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Public Institutions and Services
- 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
- EnglishThe State shall take great pains to strengthen the bonds which hold the family together and to preserve its Arab and Islamic values. Likewise it is keen on taking good care of all family members and creating proper conditions to help them cultivate their skill and capabilities. (Basic Law, Art. 10)
- Arabicتحرص الدولة على توثيق العلاقات الأسرية ، والحفاظ على قيمها العربية والإسلامية ، ورعاية جميع أفرادها ، وتوفير الظروف المناسبة لتنمية مهاراتهم وقدراتهم. (النظام الأساسي ، المادة 10)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe values and principles of State service include—
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(e) prompt response to requests and questions from the public, and delivery of service to the public, in a manner that is respectful, effective, impartial, fair, and equitable;
… (Sec. 123) - iTaukeiNa veika me vakabibitaki ka rokovi ena veiqaravi vakamatanitu e okati kina na—
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(e) na kena rogoci ka saumi totolo na vakatataro ni lewenivanua kei na nodra qaravi e na sala e veidokai, dodonu, veiganiti, savasava ka vakatautauvata;
… (Sec. 123)
Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) The State shall take all necessary action to ensure that the national economy is managed in such a manner as to maximise the rate of economic development and to secure the maximum welfare, freedom and happiness of every person in Eswatini and to provide adequate means of livelihood and suitable employment and public assistance to the needy.(2) The State shall, in particular, take all necessary steps to establish a sound and healthy economy whose underlying principles shall include -…(c) ensuring that individuals and the private sector bear their fair share of social and national responsibilities including responsibilities to contribute to the overall development of the country;(d) undertaking even and balanced development of all regions and in particular improving the conditions of life in the rural areas, and generally, redressing any imbalance in development between the rural and urban areas;… (Sec. 59)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
Social security will be organized under the General Social Security System, of a contributory nature and mandatory membership, observing criteria that preserve the financial and actuarial balance, and will, in accordance with the law, meet:
I – the coverage of events of temporary or permanent incapacity for work and advanced age;
II – protection to maternity, especially to pregnant women;
III – protection to workers in a situation of involuntary unemployment;
IV – family allowance and confinement allowance for the dependents of the low-income insured;
V – pension for death of the insured, man or woman, to the spouse or companion, and dependents, complying with the provision of paragraph 2.
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Paragraph 12. A law will institute a special social security inclusion system, with different rates, to assist low-income workers, including those who are in an informal situation, and those without their own income, who dedicate themselves exclusively to domestic work within the scope of their residence, provided that belonging to low-income families.
… (Art. 201) - Portuguese
A previdência social será organizada sob a forma do Regime Geral de Previdência Social, de caráter contributivo e de filiação obrigatória, observados critérios que preservem o equilíbrio financeiro e atuarial, e atenderá, na forma da lei, a:
I - cobertura dos eventos de incapacidade temporária ou permanente para o trabalho e idade avançada;
II - proteção à maternidade, especialmente à gestante;
III - proteção ao trabalhador em situação de desemprego involuntário;
IV - salário-família e auxílio-reclusão para os dependentes dos segurados de baixa renda;
V - pensão por morte do segurado, homem ou mulher, ao cônjuge ou companheiro e dependentes, observado o disposto no § 2º.
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§ 12. Lei instituirá sistema especial de inclusão previdenciária, com alíquotas diferenciadas, para atender aos trabalhadores de baixa renda, inclusive os que se encontram em situação de informalidade, e àqueles sem renda própria que se dediquem exclusivamente ao trabalho doméstico no âmbito de sua residência, desde que pertencentes a famílias de baixa renda.
... (Art. 201)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe fundamental objectives of the State shall be:
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i) To promote the harmonious and integrated development of the sectors and regions and the fair distribution of the national product;
… (Sec. 6) - TetumEstadu nia objetivu fundamentál sira maka ne’e:
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i) Promove dezenvolvimentu ida-ne’ebé nakait kabeer ba setór oioin no rejiaun sira, no mós fahe loloos produtu nasionál nian;
… (Art. 6) - PortugueseO Estado tem como objectivos fundamentais:
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i) Promover o desenvolvimento harmonioso e integrado dos sectores e regiões e a justa repartição do produto nacional;
… (Art. 6)
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
- EnglishThe People of Guinea determine freely and sovereignly their Institutions and the economic and social organization of the Nation.
They have an an inprescriptible right to its wealth. This must profit in an equitable manner all Guineans.
… (Art. 21) - FrenchLe Peuple de Guinée détermine librement et souverainement ses Institutions et l’organisation économique et sociale de la Nation.
Il a un droit imprescriptible sur ses richesses. Celles-ci doivent profiter de manière équitable à tous les Guinéens.
… (Art. 21)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
The family, as [a] natural element and foundation of society, has the right to the special protection of the State. The mother, the child [masculine] and the child [feminine], senior adult persons and persons with disabilities[,] will equally have right to that protection. (Art. 51)
- Spanish
La familia, como elemento natural y fundamento de la sociedad, tiene derecho a la protección especial del Estado. Igualmente, tendrán derecho a esa protección la madre, el niño y la niña, las personas adultas mayores y las personas con discapacidad. (Art. 51)
Public Institutions and Services
- English…
2. The State shall protect marriage and the family, and protect the interests of mothers and children. (Art. 36) - Vietnamese…
2. Nhà nước bảo hộ hôn nhân và gia đình, bảo hộ quyền lợi của người mẹ và trẻ em. (Điều 36)