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Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Every person has the right to freedom of choice of employment in any calling for which he has the qualifications (if any) lawfully required, except to the extent that that freedom is regulated or restricted voluntarily or by a law that complies with Section 38 (general qualifications on qualified rights), or a law that imposes restrictions on non-citizens.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) Everyone has the right to free choice of employment.
(2) All individuals, without any form of discrimination, have the right to equal pay for equal work. (Art. 30) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo guhitamo no gukora umurimo umunogeye.
(2) Abantu bakora umurimo umwe bagomba guhembwa kimwe nta vangura iryo ari ryo ryose. (Art. 30) - French
(1) Toute personne a droit au libre choix de son travail.
(2) Toutes les personnes ont droit, sans aucune discrimination, à un salaire égal pour un travail égal. (Art. 30)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
All Nicaraguans have the right to elect and to exercise freely their [su] profession [profesión] or office [oficio] and to choose a place of work, with no requirements other than the academic degree and that it fulfills a social function. (Art. 86)
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Todo nicaragüense tiene derecho a elegir y ejercer libremente su profesión u oficio y a escoger un lugar de trabajo, sin más requisitos que el título académico y que cumpla una función social. (Art. 86)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone has the right to freedom of enterprise in the sectors and trades that are not prohibited by law. (Art. 33)
- VietnameseMọi người có quyền tự do kinh doanh trong những ngành nghề mà pháp luật không cấm. (Điều 33)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the right to work, … (Art. 101) - French
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- du droit du travail, … (Art. 101)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Everyone has the right to fair labour practices.
… (Sec. 23)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe maximum duration of the ordinary working day will not exceed eight daily hours and 48 weekly hours, of daytime, except those legally established for special motives. The law will establish more favorable working days for the unsanitary, dangerous, painful, [and] night time tasks, or those whose development is in continuous rotating shifts.
The annual leaves of absence and vacations will be remunerated in accordance with the law. (Art. 91) - SpanishLa duración máxima de la jornada ordinaria de trabajo no excederá de ocho horas diarias y cuarenta y ocho horas semanales, diurnas, salvo las legalmente establecidas por motivos especiales. La ley fijará jornadas más favorables para las tareas insalubres, peligrosas, penosas, nocturnas o las que se desarrollen en turnos continuos rotativos.
Los descansos y las vacaciones anuales serán remunerados conforme con la ley. (Art. 91)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishLabour shall be guaranteed and protected by law. (Art. 16)
- BulgarianТрудът се гарантира и защитава от закона. (Чл. 16)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWork is a right recognized to all citizens; the State is required to create the conditions necessary for its effective exercise. (Art. 37)
- Arabicالعمل هو حق معترف به لجميع المواطنين؛ الدولة مطالبة بتهيئة الظروف اللازمة لممارسته الفعلية. (المادة 37)
- FrenchLe travail est un droit reconnu à tous les citoyens; l'État est tenu de créer les conditions nécessaires pour son exercice effectif. (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) At all times the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must ensure that appropriate and adequate measures are undertaken to create employment for all Zimbabweans, especially women and youths. (Sec. 14)