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- English(1) Hungary shall strive to provide social security to all of its citizens. Every Hungarian citizen shall be entitled to assistance in the event of maternity, illness, invalidity, disability, widowhood, orphanhood and unemployment for reasons outside of his or her control, as provided by law.
(2) Hungary shall implement social security for those persons referred to in paragraph (1) and for others in need through a system of social institutions and measures.
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(4) … The law may lay down conditions for the entitlement of women to state pension, taking into consideration the requirement of increased protection. (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XIX) - Hungarian(1) Magyarország arra törekszik, hogy minden állampolgárának szociális biztonságot nyújtson. Anyaság, betegség, rokkantság, fogyatékosság, özvegység, árvaság és önhibáján kívül bekövetkezett munkanélküliség esetén minden magyar állampolgár törvényben meghatározott támogatásra jogosult.
(2) Magyarország a szociális biztonságot az (1) bekezdés szerinti és más rászorulók esetében a szociális intézmények és intézkedések rendszerével valósítja meg.
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(4) ... Törvény az állami nyugdíjra való jogosultság feltételeit a nők fokozott védelmének követelményére tekintettel is megállapíthatja. (Szabadság és Felelősség, XIX. cikk)
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(2) The State shall adopt effective measures to remove social and economic inequality between men and women and to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth among citizens, and of opportunities in order to attain a uniform level of economic development throughout the Republic.
... (Art. 19) - Bengali...
(২) মানুষে মানুষে সামাজিক ও অর্থনৈতিক অসাম্য বিলোপ করিবার জন্য, নাগরিকদের মধ্যে সম্পদের সুষম বন্টন নিশ্চিত করিবার জন্য এবং প্রজাতন্ত্রের সর্বত্র অর্থনৈতিক উন্নয়নের সমান স্তর অর্জনের উদ্দেশ্যে সুষম সুযোগ-সুবিধাদান নিশ্চিত করিবার জন্য রাষ্ট্র কার্যকর ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করিবেন৷
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৯)
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- English
Social security will be organized under the General Social Security System, of a contributory nature and mandatory membership, observing criteria that preserve the financial and actuarial balance, and will, in accordance with the law, meet:
I – the coverage of events of temporary or permanent incapacity for work and advanced age;
II – protection to maternity, especially to pregnant women;
III – protection to workers in a situation of involuntary unemployment;
IV – family allowance and confinement allowance for the dependents of the low-income insured;
V – pension for death of the insured, man or woman, to the spouse or companion, and dependents, complying with the provision of paragraph 2.
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Paragraph 12. A law will institute a special social security inclusion system, with different rates, to assist low-income workers, including those who are in an informal situation, and those without their own income, who dedicate themselves exclusively to domestic work within the scope of their residence, provided that belonging to low-income families.
… (Art. 201) - Portuguese
A previdência social será organizada sob a forma do Regime Geral de Previdência Social, de caráter contributivo e de filiação obrigatória, observados critérios que preservem o equilíbrio financeiro e atuarial, e atenderá, na forma da lei, a:
I - cobertura dos eventos de incapacidade temporária ou permanente para o trabalho e idade avançada;
II - proteção à maternidade, especialmente à gestante;
III - proteção ao trabalhador em situação de desemprego involuntário;
IV - salário-família e auxílio-reclusão para os dependentes dos segurados de baixa renda;
V - pensão por morte do segurado, homem ou mulher, ao cônjuge ou companheiro e dependentes, observado o disposto no § 2º.
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§ 12. Lei instituirá sistema especial de inclusão previdenciária, com alíquotas diferenciadas, para atender aos trabalhadores de baixa renda, inclusive os que se encontram em situação de informalidade, e àqueles sem renda própria que se dediquem exclusivamente ao trabalho doméstico no âmbito de sua residência, desde que pertencentes a famílias de baixa renda.
... (Art. 201)
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- EnglishThe State shall, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, and in other cases of undeserved want. (Art. 41)
- Hindiराज्य अपनी आर्थिक सामर्थ्य और विकास की सीमाओं के भीतर, काम पाने के, शिक्षा पाने के और बेकारी, बुढ़ापा, बीमारी और नि:शक्तता तथा अन्य अनर्ह अभाव की दशाओं में लोक सहायता पाने के अधिकार को प्राप्त कराने का प्रभावी उपबंध करेगा। (अनुच्छेद 41)
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- English
(1) The State shall facilitate, by economic and other actions, formation of families and fulfilment of their assigned duties.
(2) The State shall protect motherhood, children and young people, by fostering the development of the required institutions.
… (Art. 49) - Moldovian
(1) Statul facilitează, prin măsuri economice şi prin alte măsuri, formarea familiei şi îndeplinirea obligaţiilor ce îi revin.
(2) Statul ocroteşte maternitatea, copiii şi tinerii, stimulînd dezvoltarea instituţiilor necesare.
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- EnglishThe People of Guinea determine freely and sovereignly their Institutions and the economic and social organization of the Nation.
They have an an inprescriptible right to its wealth. This must profit in an equitable manner all Guineans.
… (Art. 21) - FrenchLe Peuple de Guinée détermine librement et souverainement ses Institutions et l’organisation économique et sociale de la Nation.
Il a un droit imprescriptible sur ses richesses. Celles-ci doivent profiter de manière équitable à tous les Guinéens.
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- English
The family, as [a] natural element and foundation of society, has the right to the special protection of the State. The mother, the child [masculine] and the child [feminine], senior adult persons and persons with disabilities[,] will equally have right to that protection. (Art. 51)
- Spanish
La familia, como elemento natural y fundamento de la sociedad, tiene derecho a la protección especial del Estado. Igualmente, tendrán derecho a esa protección la madre, el niño y la niña, las personas adultas mayores y las personas con discapacidad. (Art. 51)
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The State shall afford special protection to mothers and children by providing maternity leave, reduced working hours for mothers with several children, a wide network of maternity hospitals, crèches and kindergartens, and other measures.
… (Art. 77) - Korean…
국가는 산전산후휴가의 보장, 여러 어린이를 가진 어머니를 위한 로동시간의 단축, 산원, 탁아소와 유치원망의 확장 그밖의 시책을 통하여 어머니와 어린이를 특별히 보호한다.
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- English1. As a fundamental element in society, the family has the right to protection by society and the state and to the effective implementation of all the conditions needed to enable family members to achieve personal fulfilment.
2. In order to protect the family, the state is particularly charged with:
a) Promoting the social and economic independence of households;
b) Promoting the creation of, and guaranteeing access to, a national network of crèches and other social facilities designed to support the family, together with a policy for the elderly;
c) Cooperating with parents in relation to their children's education;
d) With respect for individual freedom, guaranteeing the right to family planning by promoting the information and access to the methods and means required therefore, and organising the legal and technical arrangements that make it possible to exercise motherhood and fatherhood with awareness;
e) Regulating assisted procreation in such a way as to safeguard the dignity of the human person;
f) Regulating taxes and social benefits in harmony with family costs;
g) After first consulting the associations that represent the family, defining and implementing a global and integrated family policy;
h) By concerting the various sectoral policies, promoting the reconciliation of work and family life. (Art. 67) - Portuguese1. A família, como elemento fundamental da sociedade, tem direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado e à efectivação de todas as condições que permitam a realização pessoal dos seus membros.
2. Incumbe, designadamente, ao Estado para protecção da família:
a) Promover a independência social e económica dos agregados familiares;
b) Promover a criação e garantir o acesso a uma rede nacional de creches e de outros equipamentos sociais de apoio à família, bem como uma política de terceira idade;
c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos;
d) Garantir, no respeito da liberdade individual, o direito ao planeamento familiar, promovendo a informação e o acesso aos métodos e aos meios que o assegurem, e organizar as estruturas jurídicas e técnicas que permitam o exercício de uma maternidade e paternidade conscientes;
e) Regulamentar a procriação assistida, em termos que salvaguardem a dignidade da pessoa humana;
f) Regular os impostos e os benefícios sociais, de harmonia com os encargos familiares;
g) Definir, ouvidas as associações representativas das famílias, e executar uma política de família com carácter global e integrado;
h) Promover, através da concertação das várias políticas sectoriais, a conciliação da actividade profissional com a vida familiar (Art. 67)
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- EnglishThe State assures the protection of the family for its free development as well as that of the mother and the child through a legislation and the appropriate social institutions. (Art. 21)
- FrenchL'Etat assure la protection de la famille pour son libre épanouissement ainsi que celle de la mère et de l'enfant par une législation et des institutions sociales appropriées. (Art. 21)