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Employment Rights and Protection
Cabo Verde
- English1. Workers shall have the right to fair pay proportionate to the quantity, nature and quality of work performed.
2. Men and women shall receive equal pay for equal work.
3. The State shall create conditions for the establishment of a national minimum wage. (Art. 62) - Portuguese1. Os trabalhadores têm direito a justa retribuição segundo a quantidade, natureza e qualidade do trabalho prestado.
2. Por igual trabalho, o homem e a mulher percebem igual retribuição.
3. O Estado cria as condições para o estabelecimento de um salário mínimo nacional. (Art. 62)
Employment Rights and Protection
Zimbabwe
- 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- English…
(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
Croatia
- EnglishEach employee shall be entitled to remuneration enabling him/her to ensure a free and decent life for himself/herself and his/her family.
Maximum working hours shall be regulated by law.
Each employee shall be entitled to a weekly rest period and paid annual leave, and may not waive these rights.
Employees may, in accordance with law, participate in decision-making in their places of employment. (Art. 55) - CroatianSvaki zaposleni ima pravo na zaradu kojom može osigurati sebi i obitelji slobodan i dostojan život.
Najduže radno vrijeme određuje se zakonom.
Svaki zaposleni ima pravo na tjedni odmor i plaćeni godišnji odmor i ovih se prava ne može odreći.
Zaposleni mogu imati, u skladu sa zakonom, udjela pri odlučivanju u poduzeću. (Članak 55)
Employment Rights and Protection
Congo
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The law equally establishes the rules concerning:
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• the right to work [droit du travail], the syndical right and the regimes of social security;
… (Art. 125) - French…
La loi fixe également les règles concernant:
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- le droit du travail, le droit syndical et les régimes de sécurité sociale;
… (Art. 125)
Employment Rights and Protection
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The autonomous departmental governments have exclusive authority over the following in their jurisdictions:
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4. Promotion of employment and improvement of working conditions, within the framework of national policies.
… (Art. 300) - SpanishI. Son competencias exclusivas de los gobiernos departamentales autónomos, en su jurisdicción:
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4. Promoción del empleo y mejora de las condiciones laborales, en el marco de las políticas nacionales.
... (Art. 300)
Employment Rights and Protection
Uruguay
- EnglishAny citizen may hold public employment. Legal citizens may not be appointed until three years after obtaining citizenship papers. … (Art. 76)
- SpanishTodo ciudadano puede ser llamado a los empleos públicos. Los ciudadanos legales no podrán ser designados sino tres años después de habérseles otorgado la carta de ciudadanía. … (Art. 76)
Employment Rights and Protection
Hungary
- English(1) Everyone shall have the right to choose his or her work, and employment freely and to engage in entrepreneurial activities. Everyone shall be obliged to contribute to the enrichment of the community through his or her work, in accordance with his or her abilities and potential.
(2) Hungary shall strive to create the conditions that ensure that everyone who is able and willing to work has the opportunity to do so. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XII) - Hungarian(1) Mindenkinek joga van a munka és a foglalkozás szabad megválasztásához, valamint a vállalkozáshoz. Képességeinek és lehetőségeinek megfelelő munkavégzéssel mindenki köteles hozzájárulni a közösség gyarapodásához.
(2) Magyarország törekszik megteremteni annak feltételeit, hogy minden munkaképes ember, aki dolgozni akar, dolgozhasson. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XII. cikk)
Employment Rights and Protection
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishThe fundamentals of the Equatoguinean society are:
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d) The protection of labor[,] by way of which man develops his personality creating the wealth of the Nation for the social well-being;
… (Art. 5) - SpanishLos fundamentos de la sociedad ecuatoguineana son:
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d) La protección del trabajo a través del cual el hombre desarrolla su personalidad creadora de riqueza de la Nación para el bienestar social.
… (Art. 5) - FrenchLes fondements de la société équatoguinéenne sont :
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d) La protection du travail, source d'épanouissement de la personnalité de l'homme qui crée la richesse de la Nation, en vue du bien-être social.
… (Art. 5)