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Public Institutions and Services
- English
The family is the fundamental nucleus of society and has the right to the protection of it and of the State. The person, the family and the community are protagonist elements of the plan of human development of the nation. (Art. 70)
- Spanish
La familia es el núcleo fundamental de la sociedad y tiene derecho a la protección de ésta y del Estado. La persona, la familia y la comunidad son elementos protagónicos del plan de desarrollo humano de la nación. (Art. 70)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation. (Art. XIII, Sec. 14)
- FilipinoDapat pangalagaan ng Estado ang mga kababaihang nagtatrabaho sa pamamagitan ng paglalaan ng ligtas at nakapagpapalusog na mga kalagayan sa pagtatrabaho, na nagsasaalang-alang ng kanilang mga gawain bilang ina, at ng mga kaluwagan at mga pagkakataon na nagpapatingkad sa kanilang ikagagaling at ikagiginhawa upang matamo ang kanilang ganap na potensyal sa paglilingkod sa bansa. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 14)
Public Institutions and Services
- English... The family, childhood, motherhood and fatherhood are under the protection of the State. (Art. 51)
- Ukrainian... Сім'я, дитинство, материнство і батьківство охороняються державою. (Стаття 51)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to ensure that children—
(a) enjoy family or parental care, or appropriate care when removed from the family environment;
… (Sec. 19)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe law will established the obligatory and complete [integral] system of social security for the dependent workers and their families. Its extension will be promoted to all the sectors of the population.
The services of the social security system may be public, private or mixed, and in all cases will be supervised by the State.
… (Art. 95) - SpanishEl sistema obligatorio e integral de seguridad social para el trabajador dependiente y su familia será establecido por la ley. Se promoverá su extensión a todos los sectores de la población.
Los servicios del sistema de seguridad social podrán ser públicos, privados o mixtos, y en todos los casos estarán supervisados por el Estado.
… (Art. 95)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEveryone shall be guaranteed social security in old age, in the time of sickness, invalidity and loss of ability to work, or loss of a guardian or other instances prescribed by law. (Art. 39)
- RussianКаждому гарантируется социальное обеспечение в старости, в случаях болезни, инвалидности, утраты трудоспособности, потери кормильца и в других случаях, определяемых законом. (Статья 39)
- TajikҲар шахс дар пиронсолӣ, ҳангоми беморӣ, маъюбӣ, гум кардани қобилияти кор, маҳрум шудан аз сарпараст ва мавридҳои дигаре, ки қонун муайян кардааст, кафолати таъмини иҷтимоӣ дорад. (Моддаи 39)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
(1) Citizens have the right to adequate material provision in old age, in the event of incapacity for work, as well as after losing their provider.
(2) Adequate material provision in old age shall be administered by means of a redistributive pension system and a pension savings system. The State shall promote voluntary pension savings schemes.
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(4) The inability to engage in income-generating activities because of long-term care for a child during the statutory period after the child's birth shall not adversely affect adequate material security in old age.
... (Art. 39) - Slovak
(1) Občania majú právo na primerané hmotné zabezpečenie v starobe a pri nespôsobilosti na prácu, ako aj pri strate živiteľa.
(2) Primerané hmotné zabezpečenie v starobe sa vykonáva prostredníctvom priebežne financovaného dôchodkového systému a systému starobného dôchodkového sporenia. Štát podporuje dobrovoľné sporenie na dôchodok.
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(4) Nemožnosť vykonávať zárobkovú činnosť z dôvodu dlhodobej starostlivosti o dieťa počas zákonom ustanovenej doby po jeho narodení nesmie mať negatívny vplyv na primerané hmotné zabezpečenie v starobe.
... (Čl. 39)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The law to be applied with respect to any pensions benefits that were granted to any person before Independence Day 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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(4) All pensions benefits shall (except to the extent to which, in the case of benefits under the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act or under any law amending or replacing that Act, they are a charge on a fund established by that Act or by any such law and have been duly paid out of that fund to the person or authority to whom payment is due) be a charge on the general revenues of Belize.
(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, dependents or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
… (Sec. 112)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe state shall take care of the creation of conditions in which an optimal satisfaction of the basic needs for work, food, health care, education, energy, clothing and communication is obtained. (Art. 24)
- DutchDe Staat draagt zorg voor het scheppen van omstandigheden, waardoor een optimale bevrediging van de basisbehoeften aan het werk, voeding, gezondheid, onderwijs, energie, kleding en communicatie verkregen wordt. (Art. 24)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe community shall care for children and mothers, and protect minors and others who are unable to look after themselves for any reason, such as illness or incapacity or old age or forced unemployment, assist and rehabilitate them for their own interest and for the interest of the community. Welfare and social security laws regulate these matters. (Art. 16)
- Arabicيشمل المجتمع برعايته الطفولة والأمومة ويحمي القصر وغيرهم من الأشخاص العاجزين عن رعاية انفسهم لسبب من الأسباب ، كالمرض أو العجز أو الشيخوخة أو البطالة الاجبارية ، ويتولى مساعدتهم وتأهيلهم لصالحهم وصالح المجتمع وتنظم قوانين المساعدات العامة والتأمينات الاجتماعية هذه الأمور . (المادة 16)