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- English(1) The State recognises that the family is the natural and fundamental element of society and the right of everyone to form a family and undertakes to promote the legal, economic and social protection of the family.
... (Art. 32)
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- EnglishThe State will protect the physical, mental, and moral health of the minors of age and of the elderly. It will guarantee to them their right to food, health, education, and security and social prevision. (Art. 51)
- SpanishEl Estado protegerá la salud física, mental y moral de los menores de edad y de los ancianos. Les garantizará su derecho a la alimentación, salud, educación y seguridad y previsión social. (Art. 51)
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- 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)
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- English...
4. The National Government shall endeavour to build institutional, human, social and economic capacity, develop infrastructure and social services and raise the standard of public services to attain the Millennium Development Goals.
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6. National wealth and other resources shall be allocated in a manner that will enable each level of government to discharge its legal and constitutional responsibilities and duties and ensure that the quality of life and dignity of all the people are promoted without discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, political affiliation, ethnicity, language or locality.
… (Art. 169)
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- English1. Subject to the provisions of section 134 of this Constitution, the law applicable to the grant and payment to any officer, or to his widow, children, dependants or personal representatives, of any pension, compensations, gratuity or other like allowance (in this section and in sections 133 and 134 of this Constitution 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 day or any later law not less favourable to the person concerned.
… (Sec. 132)
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)
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(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
- English1. Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the State shall take affirmative action in favour of groups marginalised on the basis of gender, age, disability or any other reason created by history, tradition or custom, for the purpose of redressing imbalances which exist against them.
2. Laws, cultures, customs and traditions which are against the dignity, welfare or interest of women or any other marginalised group to which clause (1) relates or which undermine their status, are prohibited by this Constitution.
3. There shall be a commission called the Equal Opportunities Commission whose composition and functions shall be determined by an Act of Parliament.
4. The Equal Opportunities Commission shall be established within one year after the coming into force of the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2005.
5. Parliament shall make laws for the purpose of giving full effect to this article. (Art. 32)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall create an Entity for the protection of the family, for the purposes of:
1. Promoting responsible parenthood through family educational programs;
2. Establishing educational programs for pre-school age children, in specialized centers, which children may attend upon the request of their parents or guardians;
3. Protecting minors, and the elderly, and accomplishing the social readjustment of those who are abandoned, helpless, morally misguided, or who have behavior maladjustment problems.
The functioning of a special jurisdiction over minors, which among other duties, shall take cognizance of suits concerning the investigation of paternity, family desertion, and juvenile behavior problems, shall be organized and determined by law. (Art. 63) - SpanishEl Estado creará un organismo destinado a proteger la familia con el fin de:
1. Promover la paternidad y la maternidad responsables mediante la educación familiar.
2. Institucionalizar la educación de los párvulos en centros especializados para atender aquellos cuyos padres o tutores así lo soliciten.
3. Proteger a los menores y ancianos, y custodiar y readaptar socialmente a los abandonados, desamparados, en peligro moral o con desajustes de conducta.
La Ley organizará y determinará el funcionamiento de la jurisdicción especial de menores la cual, entre otras funciones, conocerá sobre la investigación de la paternidad, el abandono de familia y los problemas de conducta juvenil. (Art. 63)