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Employment Rights and Protection
Malta
- English(1) The maximum number of hours of work per day shall be fixed by law.
(2) The worker is entitled to a weekly day of rest and to annual holidays with pay; he cannot renounce this right. (Art. 13) - Maltese(1) L-akbar numru ta’ siegħat tax-xogħol kull jum għandu jkun stabbilit mil-liġi.
(2) Il-ħaddiem għandu dritt għal ġurnata mistrieħ fil-ġimgħa u għal btajjel annwali bi ħlas; huwa ma jistax jirrinunzja għal dan id-dritt. (Art. 13)
Employment Rights and Protection
Madagascar
- EnglishNo one may be prejudiced in their work or in their employment for reason of gender, of age, of religion, of opinions, of origins, of belonging to a trade-union or of political convictions. (Art. 28)
- FrenchNul ne peut être lésé dans son travail ou dans son emploi en raison du sexe, de l'âge, de la religion, des opinions, des origines, de l'appartenance à une organisation syndicale ou des convictions politiques. (Art. 28)
Employment Rights and Protection
Guatemala
- EnglishThe rights consigned in this section are irrenounceable for the workers, susceptible of being exceeded [superado] through individual or collective contracting, and in the form established by the law. For this objective the State will encourage and protect collective negotiation. The stipulations that call for the renunciation, reduction, distortion [tergiversación], or limitation of the rights recognized for the workers in the Constitution, in the law, in the international treaties ratified by Guatemala, in the regulations or in [any] other provisions with regards to work, will be void ipso jure and will not obligate the workers, even if they are expressed in a collective or individual labor contract, in an agreement or in another document.
In case of doubt in the interpretation or scope of [the] legal provisions, regulations, or contractual [provisions] within the labor matters, they will be interpreted in the most favorable sense for the workers. (Art. 106) - SpanishLos derechos consignados en esta sección son irrenunciables para los trabajadores, susceptibles de ser superados a través de la contratación individual o colectiva, y en la forma que fija la ley. Para este fin el Estado fomentará y protegerá la negociación colectiva. Serán nulas ipso jure y no obligarán a los trabajadores, aunque se expresen en un contrato colectivo o individual de trabajo, en un convenio o en otro documento, las estipulaciones que impliquen renuncia, disminución, tergiversación o limitación de los derechos reconocidos a favor de los trabajadores en la Constitución, en la ley, en los tratados internacionales ratificados por Guatemala, en los reglamentos u otras disposiciones relativas al trabajo.
En caso de duda sobre la interpretación o alcance de las disposiciones legales, reglamentarias o contractuales en materia laboral, se interpretarán en el sentido más favorable para los trabajadores. (Art. 106)
Employment Rights and Protection
Kazakhstan
- English…
4. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of entrepreneurial activity, … (Art. 26) - Kazak…
4. Әркімнің кәсіпкерлік қызмет еркіндігіне, …құқығы бар (26-бап)
Employment Rights and Protection
Poland
- English1. Everyone shall have the freedom to choose and to pursue his occupation and to choose his place of work. Exceptions shall be specified by statute.
2. An obligation to work may be imposed only by statute.
3. The permanent employment of children under 16 years of age shall be forbidden. The types and nature of admissible employments shall be specified by statute.
4. A minimum level of remuneration for work, or the manner of setting its levels shall be specified by statute.
5. Public authorities shall pursue policies aiming at full, productive employment by implementing programmes to combat unemployment, including the organization of and support for occupational advice and training, as well as public works and economic intervention. (Art. 65) - Polish1. Każdemu zapewnia się wolność wyboru i wykonywania zawodu oraz wyboru miejsca pracy. Wyjątki określa ustawa.
2. Obowiązek pracy może być nałożony tylko przez ustawę.
3. Stałe zatrudnianie dzieci do lat 16 jest zakazane. Formy i charakter dopuszczalnego zatrudniania określa ustawa.
4. Minimalną wysokość wynagrodzenia za pracę lub sposób ustalania tej wysokości określa ustawa.
5. Władze publiczne prowadzą politykę zmierzającą do pełnego, produktywnego zatrudnienia poprzez realizowanie programów zwalczania bezrobocia, w tym organizowanie i wspieranie poradnictwa i szkolenia zawodowego oraz robót publicznych i prac interwencyjnych. (Art. 65)
Employment Rights and Protection
Mozambique
- English1. The laws of constitutional revision have to respect:
…
k. the rights of workers and syndical associations;
… (Art. 300) - Portuguese1. As leis de revisão constitucional têm de respeitar:
…
k) os direitos dos trabalhadores e das associações sindicais;
… (Art. 300)
Employment Rights and Protection
Honduras
- EnglishDomestics shall be protected by social legislation. Persons rendering domestic services in industrial, commercial, and social enterprises and in others of a similar nature shall be considered manual workers and have the rights granted to them. (Art. 131)
- SpanishLos trabajadores domésticos serán amparados por la legislación social. Quienes prestan servicios de carácter doméstico en empresas industriales, comerciales, sociales y demás equiparables, serán considerados como trabajadores manuales y tendrán los derechos reconocidos a éstos. (Art. 131)
Employment Rights and Protection
Malaysia
- English...
15. Labour and social security, including—
(a) trade unions; industrial and labour disputes; welfare of labour including housing of labourers by employers; employer’s liability and workmen’s compensation;
… (Ninth Schedule, Legislative Lists, List I—Federal List, [Articles 74, 77]) - Malay...
15. Buruh dan keselamatan sosial, termasuk—
(a) Kesatuan sekerja; pertikaian perindustrian dan buruh; kebajikan buruh termasuk mengadakan rumah bagi buruh oleh majikan; liabiliti majikan dan pampasan pekerja;
... (Jadual Kesembilan, Senarai Perundangan Senarai I—Senarai Persekutuan, [Perkara 74, 77])
Employment Rights and Protection
Serbia
- EnglishRight to work shall be guaranteed in accordance with the law.
Everyone shall have the right to choose his occupation freely.
All work places shall be available to everyone under equal conditions.
Everyone shall have the right to respect of his person at work, safe and healthy working conditions, necessary protection at work, limited working hours, daily and weekly interval for rest, paid annual holiday, fair remuneration for work done and legal protection in case of termination of working relations. No person may forgo these rights.
Women, young and disabled persons shall be provided with special protection at work and special work conditions in accordance with the law. (Art. 60) - Serbian CyrillicЈемчи се право на рад, у складу са законом.
Свако има право на слободан избор рада.
Свима су, под једнаким условима, доступна сва радна места.
Свако има право на поштовање достојанства своје личности на раду, безбедне и здраве услове рада, потребну заштиту на раду, ограничено радно време, дневни и недељни одмор, плаћени годишњи одмор, правичну накнаду за рад и на правну заштиту за случај престанка радног односа. Нико се тих права не може одрећи.
Женама, омладини и инвалидима омогућују се посебна заштита на раду и посебни услови рада, у складу са законом. (Члан 60)
Employment Rights and Protection
Seychelles
- EnglishThe State recognises the unique status and natural maternal functions of women in society and undertakes as a result to take appropriate measures to ensure that a working mother is afforded special protection with regard to paid leave and her conditions at work during such reasonable period as provided by law before and after childbirth. (Art. 30)