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- EnglishUnpaid work of self-sustenance and care-giving, carried out in the home, is recognized as productive work.
The State shall strive towards a labor system that works in harmony with the needs for human care-giving, and that facilitates suitable services, infrastructure and work schedules; it shall, in particular, provide services for child care, care for persons with disabilities, and other services as needed for workers to be able to perform their labor activities; it shall furthermore foster the joint responsibility and reciprocity of men and women in domestic work and family obligations.
Social service protection shall be progressively extended to persons who are responsible for unpaid family work at home, in accordance with the general conditions of the system and the law. (Art. 333) - SpanishSe reconoce como labor productiva el trabajo no remunerado de autosustento y cuidado humano que se realza en los hogares.
El Estado promoverá un régimen laboral que funcione en armonía con las necesidades del cuidado humano, que facilite servicios, infraestructura y horarios de trabajo adecuados; de manera especial, proveerá servicios de cuidado infantil, de atención a las personas con discapacidad y otros necesarios para que las personas trabajadoras puedan desempeñar sus actividades laborales; e impulsará la corresponsabilidad y reciprocidad de hombres y mujeres en el trabajo doméstico y en las obligaciones familiares.
La protección de la seguridad social se extenderá de manera progresiva a las personas que tengan a su cargo el trabajo familiar no remunerado en el hogar, conforme a las condiciones generales del sistema y la ley. (Art. 333)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. The State shall protect the family as the society’s basic unit and a condition for the harmonious development of the individual.
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4. Maternity shall be dignified and protected, and special protection shall be guaranteed to all women during pregnancy and after delivery and working women shall have the right to be exempted from the workplace for an adequate period before and after delivery, without loss of remuneration or any other benefits, in accordance with the law. (Sec. 39) - Tetum1. Estadu proteje uma-kain nu’udar baze selulár iha sosiedade no nu’udar kondisaun ne’ebé di’ak ba ema idaidak hodi dezenvolve an.
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4. Soin di’ak no tau matan duni ba maternidade, fiar metin katak feto hotu-hotu hetan protesaun espesiál wainhira hetan isin-rua no wainhira hahoris liutiha, no ba feto traballadora hotu-hotu iha direitu ba feriadu iha tempu adekuadu ida nia laran, molok hahoris eh hahoris liutiha, hodi la lakon retribuisaun no regalia, ruma tuir lei haruka. (Art. 39) - Portuguese1. O Estado protege a família como célula base da sociedade e condição para o harmonioso desenvolvimento da pessoa.
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4. A maternidade é dignificada e protegida, assegurando-se a todas as mulheres protecção especial durante a gravidez e após o parto e às mulheres trabalhadoras direito a dispensa de trabalho por período adequado, antes e depois do parto, sem perda de retribuição e de quaisquer outras regalias, nos termos da lei. (Art. 39)
Public Institutions and Services
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The State sees to assure to the citizens:
- the access to potable water and to its preservation for future generations;
- the protection of [their] health, notably of poor people as well as the prevention and the struggle against epidemic and endemic diseases;
- the access to housing, notably for the disadvantaged categories. (Art. 63) - Arabic
تسهر الدولة على تمكين المواطن من:
- الحصول على ماء الشرب، وتعمل على المحافظة عليه لألجيال القادمة،
- الرعاية الصحية، السيما لألشخاص المعوزين والوقاية من األمراض المعدية والوبائية ومكافحتها،
- الحصول على سكن، السيما للفئات المحرومة. (المادة 63) - French
L’Etat veille à assurer au citoyen :
— l’accès à l’eau potable et à sa préservation pour les générations futures ;
— la protection de sa santé, notamment des personnes démunies ainsi que la prévention et la lutte contre les maladies épidémiques et endémiques ;
— l’accès au logement, notamment pour les catégories défavorisées. (Art. 63)
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The sovereign People of Senegal,
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PROCLAIM:
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- to the equal access of all the citizens to the public services;
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Le Peuple du Sénégal souverain,
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PROCLAME :
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- l'égal accès de tous les citoyens aux services publics ;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Where under any law any person or authority has a discretion-
(a) to decide whether or not any pensions benefits shall be granted, or
(b) to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any such benefits that have been granted,
those benefits shall be granted and may not be withheld, reduced in amount or suspended unless the Public Service Commission concurs in the refusal to grant the benefits or, as the case may be, in the decision to withhold them, reduce them in amount or suspend them.
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(6) In this section "pensions benefits" means any pensions, compensation, gratuities or other like allowances for persons in respect of their service as judges or public officers or for the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service.
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Public Institutions and Services
- English1. The State and society shall make investments to further the protection of and care for the People’s health, implement the universal health insurance, and adopt policies to prioritize health care for ethnic minority people and people living in mountainous areas, on islands, and in areas that have extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.
2. The State, society and family are responsible for protecting and caring for the health of mothers and children, and for family planning. (Art. 58) - Vietnamese1. Nhà nước, xã hội đầu tư phát triển sự nghiệp bảo vệ, chăm sóc sức khỏe của Nhân dân, thực hiện bảo hiểm y tế toàn dân, có chính sách ưu tiên chăm sóc sức khoẻ cho đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số, đồng bào ở miền núi, hải đảo và vùng có điều kiện kinh tế - xã hội đặc biệt khó khăn.
2. Nhà nước, xã hội và gia đình có trách nhiệm bảo vệ, chăm sóc sức khỏe người mẹ, trẻ em, thực hiện kế hoạch hóa gia đình. (Điều 58)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishAll the agents of the public administration exercise their functions in a manner to serve all the users of the public services in an efficient, impartial and equitable way. The diversion of public funds, corruption, the extortion of funds and racketeering are punished in accordance with the law. (Art. 146)
- KirundiAbakozi ba Leta bose barangura amabanga bajejwe mu buryo batunganiriza neza ababirukira bose ata nkunzi kandi mu butungane. Ukunyuruza amafaranga y’igihugu, kurya ibiturire, gutoza amafaranga ku nguvu n’ugusesagura itunga ry’igihugu birahanwa hakurikijwe amategeko. (Ingingo ya 146)
- FrenchTous les agents de l’administration publique exercent leurs fonctions, de manière à servir tous les utilisateurs des services publics de façon efficace, impartiale et équitable. Le détournement de fonds publics, la corruption, l’extorsion de fonds et les malversations sont punissables conformément à la loi. (Art. 146)
Public Institutions and Services
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4. All levels of government shall:
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c. provide maternity and child care and medical care for pregnant and lactating women.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishAll children shall enjoy the benefits of social security and education.
Every child shall have the right to grow and develop in good health, for whom special care shall be given during the prenatal period, as much for the child as for the mother, both being entitled to food, housing, education, recreation, exercise and adequate medical services. (Art. 123) - SpanishTodo niño deberá gozar de los beneficios de la seguridad social y la educación.
Tendrá derecho a crecer y desarrollarse en buena salud, para lo cual deberá proporcionarse, tanto a el como a su madre, cuidados especiales desde el período prenatal, teniendo derecho de disfrutar de alimentación, vivienda, educación, recreo, deportes y servicios médicos adecuados. (Art. 123)
Public Institutions and Services
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Marriage as the union of a woman and a man, the family, maternity, paternity and childhood shall be protected by the State.
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The state provides support for families with children, orphans and children left without parental care.
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Women and men shall be ensured equal opportunities in education and training, in employment and promotion, in social, political, cultural and other spheres of activity, as well as the creation of conditions for the protection of their work and health. (Art. 32) - Belarusian
Шлюб як саюз жанчыны і мужчыны, сям’я, мацярынства, бацькоўства і дзяцінства знаходзяцца пад абаронай дзяржавы.
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Дзяржава аказвае падтрымку сем’ям з дзецьмі, дзецям-сіротам і дзецям, якія засталіся без апекавання бацькоў.
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Жанчынам і мужчынам забяспечваецца прадастаўленне роўных магчымасцей у атрыманні адукацыі і прафесійнай падрыхтоўцы, у працы і вылучэнні па службе (рабоце), у грамадска-палітычнай, культурнай і іншых сферах дзейнасці, а таксама стварэнне ўмоў для аховы іх працы і здароўя. (Артыкул 32) - Russian
Брак как союз женщины и мужчины, семья, материнство, отцовство и детство находятся под защитой государства.
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Государство оказывает поддержку семьям с детьми, детям-сиротам и детям, оставшимся без попечения родителей.
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Женщинам и мужчинам обеспечивается предоставление равных возможностей в получении образования и профессиональной подготовке, в труде и продвижении по службе (работе), в общественно-политической, культурной и других сферах деятельности, а также создание условий для охраны их труда и здоровья. (Статья 32)