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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishNo kind of discrimination will be admitted between the workers for motives of ethnic, gender [sexo], age, religion, social status and political or syndical preferences.
… (Art. 88) - SpanishNo se admitirá discriminación alguna entre los trabajadores por motivos étnicos, de sexo, edad, religión, condición social y preferencias políticas o sindicales.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. The State shall encourage and create the conditions for organizations and individuals to create jobs.
2. The State shall protect the lawful rights and interests of employees and employers and create the conditions for the establishment of progressive, harmonious and stable employment relations. (Art. 57) - Vietnamese1. Nhà nước khuyến khích, tạo điều kiện để tổ chức, cá nhân tạo việc làm cho người lao động.
2. Nhà nước bảo vệ quyền, lợi ích hợp pháp của người lao động, người sử dụng lao động và tạo điều kiện xây dựng quan hệ lao động tiến bộ, hài hòa và ổn định. (Điều 57)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWith equal competence, every person has the right, without any discrimination, to equal salary for equal work. (Art. 57)
- KirundiAbantu bose bategerezwa kuronka impembo ingana iyo bakora akazi kamwe kandi babishoboye kumwe. (Ingingo ya 57)
- FrenchA compétence égale, toute personne a droit, sans aucune discrimination, à un salaire égal pour un travail égal. (Art. 57)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Parliament shall enact laws-
a. to provide for the right of persons to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions;
b. to ensure equal payment for equal work without discrimination;
c. to ensure that every worker is accorded rest and reasonable working hours and periods of holidays with pay, as well as remuneration for public holidays.
2. Every person in Uganda has the right to practise his or her profession and to carry on any lawful occupation, trade or business.
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4. The employer of every woman worker shall accord her protection during pregnancy and after birth, in accordance with the law. (Art. 40)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) The Administration4 shall have exclusive responsibility for the administration within the island of Nevis, in accordance with the provisions of any relevant laws, of the following matters:
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(f) labour;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Every person has the right to fair and safe labour practices and standards and to be paid a fair and reasonable wage.
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(4) Every employee is entitled to just, equitable and satisfactory conditions of work.
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(6) Women and men have a right to equal remuneration for similar work.
(7) Women employees have a right to fully paid maternity leave for a period of at least three months. (Sec. 65)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe concern of the State is aimed at:
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b. A Secured means of livelihood for the entire nation;
c. Sufficient employment under the guarantee of freedom and justice;
… (Art. 4) - DutchDe zorg van de Staat is gericht op:
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b. de bestaanszekerheid van de gehele bevolking;
c. voldoende werkgelegenheid onder garanties van vrijheid en gerechtigheid;
... (Art. 4)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Young people, mothers and persons with disabilities shall be entitled to special protection at work. (Art. 64) - Croatian…
Mladež, majke i osobe s invaliditetom imaju pravo na osobitu zaštitu na radu. (Članak 64)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Any person has the right to freely choose his profession or his employment.
Access to public or private employment is equal for all, on the basis of [en fonction des] qualities and competences. Any discrimination in the access [to] or in the exercise [of] employments, based on gender, ethnicity or political, religious or philosophical opinions, is prohibited. (Art. 14) - French
Toute personne a le droit de choisir librement sa profession ou son emploi.
L'accès aux emplois publics ou privés est égal pour tous, en fonction des qualités et des compétences. Est interdite toute discrimination dans l'accès aux emplois ou dans leur exercice, fondée sur le sexe, l’ethnie ou les opinions politiques, religieuses ou philosophiques. (Art. 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishI. The following are the exclusive authority of the autonomous municipal governments, within their jurisdiction:
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4. Promotion of employment and the improvement of working conditions within the framework of national policies.
… (Art. 302) - SpanishI. Son competencias exclusivas de los gobiernos municipales autónomos, en su jurisdicción:
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4. Promoción del empleo y mejora de las condiciones laborales en el marco de las políticas nacionales.
... (Art. 302)