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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
1. Everyone has the right to social insurance in old age or when he/she is unable to work, according to a system established by law.
2. Everyone, who remains jobless for reasons independent of his/her volition and has no other means of support, has the right to assistance under the conditions provided by law. (Art. 52) - Albanian
1. Kushdo ka të drejtën e sigurimeve shoqërore në pleqëri ose kur është i paaftë për punë, sipas një sistemi të caktuar me ligj.
2. Kushdo, kur mbetet pa punë për shkaqe të pavarura nga vullneti i tij dhe kur nuk ka mjete të tjera jetese, ka të drejtën e ndihmës në kushtet e parashikuara me ligj. (Neni 52)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Workers shall have the right to fair pay proportionate to the quantity, nature and quality of work performed.
2. Men and women shall receive equal pay for equal work.
3. The State shall create conditions for the establishment of a national minimum wage. (Art. 62) - Portuguese1. Os trabalhadores têm direito a justa retribuição segundo a quantidade, natureza e qualidade do trabalho prestado.
2. Por igual trabalho, o homem e a mulher percebem igual retribuição.
3. O Estado cria as condições para o estabelecimento de um salário mínimo nacional. (Art. 62)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Every person has the right to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions, and shall receive equal pay for equal work without distinction of any kind.
(2) Every worker shall be assured of rest, leisure and reasonable limitation of working hours and periods of holidays with pay, as well as remuneration for public holidays.
… (Art. 24)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe work is a social function, [it] enjoys the protection of the State, and it is not considered an article of commerce.
The State will employ all of the resources that are within its reach [in order] to provide [an] occupation for the worker, manual or intellectual, and to assure him and his family the economic conditions for a dignified existence. In equal form it will promote the work and the employment of the persons with physical, mental or social limitations or disabilities. (Art. 37) - SpanishEl trabajo es una función social, goza de la protección del Estado, y no se considera artículo de comercio.
El Estado empleará todos los recursos que estén a su alcance para proporcionar ocupación al trabajador, manual o intelectual, y para asegurar a él y a su familia las condiciones económicas de una existencia digna. De igual forma promoverá el trabajo y empleo de las personas con limitaciones o incapacidades físicas, mentales o sociales. (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe right of employees and their family members to social security and social insurance shall be regulated by law and collective agreements.
Rights related to childbirth, maternity and child care shall be regulated by law. (Art. 56) - CroatianPravo zaposlenih i članova njihovih obitelji na socijalnu sigurnost i socijalno osiguranje ureduje se zakonom i kolektivnim ugovorom.
Prava u svezi s porođajem, materinstvom i njegom djece uređuju se zakonom. (Članak 56)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The law equally establishes the rules concerning:
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• the right to work [droit du travail], the syndical right and the regimes of social security;
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La loi fixe également les règles concernant:
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- le droit du travail, le droit syndical et les régimes de sécurité sociale;
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Employment Rights and Protection
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2. Any law that discriminates against women on the basis of gender or marital status shall be invalid and legislation shall be passed to eliminate customs and practices that discriminate against women, particularly practices such as—
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b. discrimination in work, business and public affairs;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWomen’s participation in the various management and decision-making processes, whether private, public or state, shall be encouraged and facilitated by laws enacted for that purpose or otherwise. (Art. 29)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The Republic shall recognise the right of all citizens to work and shall promote such conditions as shall render this right effective.
… (Art. 4) - Italian
La Repubblica riconosce a tutti i cittadini il diritto al lavoro e promuove le condizioni che rendano effettivo questo diritto.
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Employment Rights and Protection
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The Law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the right to work [droit du travail], of social security,
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- du droit du travail, de la sécurité sociale,
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