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- English
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea regards the steady improvement of the material and cultural standards of the people as the supreme principle of its activities.
The increasing material wealth of society in our country, where taxes have been abolished, is used entirely to promote the well-being of the working people.
The State shall provide all the working people with every condition for obtaining food, clothing, goods for daily use and living. (Art. 25) - Korean
조선민주주의인민공화국은 인민들의 물질문화생활을 끊임없이 높이는것을 자기 활동의 최고원칙으로 삼는다.
세금이 없어진 우리 나라에서 늘어나는 사회의 물질적부는 전적으로 근로자들의 복리증진에 돌려진다.
국가는 모든 근로자들에게 먹고 입고 쓰고 살수 있는 온갖 조건을 마련하여준다. (제25조)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe special attributions of the President of the Republic [are]:
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11. To grant pensions, retirement, widows' and orphans' pensions [montepios] and pensions de gracia, in accordance with the laws;
… (Art. 32) - SpanishSon atribuciones especiales del Presidente de la República:
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11º.- Conceder jubilaciones, retiros, montepíos y pensiones de gracia, con arreglo a las leyes;
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEveryone shall, in accordance with law, have the right to social security in cases of maternity, having many children, illness, disability, workplace accidents, need of care, loss of breadwinner, old age, unemployment, loss of employment, and in other cases. (Art. 83)
- ArmenianՅուրաքանչյուր ոք, օրենքին համապատասխան, ունի մայրության, բազմազավակության, հիվանդության, հաշմանդամության, աշխատավայրում դժբախտ պատահարների, խնամքի կարիք ունենալու, կերակրողին կորցնելու, ծերության, գործազրկության, աշխատանքը կորցնելու և այլ դեպքերում սոցիալական ապահովության իրավունք: (Հոդված 83)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Everyone has the right to social security.
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3. The social security system shall protect citizens in illness and old age and when they are disabled, widowed or orphaned, as well as when they are unemployed or in any other situation that entails a lack of or reduction in means of subsistence or the ability to work.
… (Art. 63) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à segurança social.
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3. O sistema de segurança social protege os cidadãos na doença, velhice, invalidez, viuvez e orfandade, bem como no desemprego e em todas as outras situações de falta ou diminuição de meios de subsistência ou de capacidade para o trabalho.
… (Art. 63)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person before the coming into operation of this Constitution shall be the law that was in force at the date on which those benefits were granted or any law in force at a later date that is not less favourable to that person.
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5. In this section “pensions benefits” means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
… (Sec. 150)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(b) In carrying out its powers and functions, the Civil Service Commission shall be governed by democratic values and principles, including the following:
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3. services shall be provided impartially, fairly, equitably and without prejudice;
… (Art. 182) - Dhivehi(ށ) ސިވިލް ސަރވިސް ކޮމިޝަނުގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތު އަދާކުރުމުގައްޔާއި އެ ކޮމިޝަނަށް ލިބިފައިވާ ބާރުތައް ބޭނުންކުރުމުގައި ދީމިޤްރާތީ ހަމަތަކާއި އުސޫލްތަކަށް ތަބާވާންވާނެއެވެ. މީގެތެރެއިން އަންނަނިވި ކަންކަން ހިމެނެއެވެ.
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3. ޙިދުމަތް ދިނުމުގައި އިންސާފާއި ހަމަހަމަކަމާއެކު، ވަކިފަރާތަކަށް ބުރަވުމެއްނެތި، ތަޢައްސުބުން އެއްކިބާވުން.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 182 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person before the commencement of this Constitution shall be the law that was in force at the date on which those benefits were granted or any law in force at a later date that is not less favourable to that person.
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(5) In this section “pensions 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. 95)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall give full consideration for children and mothers, by encouraging the creation of nurseries and by attending to women without support who have many children under their cares. (Art. 73)
- Khmerរដ្ឋយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ចំពោះកុមារ និងមាតា។ រដ្ឋរៀបចំឱ្យមានទារកដ្ឋាន និងជួយឧបត្ថម្ភនារីដែលមានកូនច្រើនក្នុងបន្ទុក ហើយឥតទីពឹង។ (មាត្រា ៧៣)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
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Health care for children, pregnant women, mothers on maternity leave, single parents with children under seven years of age and elderly persons shall be provided from public revenues unless it is provided in some other manner in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 68) - Serbian Cyrillic
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Деца, труднице, мајке током породиљског одсуства, самохрани родитељи са децом до седме године и стари остварују здравствену заштиту из јавних прихода, ако је не остварују на други начин, у складу са законом.
… (Члан 68)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe family, founded on the legal ties of marriage, is the basic unit [cellule] of society.
The State works to guarantee, by the law, the protection of the family under the juridical, social and economic plans, in a manner to guarantee its unity, its stability and its preservation.
It assures one equal juridical protection and one equal social and moral consideration to all children, [being the] abstraction made from their familial situation.
Fundamental instruction [enseignement] is a right of the child and an obligation of the family and of the State.
A Consultative Council of the Family and of Childhood [Conseil consultatif de la famille et de l'enfance] is created. (Art. 32) - Arabicالأسرة القائمة على علاقة الزواج الشرعي هي الخلية الأساسية للمجتمع.
تعمل الدولة على ضمان الحماية الحقوقية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية للأسرة، بمقتضى القانون، بما يضمن وحدتها واستقرارها والمحافظة عليها.
تسعى الدولة لتوفير الحماية القانونية، والاعتبار الاجتماعي والمعنوي لجميع الأطفال، بكيفية متساوية، بصرف النظر عن وضعيتهم العائلية.
التعليم الأساسي حق للطفل وواجب على الأسرة والدولة.
يحدث مجلس استشاري للأسرة والطفولة. (الفصل 32)