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Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Every person shall have the right to work and to receive fair and proper remuneration and treatment in employment.
… (Art. 28D) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap orang berhak untuk bekerja serta mendapat imbalan dan perlakuan yang adil dan layak dalam hubungan kerja.
… (Pasal 28D)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Workers are entitled to reasonable insurance on a contributory basis for their requirements in case of accident, illness, disability, old-age and involuntary unemployment.
… (Art. 17) - Maltese…
(2) Il-ħaddiema għandhom dritt għal assigurazzjoni xierqa fuq bażi kontributorja għall-ħtiġiet tagħhom f’każ ta’ disgrazzja, mard, inkapaċità, xjuħija u disimpieg involontarju.
… (Art. 17)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to choose freely a profession or a type of work, except for restrictions imposed by law because of interest collective or inherent to the profession itself. (Art. 32)
- PortugueseTodos têm o direito de escolher livremente a profissão ou o género de trabalho, salvo as restrições legais impostas pelo interesse colectivo ou inerentes à própria capacidade. (Art. 32)
Employment Rights and Protection
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- EnglishEntrepreneurship shall be permitted.
… (Art. 83) - Serbian CyrillicПредузетништво је слободно.
… (Члан 83)