and guaranteeing their social benefits;
f) Protecting student workers' working conditions.
3. Salaries shall enjoy special guarantees, as laid down by law. (Art. 59) - Portuguese1. Todos os trabalhadores, sem distinção de idade, sexo, raça, cidadania, território de origem, religião, convicções políticas ou ideológicas, têm direito:
a) À retribuição do trabalho, segundo a quantidade, natureza e qualidade, observando-se o princípio de que para trabalho igual salário igual, de forma a garantir uma existência condigna;
b) A organização do trabalho em condições socialmente dignificantes, de forma a facultar a realização pessoal e a permitir a conciliação da actividade profissional com a vida familiar;
c) A prestação do trabalho em condições de higiene, segurança e saúde;
d) Ao repouso e aos lazeres, a um limite máximo da jornada de trabalho, ao descanso semanal e a férias periódicas pagas;
e) À assistência material, quando involuntariamente se encontrem em situação de desemprego;
f) A assistência e justa reparação, quando vítimas de acidente de trabalho ou de doença profissional.
2. Incumbe ao Estado assegurar as condições de trabalho, retribuição e repouso a que os trabalhadores têm direito, nomeadamente:
a) O estabelecimento e a actualização do salário mínimo nacional, tendo em conta, entre outros factores, as necessidades dos trabalhadores, o aumento do custo de vida, o nível de desenvolvimento das forças produtivas, as exigências da estabilidade económica e financeira e a acumulação para o desenvolvimento;
b) A fixação, a nível nacional, dos limites da duração do trabalho;
c) A especial protecção do trabalho das mulheres durante a gravidez e após o parto, bem como do trabalho dos menores, dos diminuídos e dos que desempenhem actividades particularmente violentas ou em condições insalubres, tóxicas ou perigosas;
d) O desenvolvimento sistemático de uma rede de centros de repouso e de férias, em cooperação com organizações sociais;
e) A protecção das condições de trabalho e a garantia dos benefícios sociais dos trabalhadores emigrantes;
f) A protecção das condições de trabalho dos trabalhadores estudantes.
3. Os salários gozam de garantias especiais, nos termos da lei. (Art. 59)
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;
... (Art. 203) - Portuguese
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;
… (Art. 203)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) Every labourer shall have the right to fair labour practice.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Article, "labourer" means a labourer or worker who does physical or intellectual work for an employer in consideration for remuneration.
(2) Every labourer shall have the right to appropriate remuneration, facilities and contributory social security.
… (Art. 34) - Nepali
(१) प्रत्येक श्रमिकलाई उचित श्रम अभ्यासको हक हुनेछ ।
स्पष्टीकरणः यस धाराको प्रयोजनकालागि “श्रमिक” भन्नाले पारिश्रमिकलिई रोजगारदाताकालागि शारीरिक वा बौद्धिक कार्य गर्ने कामदार वा मजदूर सम्झनु पर्छ ।
(२) प्रत्येक श्रमिकलाई उचित पारिश्रमिक, सुविधा तथा योगदानमा आधारित सामाजिक सुरक्षाको हक हुनेछ ।
... (धारा ३४)
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
- English(1) All Spaniards have the duty to work and the right to work, to the free choice of profession or trade, to advancement through work, and to a sufficient remuneration for the satisfaction of their needs and those of their families. Under no circumstances may they be discriminated on account of their sex.
(2) The law shall regulate a Workers' Statute. (Sec. 35) - Spanish1. Todos los españoles tienen el deber de trabajar y el derecho al trabajo, a la libre elección de profesión u oficio, a la promoción a través del trabajo y a una remuneración suficiente para satisfacer sus necesidades y las de su familia, sin que en ningún caso pueda hacerse discriminación por razón de sexo.
2. La ley regulará un estatuto de los trabajadores. (Art. 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State will see to the technical and cultural preparation of the workers. (Art. 67)
- SpanishEl Estado velará por la preparación técnica y cultural de los trabajadores. (Art. 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Every citizen is entitled to –
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(g) the freedom to engage by himself or in association with others in any lawful occupation, profession, trade, business or enterprise ;
… (Art. 14) - Sinhala(1) සෑම පුරවැසියකුට ම -
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(උ) එකලාව හෝ අන් අය හා සමග යම් නීත්යානුකූල රැකියාවක, වෘත්තියක, කර්මාන්තයක, වෙළඳ ව්යාපාරයක හෝ ව්යවසායක නියුක්ත වීමේ නිදහසට;
… (14 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishKhmer citizens of both sexes have the right to choose any employment according to their ability and to the needs of the society.
Khmer citizens of both sexes shall receive equal pay for equal work.
The work of housewife at home shall have equal value as the remunerated work done outside the home.
Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the right to enjoy social security and other social benefits as determined by law.
… (Art. 36) - Khmerប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិជ្រើសរើសមុខរបរ សមស្របតាមសមត្ថភាពរបស់ខ្លួន តាមសេចក្តីត្រូវការរបស់សង្គម។
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិទទួលប្រាក់បំណាច់ ស្មើគ្នាចំពោះការងារដូចគ្នា។
ការងារមេផ្ទះមានតម្លៃស្មើគ្នានឹងកម្រៃដែលបានមកពីការងារធ្វើនៅក្រៅផ្ទះ។
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ មានសិទ្ធិទទួលការធានារ៉ាប់រងសង្គម និងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ខាងសង្គមកិច្ច ដែលមានចែងក្នុងច្បាប់។
... (មាត្រា ៣៦)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) The primary functions of the Commission are—
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(d) to promote equal employment opportunities (including pay equity); and
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(2) The Commission has, in order to carry out its primary functions under subsection (1), the following functions:
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(n) to exercise the following functions in relation to equal employment opportunities:
(i) to evaluate, through the use of benchmarks developed by the Commission, the roles that legislation, guidelines, and voluntary codes of practice play in facilitating and promoting best practice in equal employment opportunities:
(ii) to lead the development of guidelines and voluntary codes of practice to facilitate and promote best practice in equal employment opportunities (including codes that identify related rights and obligations in legislation) in accordance with paragraph (e):
(iii) to monitor and analyse progress in improving equal employment opportunities in New Zealand and to report to the Minister on the results of that monitoring and analysis
(iv) to liaise with, and complement the work of, any trust or body that has as one of its purposes the promotion of equal employment opportunities:
… (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 5)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Work is a right and a social duty. The State recognizes its constructive function for the betterment of the well-being and the development of the national wealth. The State promotes the economic and social conditions to eliminate poverty, misery and to assure with equality to all the citizens of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea the possibilities of a useful occupation which permits them to not be threatened [acosados] by necessity.
2. The law shall define the conditions of the exercise of this right. (Art. 26) - Spanish1. El trabajo es un derecho y un deber social. El Estado reconoce su función constructiva para el mejoramiento del bienestar y el desarrollo de la riqueza nacional. El Estado promueve las condiciones económicas y sociales para hacer desaparecer la pobreza, la miseria, y asegura con igualdad a los ciudadanos de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial las posibilidades de una ocupación útil que les permita no estar acosados por la necesidad.
2. La ley definirá las condiciones del ejercicio de este derecho. (Art. 26) - French1. Le travail est un droit et un devoir social. L'État reconnaît son rôle constructif dans l'amélioration du bien-être et le développement de la richesse nationale. L'État promeut les conditions économiques et sociales pour faire disparaître la pauvreté, la misère, et assure de manière égalitaire aux citoyens de la République de Guinée équatoriale, les moyens d'exercer une occupation utile leur permettant de ne pas être démunis face aux nécessités.
2. La loi définit les conditions d'exercice de ce droit. (Art. 26)