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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
Every citizen has the right to decent conditions of work and to an equitable remuneration.
No one may be deprived of their income, by virtue of taxation, beyond a quota of which the level is determined by the law. (Art. 15) - French
Tout citoyen a droit à des conditions de travail décentes et à une rémunération équitable.
Nul ne peut être privé de ses revenus, du fait de la fiscalité, au-delà d'une quotité dont le niveau est déterminé par la loi. (Art. 15)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWork is a right of the individual and an obligation with society. The State must procure that everyone has an honest and useful occupation, duly remunerated, and because of this to impede the establishment of conditions that in some form diminish the freedom or the dignity of man or degrade his work to the condition of simple merchandise. The State guarantees the right to free election of [a] job. (Art. 56)
- SpanishEl trabajo es un derecho del individuo y una obligación con la sociedad. El Estado debe procurar que todos tengan ocupación honesta y útil, debidamente remunerada, e impedir que por causa de ella se establezcan condiciones que en alguna forma menoscaben la libertad o la dignidad del hombre o degraden su trabajo a la condición de simple mercancía. El Estado garantiza el derecho de libre elección de trabajo. (Art. 56)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) In order to advance the public interest, efforts shall be made to guarantee work for every able-bodied citizen on terms that will secure his existence.
… (Sec. 75) - DanishStk. 1. Til fremme af almenvellet bør det tilstræbes, at enhver arbejdsduelig borger har mulighed for arbejde på vilkår, der betrygger hans tilværelse.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens –
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(b) the right to work, that is the right to guaranteed employment at a reasonable wage having regard to the quantity and quality of work;
(c) the right to reasonable rest, recreation and leisure;
… (Art. 15) - Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে পরিকল্পিত অর্থনৈতিক বিকাশের মাধ্যমে উৎপাদনশক্তির ক্রমবৃদ্ধি সাধন এবং জনগণের জীবনযাত্রার বস্তুগত ও সংস্কৃতিগত মানের দৃঢ় উন্নতিসাধন, যাহাতে নাগরিকদের জন্য নিম্নলিখিত বিষয়সমূহ অর্জন নিশ্চিত করা যায়:
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(খ) কর্মের অধিকার, অর্থাৎ কর্মের গুণ ও পরিমাণ বিবেচনা করিয়া যুক্তিসঙ্গত মজুরীর বিনিময়ে কর্মসংস্থানের নিশ্চয়তার অধিকার;
(গ) যুক্তিসঙ্গত বিশ্রাম, বিনোদন ও অবকাশের অধিকার;
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State guarantees the right to private initiative to both nationals and to foreigners.
… (Art. 35) - FrenchL’Etat garantit le droit à l’initiative privée tant aux nationaux qu’aux étrangers.
… (Art. 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWorkers have the right to a break, which is guaranteed through the eight-hour workday, a weekly break, and annual paid vacations.
The law defines other cases in which exceptions may be made to approve alternative workdays or working systems, with the necessary proportion of time devoted to work and breaks. (Art. 67) - SpanishLa persona que trabaja tiene derecho al descanso, que se garantiza por la jornada de trabajo de ocho horas, el descanso semanal y las vacaciones anuales pagadas.
La ley define aquellos otros supuestos en los que excepcionalmente se pueden aprobar jornadas y regímenes diferentes de trabajo, con la debida correspondencia entre el tiempo de trabajo y el descanso. (Art. 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The Republic shall protect labour in all its forms and practices.
It shall provide for the training and professional advancement of workers.
It shall promote and encourage international agreements and organisations which have the aim of establishing and regulating labour rights.
… (Art. 35) - Italian
La Repubblica tutela il lavoro in tutte le sue forme ed applicazioni.
Cura la formazione e l’elevazione professionale dei lavoratori.
Promuove e favorisce gli accordi e le organizzazioni internazionali intesi ad affermare e regolare i diritti del lavoro.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) The exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedoms are inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations, and accordingly, every citizen shall:
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(e) serve The Gambia by working conscientiously in his or her chosen occupation;
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Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Every citizen shall have the right to work and to earn a humane livelihood.
… (Art. 27) - Indonesian…
(2) Tiap-tiap warga negara berhak atas pekerjaan dan penghidupan yang layak bagi kemanusiaan.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishUnpaid work of self-sustenance and care-giving, carried out in the home, is recognized as productive work.
The State shall strive towards a labor system that works in harmony with the needs for human care-giving, and that facilitates suitable services, infrastructure and work schedules; it shall, in particular, provide services for child care, care for persons with disabilities, and other services as needed for workers to be able to perform their labor activities; it shall furthermore foster the joint responsibility and reciprocity of men and women in domestic work and family obligations.
Social service protection shall be progressively extended to persons who are responsible for unpaid family work at home, in accordance with the general conditions of the system and the law. (Art. 333) - SpanishSe reconoce como labor productiva el trabajo no remunerado de autosustento y cuidado humano que se realza en los hogares.
El Estado promoverá un régimen laboral que funcione en armonía con las necesidades del cuidado humano, que facilite servicios, infraestructura y horarios de trabajo adecuados; de manera especial, proveerá servicios de cuidado infantil, de atención a las personas con discapacidad y otros necesarios para que las personas trabajadoras puedan desempeñar sus actividades laborales; e impulsará la corresponsabilidad y reciprocidad de hombres y mujeres en el trabajo doméstico y en las obligaciones familiares.
La protección de la seguridad social se extenderá de manera progresiva a las personas que tengan a su cargo el trabajo familiar no remunerado en el hogar, conforme a las condiciones generales del sistema y la ley. (Art. 333)