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- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens –
(a) the provision of the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care;
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(d) the right to social security, that is to say, to public assistance in cases of undeserved want arising from unemployment, illness or disablement, or suffered by widows or orphans or in old age, or in other such cases. (Art. 15) - Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে পরিকল্পিত অর্থনৈতিক বিকাশের মাধ্যমে উৎপাদন শক্তির ক্রমবৃদ্ধিসাধন এবং জনগণের জীবনযাত্রার বস্তুগত ও সংস্কৃতিগত মানের দৃঢ় উন্নতিসাধন, যাহাতে নাগরিকদের জন্য নিম্নলিখিত বিষয়সমূহ অর্জন নিশ্চিত করা যায়:
(ক) অন্ন, বস্ত্র, আশ্রয়, শিক্ষা ও চিকিৎসহ জীবনধারণের মৌলিক উপকরণের ব্যবস্থা;
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(ঘ) সামাজিক নিরাপত্তার অধিকার, অর্থাৎ বেকারত্ব, ব্যাধি বা পঙ্গুত্বজনিত কিংবা বৈধব্য, মাতাপিতৃহীনতা বা বার্ধক্যজনিত কিংবা অনুরূপ অন্যান্য পরিস্থিতিজনিত আয়ত্তাতীত কারণে অভাবগ্রস্ততার ক্ষেত্রে সরকারী সাহায্য লাভের অধিকার৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৫)
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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)
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- 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
The Union, the states and the Federal District have the power to legislate concurrently on:
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XII – social security, protection and defense of health;
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Compete à União, aos Estados e ao Distrito Federal legislar concorrentemente sobre:
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XII - previdência social, proteção e defesa da saúde;
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- 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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- English(1) The State shall take all necessary action to ensure that the national economy is managed in such a manner as to maximize the rate of economic development and to secure the maximum welfare, freedom and happiness of every person in Ghana and to provide adequate means of livelihood and suitable employment and public assistance to the needy.
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(2) The State shall, in particular, take all necessary steps to establish a sound and healthy economy whose underlying principles shall include—
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(d) undertaking even and balanced development of all regions and every part of each region of Ghana, and, in particular, improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally, redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and the urban areas;
(e) the recognition that the most secure democracy is the one that assures the basic necessities of life for its people as a fundamental duty.
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- 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.
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- EnglishThe general well-being and improvement of the quality of life of the population are social purposes of the State. A basic objective of its activity will be the solution of the unsatisfied needs of health, of education, of the environment, and of potable water. … (Art. 366)
- SpanishEl bienestar general y el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la población son finalidades sociales del Estado. Será objetivo fundamental de su actividad la solución de las necesidades insatisfechas de salud, de educación, de saneamiento ambiental y de agua potable. … (Art. 366)
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- 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)
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- EnglishThe sovereign Malagasy People, …
Considering that the development of the personality and of the identity of all Malagasies is the essential factor of the durable and full development of which the conditions are, notably:
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• the rational and equitable administration of the natural resources for the needs of the development of the human being;
… (Preamble) - FrenchLe Peuple malagasy souverain, …
Considérant que l’épanouissement de la personnalité et de l’identité de tout Malagasy est le facteur essentiel du développement durable et intégré dont les conditions sont :
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- la gestion rationnelle et équitable des ressources naturelles pour les besoins du développement de l’être humain ;
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