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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The State shall promote the voluntary association of the peasants [campesinos] in agricultural cooperatives, without discrimination of sex and in accordance with their resources [and] will facilitate the material means necessary to raise their technical and productive capacity, with the objective to improve the conditions of life of the peasants. (Art. 109)
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El Estado promoverá la asociación voluntaria de los campesinos en cooperativas agrícolas, sin discriminación de sexo; y de acuerdo con sus recursos facilitará los medios materiales necesarios para elevar su capacidad técnica y productiva, a fin de mejorar las condiciones de vida de los campesinos. (Art. 109)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishAll governmental authorities are bound to respect the freedom of occupation of all Israel nationals and residents. (Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation (1994), Sec. 5)
- Hebrewכל רשות מרשויות השלטון חייבת לכבד את חופש העיסוק של כל אזרח או תושב. (חוק יסוד: חופש העיסוק (1994), סעיף 5)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
1. It shall be the concern of the authorities to promote the provision of sufficient employment.
2. Rules concerning the legal status and protection of working persons and concerning co-determination shall be laid down by Act of Parliament.
3. The right of every Dutch national to a free choice of work shall be recognised, without prejudice to the restrictions laid down by or pursuant to Act of Parliament. (Art. 19) - Dutch
1. Bevordering van voldoende werkgelegenheid is voorwerp van zorg der overheid.
2. De wet stelt regels omtrent de rechtspositie van hen die arbeid verrichten en omtrent hun bescherming daarbij, alsmede omtrent medezeggenschap.
3. Het recht van iedere Nederlander op vrije keuze van arbeid wordt erkend, behoudens de beperkingen bij of krachtens de wet gesteld. (Art. 19)
Employment Rights and Protection
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2. Women shall have the right to equal pay for equal work and other related benefits with men.
… (Art. 16)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe workers have right to enjoy a remuneration that assures, them and their families, of a free and dignifying life. The law will consecrate the minimum and mobile living wage [salario vital], the annual year-end bonus [aguinaldo], the family bonuses, the recognition of a superior salary to the basic for hours of [a] unsanitary or risky work, and the extraordinary, night and holiday hours. Basically, equal salary for equal work corresponds. (Art. 92)
- SpanishEl trabajador tienen derechos a disfrutar de una remuneración que le asegure, a él y a su familia, una existencia libre y digna.
La ley consagrará el salario vital mínimo, el aguinaldo anual, la bonificación familiar, el reconocimiento de un salario superior al básico por horas de trabajo insalubre o riesgoso, y las horas extraordinarias, nocturnas y en días feriados. Corresponde, básicamente, igual salario por igual trabajo. (Art. 92)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. The Kyrgyz Republic shall elaborate social programs aimed at establishing decent conditions of life and free personal development as well as assistance to employment.
2. The Kyrgyz Republic shall ensure the support to socially vulnerable categories of citizens, guaranteed minimal level of labor remuneration, protection of labor and health.
... (Art. 9) - Russian1. Кыргызская Республика разрабатывает социальные программы, направленные на создание достойных условий жизни и свободное развитие личности, содействие занятости.
2. Кыргызская Республика обеспечивает поддержку социально незащищенных категорий граждан, гарантированный минимальный размер оплаты труда, охрану труда и здоровья.
... (Статья 9) - Kyrgyz1. Кыргыз Республикасы татыктуу жашоо-турмуш шартын түзүүгө жана инсанды эркин өстүрүүгө, жумушка орноштурууга көмөк көрсөтүүгө багытталган социалдык программаларды иштеп чыгат.
2. Кыргыз Республикасы социалдык жактан корголбогон жарандардын категорияларына колдоо көрсөтүүнү, эмгек акынын кепилдик берилген минималдуу өлчөмүн, эмгекти жана саламаттыкты коргоону камсыз кылат.
... (9-берене)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Citizens have the right to pensions, paid maternity leave, medical care in public health centres, unemployment benefits, and other forms of public or private social securities, as stipulated by the law. Citizens have the right to social assistance, according to the law. (Art. 47) - Romanian…
(2) Cetăţenii au dreptul la pensie, la concediu de maternitate plătit, la asistenţă medicală în unităţile sanitare de stat, la ajutor de şomaj şi la alte forme de asigurări sociale publice sau private, prevăzute de lege. Cetăţenii au dreptul şi la măsuri de asistenţă socială, potrivit legii. (Art. 47)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to them, to provide everyone with an opportunity to work in a freely chosen activity, in order to secure a decent living for themselves and their families.
(2) The State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must endeavour to secure—
(a) full employment;
(b) the removal of restrictions that unnecessarily inhibit or prevent people from working and otherwise engaging in gainful economic activities;
(c) vocational guidance and the development of vocational and training programmes, including those for persons with disabilities; and
(d) the implementation of measures such as family care that enable women to enjoy a real opportunity to work. (Sec. 24)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
WHEREAS the Peoples of the Island of Saint Vincent, who are known as Vincentians-
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c. realize that the maintenance of human dignity presupposes safeguarding the rights of privacy of family life, of property and the fostering of the pursuit of just economic rewards for labor;
… (Preamble)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Every citizen shall have the right to employment. The terms and conditions of employment, and unemployment benefit shall be as provided for in the Federal law.
(2) Every citizen shall have the right to choose employment. (Art. 33) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई रोजगारीको हक हुनेछ । रोजगारीको शर्त, अवस्था र बेरोजगार सहायता संघीय कानून बमोजिम हुनेछ ।
(२) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई रोजगारीको छनौट गर्न पाउने हक हुनेछ । (धारा ३३)