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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishNo discrimination may be made with respect to salary, advantages or conditions of work between Costa Ricans and foreigners, or with respect to some group of workers.
In equal conditions the Costa Rican worker must be preferred. (Art. 68) - SpanishNo podrá hacerse discriminación respecto al salario, ventajas o condiciones de trabajo entre costarricenses y extranjeros, o respecto de algún grupo de trabajadores.
En igualdad de condiciones deberá preferirse al trabajador costarricense. (Art. 68)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The dismissal of woman worker for reason of pregnancy shall be prohibited. Woman shall have the right to take maternity leave with full pay and with guarantee of her seniority in employment and of other social benefits.
The State and the society shall provide women, especially those underprivileged living in rural areas, with opportunities to benefit from assistance for a profession, for medical cares, for their children schooling and for decent living conditions. (Art. 46) - Khmer...
ត្រូវហាមឃាត់មិនឱ្យមានការបញ្ឈប់នារីពីការងារ ដោយមូលហេតុមានគភ៌។ នារីមានសិទ្ធិឈប់សម្រាកនៅពេលសម្រាលកូនដោយទទួលប្រាក់បៀវត្ស និងដោយមានការធានារក្សាសិទ្ធិអតីតភាពក្នុងការងារ និងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍សង្គមផ្សេងៗទៀត។
រដ្ឋ និងសង្គមយកចិត្តទុកដាក់បង្កលក្ខណៈឱ្យនារី ជាពិសេសនារីនៅជនបទដែលគ្មានទីពឹងបានទទួលការឧបត្ថម្ភដើម្បីមានមុខរបរ មានលទ្ធភាពព្យាបាលជំងឺ ឱ្យកូនទៅរៀន និងមានជីវភាពរស់នៅសមរម្យ។ (មាត្រា ៤៦)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Women workers shall be entitled to equal rights and to equal pay as men for equal work. Working conditions shall allow women to fulfil their essential role in the family and ensure appropriate protection for the mother and child.
… (Art. 37) - Italian
La donna lavoratrice ha gli stessi diritti e, a parità di lavoro, le stesse retribuzioni che spettano al lavoratore. Le condizioni di lavoro devono consentire l'adempimento della sua essenziale funzione familiare e assicurare alla madre e al bambino una speciale adeguata protezione.
… (Art. 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishApart from those cases expressly provided for in other Articles of this Fundamental Law, the following are matters reserved to the law:
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n) The fundamental principles of … labor rights, and social security.
… (Art. 69) - SpanishAparte de los casos expresamente previstos en otros artículos de esta Ley Fundamental, son materias reservadas a la ley las siguientes:
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n) Los principios fundamentales de … el derecho laboral y la seguridad social.
… (Art. 69) - FrenchOutre les cas expressément prévus dans d'autres articles de cette Loi fondamentale, les matières suivantes relèvent du domaine de la loi:
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n) Les principes fondamentaux relatifs… au droit du travail et à la sécurité sociale.
… (Art. 69)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWork is a right and a social duty, as well as an economic right, source of personal fulfillment and the basis for the economy. The State shall guarantee full respect for the dignity of working persons, a decent life, fair pay and retribution, and performance of a healthy job that is freely chosen and accepted. (Art. 33)
- SpanishEl trabajo es un derecho y un deber social, y un derecho económico, fuente de realización personal y base de la economía. El Estado garantizará a las personas trabajadoras el pleno respeto a su dignidad, una vida decorosa, remuneraciones y retribuciones justas y el desempeño de un trabajo saludable y libremente escogido o aceptado. (Art. 33)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(1) Every person shall be free … to choose one's employment,
… (Art. 28E) - Indonesian
(1) Setiap orang bebas … memilih pekerjaan,
… (Pasal 28E)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) Every person shall enjoy the right to work, to freely choose his/her profession and workplace, to equitable and satisfactory working conditions, as well as to protection against unemployment.
(2) All employees shall have the right to social protection of labour. The measures of protection shall bear upon labour safety and hygiene, working conditions for women and young people, introduction of a minimum wage per economy, weekly rest and annual paid leave, as well as difficult working conditions and other specific situations.
(3) The length of the working week shall not exceed 40 hours.
… (Art. 43) - Moldovian
(1) Orice persoană are dreptul la muncă, la libera alegere a muncii, la condiţii echitabile şi satisfăcătoare de muncă, precum şi la protecţia împotriva şomajului.
(2) Salariaţii au dreptul la protecţia muncii. Măsurile de protecţie privesc securitatea şi igiena muncii, regimul de muncă al femeilor şi al tinerilor, instituirea unui salariu minim pe economie, repaosul săptămînal, concediul de odihnă plătit, prestarea muncii în condiţii grele, precum şi alte situaţii specifice.
(3) Durata săptămînii de muncă este de cel mult 40 de ore.
… (Art. 43)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English…
4. … The State shall promote the employment of citizens. Conditions for providing the subsistence minimum shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 5) - Georgian…
4. … სახელმწიფო ხელს უწყობს მოქალაქეს დასაქმებაში. საარსებო მინიმუმის უზრუნველყოფის პირობები განისაზღვრება კანონით.
… (მუხლი 5)
Employment Rights and Protection
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The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of the right to work [droit du travail], of the syndical right and of the social protection;
… (Art. 72) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- du droit du travail, du droit syndical et de la protection sociale ;
… (Art. 72)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe employers are obligated to pay indemnification, and to provide [the] medical, pharmaceutical and other services established by the laws, to the worker who suffers a work accident or any occupational disease. (Art. 43)
- SpanishLos patronos están obligados a pagar indemnización, y a prestar servicios médicos, farmacéuticos y demás que establezcan las leyes, al trabajador que sufra accidente de trabajo o cualquier enfermedad profesional. (Art. 43)