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Employment Rights and Protection
- English…
2. This Constitution shall be interpreted and applied to advance the individual dignity and address the particular needs of the people by dedicating public resources and focusing attention on the provision of gainful employment for the people,
… (Art. 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State will establish a regime of stimulus for the enterprises that encourage their workers with additional benefits. Such additional remunerations [emolumentos] will be independent from the respective salaries and from the other legal benefits. (Art. 93)
- SpanishEl Estado establecerá un régimen de estímulo a las empresas que incentiven con beneficios adicionales a sus trabajadores. Tales emolumentos serán independientes de los respectivos salarios y de otros beneficios legales. (Art. 93)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishNo one shall be required to perform work unsuited to his/her age, sex, and capacity.
Minors, women, and physically and mentally disabled persons, shall enjoy special protection with regard to working conditions.
All workers have the right to rest and leisure.
Rights and conditions relating to paid weekends and holidays, together with paid annual leave, shall be regulated by law. (Art. 50) - TurkishKimse, yaşına, cinsiyetine ve gücüne uymayan işlerde çalıştırılamaz.
Küçükler ve kadınlar ile bedenî ve ruhî yetersizliği olanlar çalışma şartları bakımından özel olarak korunurlar.
Dinlenmek, çalışanların hakkıdır.
Ücretli hafta ve bayram tatili ile ücretli yıllık izin hakları ve şartları kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 50)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Work is a right and a duty.
All work merits a salary.
The right to protection, to security and to hygiene at work, is guaranteed by the law.
The right to rest is guaranteed; the law determines the modalities of [its] exercise.
The right of the worker to social security is guaranteed by the law.
The employment of children is punished by the law.
The State works for the promotion of apprenticeship and implements policies to help the creation of employments.
The law determines the conditions for requisition of personnel for the needs of general interest. (Art. 66) - Arabic
العمل حق وواجب.
كل عمل يقابله أجر.
يضمن القانون أثناء العمل الحقّ في الحماية، والأمن، والنّظافة.
الحقّ في الرّاحة مضمون، ويحدّد القانون شروط ممارسته.
يضمن القانون حق العامل في الضمان الاجتماعي.
يعاقب القانون على تشغيل الأطفال.
تعمل الدولة على ترقية التمهين وتضع سياسات للمساعدة على استحداث مناصب الشغل.
يحدد القانون شروط تسخير المستخدَمين لأغراض المصلحة العامة. (المــادة 66) - French
Le travail est un droit et un devoir.
Tout travail mérite salaire.
Le droit à la protection, à la sécurité et à l'hygiène dans le travail, est garanti par la loi.
Le droit au repos est garanti ; la loi en détermine les conditions d'exercice.
Le droit du travailleur à la sécurité sociale est garanti par la loi.
L'emploi des enfants est puni par la loi.
L'Etat œuvre à la promotion de l'apprentissage et met en place les politiques d'aide à la création d'emplois.
La loi détermine les conditions de réquisition des personnels pour les besoins d’intérêt général. (Art. 66)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEvery person has the right to choose and carry on any profession, trade or occupation, but the practice of a profession, trade or occupation may be regulated by law. (Sec. 64)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(5) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) of this section to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to sex, race, place or origin, political opinions, color or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to or to act in any office or employment.
… (Sec. 13)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe Argentine Nation admits neither blood nor birth prerogatives: there are neither personal privileges nor titles of nobility. All its inhabitants are equal before the law, and admissible to employment without any other requirement than their ability. … (Sec. 16)
- SpanishLa Nación Argentina no admite prerrogativas de sangre, ni de nacimiento: no hay en ella fueros personales ni títulos de nobleza. Todos sus habitantes son iguales ante la ley, y admisibles en los empleos sin otra condición que la idoneidad. … (Art. 16)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Everyone has the right to work, in accordance with his capacities.
2. The duty to work is inseparably linked to the right to work.
3. Everyone has the right of free choice of profession and work, except for regulations imposed by law.
4. Everyone has the right of initiative for economic production. (Art. 26) - Dutch1. Een ieder heeft het recht op werk, in overeenstemming met zijn capaciteit.
2. De plicht om te werken is onlosmakelijk verbonden aan het recht op werk.
3. Een ieder heeft het recht van vrije keuze van beroep en werk, behoudens bepalingen, opgelegd bij wet.
4. Een ieder heeft recht op initiatief voor economische produktie. (Art. 26)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Citizens of the Republic of Belarus shall be guaranteed the right to work as the most dignified means of self-assertion, i.e., the right to choose a profession, occupation and work in accordance with one's vocation, abilities, education, vocational training and in accordance with social needs, as well as to healthy and safe working conditions.
The state creates conditions for full employment. If a person is unemployed for reasons beyond his or her control, he or she is guaranteed training in new occupations and further training in accordance with social needs, as well as unemployment benefits in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 41) - Belarusian
Грамадзянам Рэспублікі Беларусь гарантуецца права на працу як найбольш годны спосаб самасцвярджэння чалавека, гэта значыць права на выбар прафесіі, роду заняткаў і работы ў адпаведнасці з прызваннем, здольнасцямі, адукацыяй, прафесійнай падрыхтоўкай і з улікам грамадскіх патрэбнасцей, а таксама на здаровыя і бяспечныя ўмовы працы.
Дзяржава стварае ўмовы для поўнай занятасці насельніцтва. У выпадку незанятасці асобы па не залежных ад яе прычынах ёй гарантуецца навучанне новым спецыяльнасцям і павышэнне кваліфікацыі з улікам грамадскіх патрэбнасцей, а таксама дапамога па беспрацоўі ў адпаведнасці з законам.
… (Артыкул 41) - Russian
Гражданам Республики Беларусь гарантируется право на труд как наиболее достойный способ самоутверждения человека, то есть право на выбор профессии, рода занятий и работы в соответствии с призванием, способностями, образованием, профессиональной подготовкой и с учетом общественных потребностей, а также на здоровые и безопасные условия труда.
Государство создает условия для полной занятости населения. В случае незанятости лица по не зависящим от него причинам ему гарантируется обучение новым специальностям и повышение квалификации с учетом общественных потребностей, а также пособие по безработице в соответствии с законом.
… (Статья 41)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe freedom of enterprise is guaranteed within the framework of the laws and regulations in force. (Art. 13)
- FrenchLa liberté d'entreprise est garantie dans Ie cadre des lois et règlements en vigueur. (Art. 13)