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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishI. The following are the exclusive authority of the autonomous municipal governments, within their jurisdiction:
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4. Promotion of employment and the improvement of working conditions within the framework of national policies.
… (Art. 302) - SpanishI. Son competencias exclusivas de los gobiernos municipales autónomos, en su jurisdicción:
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4. Promoción del empleo y mejora de las condiciones laborales en el marco de las políticas nacionales.
... (Art. 302)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishCitizens have the right to work.
All able-bodied citizens may choose occupations in accordance with their wishes and skills and are provided with stable jobs and working conditions.
Citizens work according to their abilities and are paid in accordance with the quantity and quality of their work. (Art. 70) - Korean공민은 로동에 대한 권리를 가진다.
로동능력있는 모든 공민은 희망과 재능에 따라 직업을 선택하며 안정된 일자리와 로동조건을 보장받는다.
공민은 능력에 따라 일하며 로동의 량과 질에 따라 분배를 받는다. (제70조)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe people of Venezuela, … guarantees the right to ... work, … without discrimination or subordination of any kind; … (Preamble)
- SpanishEl pueblo de Venezuela, … asegure el derecho ... al trabajo, ... sin discriminación ni subordinación alguna; … (Preámbulo)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Everyone has the right to choose a profession or type of work freely, subject to the legal restrictions that are imposed in the collective interest or the restrictions that are inherent in a person's own capabilities.
… (Art. 47) - Portuguese1. Todos têm o direito de escolher livremente a profissão ou o género de trabalho, salvas as restrições legais impostas pelo interesse colectivo ou inerentes à sua própria capacidade.
... (Art. 47)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe Congress will enact [expedir] the statute of labor. The corresponding law shall take into account at least the following minimal fundamental principles:
Equality of opportunities for workers; minimum vital and mobile [movil] remuneration, proportional to the quantity and quality of work; stability in employment; irremovability of the minimum benefits established in labor norms; faculties to settle and reconcile uncertain and arguable rights; a situation more favorable to the worker in case of doubt in the application and interpretation of the formal sources of law; the primacy of reality over formalities established by those subject to labor relations; guarantee to social security, capacitation, instruction, and necessary rest; special protection of women, motherhood, and the minor-age worker.
The State guarantees the right to suitable payment and the periodic adjustment of legal pensions.
International agreements [concerning] labor duly ratified, are part of the internal legislation.
The law, contracts, accords, and agreements [concerning] labor may not diminish the freedom, human dignity, or the rights of workers. (Art. 53) - SpanishEl Congreso expedirá el estatuto del trabajo. La ley correspondiente tendrá en cuenta por lo menos los siguientes principios mínimos fundamentales:
Igualdad de oportunidades para los trabajadores; remuneración mínima vital y móvil, proporcional a la cantidad y calidad de trabajo; estabilidad en el empleo; irrenunciabilidad a los beneficios mínimos establecidos en normas laborales; facultades para transigir y conciliar sobre derechos inciertos y discutibles; situación más favorable al trabajador en caso de duda en la aplicación e interpretación de las fuentes formales de derecho; primacía de la realidad sobre formalidades establecidas por los sujetos de las relaciones laborales; garantía a la seguridad social, la capacitación, el adiestramiento y el descanso necesario; protección especial a la mujer, a la maternidad y al trabajador menor de edad.
El estado garantiza el derecho al pago oportuno y al reajuste periódico de las pensiones legales.
Los convenios internacionales del trabajo debidamente ratificados, hacen parte de la legislación interna.
La ley, los contratos, los acuerdos y convenios de trabajo, no pueden menoscabar la libertad, la dignidad humana ni los derechos de los trabajadores. (Art. 53)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The citizens of Mongolia are guaranteed to exercise the following rights and freedoms:
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4/ the right to free choice of employment, to be provided with favorable conditions of work, to receive a remuneration, to rest and to conduct private enterprise.
… (Art. 16) - Mongolian
Монгол Улсын иргэн дараахь үндсэн эрх, эрх чөлөөг баталгаатай эдэлнэ:
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4) ажил мэргэжлээ чөлөөтэй сонгох, хөдөлмөрийн аятай нөхцөлөөр хангуулах, цалин хөлс авах, амрах, хувийн аж ахуй эрхлэх эрхтэй.
… (Арван зургадугаар зүйл)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishI. The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan determines the general rules on the following matters:
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16. labor relations and social security;
… (Art. 94) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi aşağıdakı məsələlərə dair ümumi qaydalar müəyyən edir:
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16) əmək münasibətləri və sosial təminat;
… (Maddə 94)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone shall have equal legal status on the market.
… (Art 84) - Serbian CyrillicСви имају једнак правни положај на тржишту.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State recognizes the right to work. Any person that is able to work has the right to obtain a dignified employment according to their choice, qualifications, aptitude, and the demands of the economy and society.
The State organizes institutions and services that facilitate the ability of working families to carry out their responsibilities. (Art. 64) - SpanishSe reconoce el derecho al trabajo. La persona en condición de trabajar tiene derecho a obtener un empleo digno, en correspondencia con su elección, calificación, aptitud y exigencias de la economía y la sociedad.
El Estado organiza instituciones y servicios que faciliten a las familias trabajadoras el desempeño de sus responsabilidades. (Art. 64)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Every citizen shall have the right to work, which is a duty and honor. The Palestinian National Authority shall strive to provide work for any individual capable of performing it.
2. Work relations shall be organized in a manner that guarantees justice to all and provides workers with welfare, security, and health and social benefits.
… (Art. 25) - Arabic1- العمل حق لكل مواطن وهو واجب وشرف وتسعى السلطة الوطنية إلى توفيره لكل قادر عليه.
2- تنظم علاقات العمل بما يكفل العدالة للجميع ويوفر للعمال الرعاية والأمن والرعاية الصحية والاجتماعية.
... (المادّة 25)