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The laws will regulate the assistance that should be given to the large family [familia de prole numerosa] and to women who head families.
… (Art. 53) - Spanish…
La ley reglamentará la ayuda que se debe prestar a la familia de prole numerosa y a las mujeres cabeza de familia.
… (Art. 53)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The State shall provide legal protection for homes. Hungary shall strive to guarantee decent housing conditions and access to public services for everyone.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XXII) - Hungarian(1) Az állam jogi védelemben részesíti az otthont. Magyarország törekszik arra, hogy az emberhez méltó lakhatás feltételeit és a közszolgáltatásokhoz való hozzáférést mindenki számára biztosítsa.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, XXII. cikk)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of section 104, the law applicable to the grant and payment to any officer, or to his widow, children, dependants or personal representatives, of any pension, compensation, gratuity or other like allowance (in this section and section 104 referred to as an “ award “) in respect of the service of that officer in a public office shall be that in force on the relevant date or any later law that is not less favourable to that person.
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion—
(a) to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted; or
(b) to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted,
those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the Public Service Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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(5) In this section “pension benefits” means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judges or officers of the Supreme Court or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service. (Sec. 98)
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(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may by order made with respect to the State of Maharashtra or Gujarat, provide for any special responsibility of the Governor for—
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(c) an equitable arrangement providing adequate facilities for technical education and vocational training, and adequate opportunities for employment in services under the control of the State Government, in respect of all the said areas, subject to the requirements of the State as a whole. (Art. 371) - Hindi…
(2) इस संविधान में किसी बात के होते हुए भी, राष्ट्रपति, महाराष्ट्र या गुजरात राज्य के संबंध में किए गए आदेश द्वारा—
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(ग) समस्त राज्य की आवश्यकताओं का ध्यान रखते हुए, उक्त सभी क्षेत्रों के संबंध में, तकनीकी शिक्षा और व्यावसायिक प्रशिक्षण के लिए पर्याप्त सुविधाओं की और राज्य सरकार के नियंत्रण के अधीन सेवाओं में नियोजन के लिए पर्याप्त अवसरों की व्यवस्था करने वाली साम्यापूर्ण व्यवस्था करने के लिए। (अनुच्छेद 371)
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(1) The mother and the child shall enjoy special assistance and protection.
… (Art. 50) - Moldovian
(1) Mama şi copilul au dreptul la ajutor şi ocrotire specială.
… (Art. 50)
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V. The State places the highest value on human beings and assures development through the equitable redistribution of economic surplus in the social policies of health, education, culture, and the re-investment in productive economic development. (Art. 306) - Spanish...
V. El Estado tiene como máximo valor al ser humano y asegurará el desarrollo mediante la redistribución equitativa de los excedentes económicos en políticas sociales, de salud, educación, cultura, y en la reinversión en desarrollo económico productivo. (Art. 306)
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1. It shall be the concern of the authorities to secure the means of subsistence of the population and to achieve the distribution of wealth.
2. Rules concerning entitlement to social security shall be laid down by Act of Parliament.
3. Dutch nationals resident in the Netherlands who are unable to provide for themselves shall have a right, to be regulated by Act of Parliament, to aid from the authorities. (Art. 20) - Dutch
1. De bestaanszekerheid der bevolking en spreiding van welvaart zijn voorwerp van zorg der overheid.
2. De wet stelt regels omtrent de aanspraken op sociale zekerheid.
3. Nederlanders hier te lande, die niet in het bestaan kunnen voorzien, hebben een bij de wet te regelen recht op bijstand van overheidswege. (Art. 20)
Public Institutions and Services
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Education, health, food, work, housing, transportation, leisure, security, social welfare, protection of motherhood and childhood, and assistance to the destitute, are social rights, as set forth by this Constitution.
Sole paragraph. Every Brazilian in a situation of social vulnerability is entitled to a basic family income, guaranteed by the government in a permanent income transfer program, whose rules and access requirements will be determined by law, in compliance with fiscal and budgetary legislation. (Art. 6) - Portuguese
São direitos sociais a educação, a saúde, a alimentação, o trabalho, a moradia, o transporte, o lazer, a segurança, a previdência social, a proteção à maternidade e à infância, a assistência aos desamparados, na forma desta Constituição.
Parágrafo único. Todo brasileiro em situação de vulnerabilidade social terá direito a uma renda básica familiar, garantida pelo poder público em programa permanente de transferência de renda, cujas normas e requisitos de acesso serão determinados em lei, observada a legislação fiscal e orçamentária. (Art. 6)
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- EnglishMotherhood and fatherhood are fully protected, whatever the marital status of the mother or father. Couples have the right to decide freely and responsibly how many children they wish to conceive, and are entitled to access to the information and means necessary to guarantee the exercise of this right. The State guarantees overall assistance and protection for motherhood, in general, from the moment of conception, throughout pregnancy, delivery and the puerperal period, and guarantees full family planning services based on ethical and scientific values. … (Art. 76)
- SpanishLa maternidad y la paternidad son protegidas integralmente, sea cual fuere el estado civil de la madre o del padre. Las parejas tienen derecho a decidir libre y responsablemente el número de hijos e hijas que deseen concebir y a disponer de la información y de los medios que les aseguren el ejercicio de este derecho. El Estado garantizará asistencia y protección integral a la maternidad, en general a partir del momento de la concepción, durante el embarazo, el parto y el puerperio, y asegurará servicios de planificación familiar integral basados en valores éticos y científicos. … (Art. 76)