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Employment Rights and Protection
Madagascar
- EnglishThe State makes an effort to overcome the needs of every citizen who, for reason of their age or their physical or mental incompetence, find themselves in an incapacity to work, notably through the intervention of institutions or organs with a social character. (Art. 30)
- FrenchL'Etat s'efforce de subvenir aux besoins de tout citoyen qui, en raison de son âge ou de son inaptitude physique ou mentale, se trouve dans l'incapacité de travailler, notamment par l’intervention d’institutions ou d'organismes à caractère social. (Art. 30)
Employment Rights and Protection
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishThe working day shall be eight hours.
The length of the working day shall be reduced by the State in arduous trades and other special categories of work.
The State shall guarantee that the working hours are fully utilized through proper organization of labour and enforcement of labour discipline. (Art. 30) - Korean근로자들의 하루로동시간은 8시간이다.
국가는 로동의 힘든 정도와 특수한 조건에 따라 하루로동시간을 이보다 짧게 정한다.
국가는 로동조직을 잘하고 로동규률을 강화하여 로동시간을 완전히 리용하도록 한다. (제30조)
Employment Rights and Protection
Guyana
- English(1) Every citizen has the right to be rewarded according to the nature, quality and quantity of his or her work, to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, and to just conditions of work.
… (Art. 22)
Employment Rights and Protection
Poland
- English1. A citizen shall have the right to social security whenever incapacitated for work by reason of sickness or invalidism as well as having attained retirement age. The scope and forms of social security shall be specified by statute.
2. A citizen who is involuntarily without work and has no other means of support, shall have the right to social security, the scope and forms of which shall be specified by statute. (Art. 67) - Polish1. Obywatel ma prawo do zabezpieczenia społecznego w razie niezdolności do pracy ze względu na chorobę lub inwalidztwo oraz po osiągnięciu wieku emerytalnego. Zakres i formy zabezpieczenia społecznego określa ustawa.
2. Obywatel pozostający bez pracy nie z własnej woli i nie mający innych środków utrzymania ma prawo do zabezpieczenia społecznego, którego zakres i formy określa ustawa. (Art. 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
Namibia
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote and maintain the welfare of the people by adopting, inter alia, policies aimed at the following:
(a) enactment of legislation to ensure equality of opportunity for women, to enable them to participate fully in all spheres of Namibian society; in particular, the Government shall ensure the implementation of the principle of non-discrimination in remuneration of men and women; further, the Government shall seek, through appropriate legislation, to provide maternity and related benefits for women;
(b) enactment of legislation to ensure that the health and strength of the workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter vocations unsuited to their age and strength;
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(i) ensurance that workers are paid a living wage adequate for the maintenance of a decent standard of living and the enjoyment of social and cultural opportunities;
… (Art. 95)
Employment Rights and Protection
Maldives
- EnglishEvery one engaged in employment with the State shall have the right of pension as provided by law. (Art. 38)
- Dhivehiދައުލަތުގެ ވަޒީފާއެއް އަދާކުރާ ކޮންމެ މީހަކަށްމެ، ޤާނުނުގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީން ޕެންޝަން ލިބުމުގެ ޙައްޤު ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 38 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Employment Rights and Protection
Honduras
- EnglishOwners of farms, factories and other production centers located in the rural areas are obliged to establish and maintain schools of basic education for the benefit of the children of their permanent workers, as long as the number of children of school age exceeds thirty, and in border areas when it exceeds twenty. (Art. 167)
- SpanishLos propietarios de fincas, fábricas y demás centros de producción en áreas rurales, están obligados a establecer y sostener escuelas de educación básica, en beneficio de los hijos de sus trabajadores permanentes, siempre que el número de niños de edad escolar exceda de treinta (30) y en las zonas fronterizas exceda de (20) veinte. (Art. 167)
Employment Rights and Protection
Serbia
- EnglishEntrepreneurship shall be permitted.
… (Art. 83) - Serbian CyrillicПредузетништво је слободно.
… (Члан 83)
Employment Rights and Protection
Seychelles
- EnglishThe State recognises the right of every citizen to a decent and dignified existence and with a view to ensuring that its citizens are not left unprovided for by reason of incapacity to work or involuntary unemployment undertakes to maintain a system of social security. (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
Pakistan
- EnglishThe State shall--
(a) secure the well-being of the people, irrespective of sex, caste, creed or race, by raising their standard of living, by preventing the concentration of wealth and means of production and distribution in the hands of a few to the detriment of general interest and by ensuring equitable adjustment of rights between employers and employees, and landlords and tenants;
(b) provide for all citizens, within the available resources of the country, facilities for work and adequate livelihood with reasonable rest and leisure;
(c) provide for all persons employed in the service of Pakistan or otherwise, social security by compulsory social insurance or other means;
… (Art. 38) - Urduمملکت --
(الف) عام آدمی کے معیار زندگی کو بلند کر کے، دولت اور وسائل پیداواروتقسیم کو چند اشخاص کے ہاتھوں میں اس طرح جمع ہونے سے روک کر کہ اس سے مفاد عامہ کو نقصان پہنچے اور آجر و ماجور اور زمیندار اور مزارع کے درمیان حقوق کی منصفانہ تقسیم کی ضمانت دے کر بلا لحاظ جنس، ذات، مذہب یا نسل، عوام کی فلاح و بہبود کے حصول کی کوشش کرے گی؛
(ب) تمام شہریوں کے لئے، ملک میں دستیاب وسائل کے اندر، معقول آرام و فرصت کے ساتھ کام اور مناسب روزی کی سہولتیں مہیا کرے گی؛
(ج) پاکستان کی ملازمت میں، یا بصورتِ دیگر ملازم تمام اشخاص کو لازمی معاشرتی بیمہ کے ذریعے یا کسی اور طرح معاشرتی تحفظ مہیا کرے گی؛
... (آرٹیکل ۳۸)