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- EnglishThe care and education of children, so that they may attain their fullest physical, intellectual, and social capacity, is the duty and the right of parents. Those who have large families to support are entitled to compensatory aid if they need it. … (Art. 41)
- SpanishEl cuidado y educación de los hijos para que éstos alcancen su plena capacidad corporal, intelectual y social, es un deber y un derecho de los padres. Quienes tengan a su cargo numerosa prole tienen derecho a auxilios compensatorios, siempre que los necesiten. ... (Art. 41)
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
- English
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)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEveryone has the right to social security.
The State shall take the necessary measures and establish the organisation for the provision of social security. (Art. 60) - TurkishHerkes, sosyal güvenlik hakkına sahiptir.
Devlet, bu güvenliği sağlayacak gerekli tedbirleri alır ve teşkilatı kurar. (Madde 60)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe state shall promote social development by:
a) Adopting criteria for the redistribution of wealth which prioritises citizens and, in particular, the more vulnerable and needy sectors of society;
b) Promoting social justice, as a duty of the state, through a fiscal policy which ensures justice, equity and solidarity in all areas of national life;
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d) Removing economic, social and cultural obstacles to genuine equal opportunities for citizens;
… (Art. 90) - PortugueseO Estado promove o desenvolvimento social através de:
a) Adopção de critérios de redistribuição da riqueza que privilegiem os cidadãos e em particular os extractos sociais mais vulneráveis e carenciados da sociedade;
b) Promoção da Justiça social, enquanto incumbência do Estado, através de uma política fiscal que assegure a justiça, a equidade e a solidariedade em todos os domínios da vida nacional;
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d) Remoção dos obstáculos de natureza económica, social e cultural que impeçam a real igualdade de oportunidades entre os cidadãos;
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe general retirement and social security funds shall be organized in such a way as to guarantee to all workers, employers, employees, and laborers adequate retirement pensions and subsidies in case of accident, sickness, disability, enforced unemployment, etc.; and in case of death, the corresponding pension to their families. The old age pension is the right of those who have reached the limit of their productive age, after long residence in the country, and who lack the means to provide for the necessities of life. ... (Art. 67)
- SpanishLas jubilaciones generales y seguros sociales se organizarán en forma de garantizar a todos los trabajadores, patronos, empleados y obreros, retiros adecuados y subsidios para los casos de accidentes, enfermedad, invalidez, desocupación forzosa, etc.; y a sus familias, en caso de muerte, la pensión correspondiente. La pensión a la vejez constituye un derecho para el que llegue al límite de la edad productiva, después de larga permanencia en el país y carezca de recursos para subvenir a sus necesidades vitales. ... (Art. 67)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
3. Every Ethiopian national has the right to equal access to publicly funded social services.
4. The State has the obligation to allocate ever increasing resources to provide to the public health, education and other social services.
… (Art. 41) - Amharic…
3. የኢትዮጵያ ዜጐች ሁሉ በመንግሥት ገንዘብ በሚካሄዱ ማኅበራዊ አገልግሎቶች በእኩልነት የመጠቀም መብት አላቸው፡፡
4. መንግሥት የጤና፣ የትምህርትና ሌሎች የማኅበራዊ አገልግሎቶችን ለሕዝብ ለማቅረብ በየጊዜው እየጨመረ የሚሄድ ሀብት ይመድባል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 41)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
For the purposes of financial restoration of the Federal Treasury and economic stabilization, the Emergency Social Fund shall be instituted in fiscal years 1994 and 1995, as well as in the periods from January 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997 and July 1, 1997 to December 31, 1999. Its resources shall be applied by giving priority to funding actions of the systems of health and education (including complementing the resources dealt with in § 3 of art. 60 of the Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act), social security benefits and continued assistance benefits, including liquidation of the social security deficit, and the budgetary expenses associated with programs of relevant economic and social interest.
… (Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act 1988, Art. 71) - Portuguese
É instituído, nos exercícios financeiros de 1994 e 1995, bem assim nos períodos de 01/01/1996 a 30/06/97 e 01/07/97 a 31/12/1999, o Fundo Social de Emergência, com o objetivo de saneamento financeiro da Fazenda Pública Federal e de estabilização econômica, cujos recursos serão aplicados prioritariamente no custeio das ações dos sistemas de saúde e educação, incluindo a complementação de recursos de que trata o § 3º do art. 60 do Ato das Disposições Constitucionais Transitórias, benefícios previdenciários e auxílios assistenciais de prestação continuada, inclusive liquidação de passivo previdenciário, e despesas orçamentárias associadas a programas de relevante interesse econômico e social.
... (Ato das Disposições Constitucionais Transitórias 1988, Art. 71)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEducation, health and social services are the basic pillars for building and developing the society. Society shall with the state take part in providing them. (Art. 32)
- Arabicالتعليم والصحة والخدمات الاجتماعية أركان أساسية لبناء المجتمع وتقدمه يسهم المجتمع مع الدولة في توفيرها. (المادّة 32)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. For protection by the family, it shall specifically be the responsibility of the State:
a) To assist families in their mission as custodians of moral values recognized by the community;
b) To promote social and economic independence of family households;
c) To cooperate with parents in the raising of their children;
d) To define and implement, after consulting representative associations for families, a global and integrated family policy.
2. The state shall also have the duty to ensure the elimination of conditions that wreak discrimination on women and to guarantee the protection of their rights as well as children’s rights. (Art. 88) - Portuguese1. Para a protecção da família, incumbe ao Estado, designadamente:
a) Assistir a família na sua missão de guardiã dos valores morais reconhecidos pela comunidade;
b) Promover a independência social e económica dos agregados familiares;
c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos;
d) Definir e executar, ouvidas as associações representativas das famílias, uma política de família com carácter global e integrado.
2. O Estado tem ainda o dever de velar pela eliminação das condi- ções que importam a discriminação da mulher e de assegurar a protec- ção dos seus direitos, bem como dos direitos da criança. (Art. 88)