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Employment Rights and Protection
New Zealand
- English(1) Nothing in section 22 shall prevent different treatment based on sex or age where, for reasons of authenticity, being of a particular sex or age is a genuine occupational qualification for the position or employment.
(2) Nothing in section 22 shall prevent different treatment based on sex, religious or ethical belief, disability, age, political opinion, or sexual orientation where the position is one of domestic employment in a private household.
(3) Nothing in section 22 shall prevent different treatment based on sex where—
(a) the position needs to be held by one sex to preserve reasonable standards of privacy; or
(b) the nature or location of the employment makes it impracticable for the employee to live elsewhere than in premises provided by the employer, and—
(i) the only premises available (being premises in which more than 1 employee is required to sleep) are not equipped with separate sleeping accommodation for each sex; and
(ii) it is not reasonable to expect the employer to equip those premises with separate accommodation, or to provide separate premises, for each sex.
(4) Nothing in section 22 shall prevent different treatment based on sex, race, ethnic or national origins, or sexual orientation where the position is that of a counsellor on highly personal matters such as sexual matters or the prevention of violence.
(5) Where, as a term or condition of employment, a position ordinarily obliges or qualifies the holder of that position to live in premises provided by the employer, the employer does not commit a breach of section 22 by omitting to apply that term or condition in respect of employees of a particular sex or marital status if in all the circumstances it is not reasonably practicable for the employer to do so. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 27)
Employment Rights and Protection
Senegal
- English… The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- … of the right to work, of the syndical right and of social security;
… (Art. 67) - French… La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
...
- ... du droit du travail, du droit syndical et de la sécurité sociale,
... (Art. 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
Panama
- EnglishA like wage or salary shall always be paid for like work under identical conditions, irrespective of the person who performs it, without taking into account sex, nationality, age, race, social standing, political or religious ideologies. (Art. 67)
- SpanishA trabajo igual en idénticas condiciones, corresponde siempre igual salario o sueldo, cualesquiera que sean las personas que lo realicen, sin distinción de sexo, nacionalidad, edad, raza, clase social, ideas políticas o religiosas. (Art. 67)
Employment Rights and Protection
Turkmenistan
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to freely use his/her abilities and property for entrepreneurial and other economic activity that is not prohibited by law. (Art. 47)
- RussianКаждый человек имеет право на свободное использование своих способностей и имущества для предпринимательской и иной экономической деятельности, не запрещённой законом. (Статья 47)
- TurkmenHer bir adamyň telekeçilik we kanunda gadagan edilmedik gaýry ykdysady işi üçin öz ukyplaryny we emlägini erkin peýdalanmaga hukugy bardyr. (47-nji madda)
Employment Rights and Protection
Angola
- English1. Private enterprise shall be freely undertaken and exercised with respect for the Constitution and the law.
2. Everyone shall have the right to engage in free business and cooperative initiatives, to be exercised under the terms of the law.
... (Art. 38) - Portuguese1. A iniciativa económica privada é livre, sendo exercida com respeito pela Constituição e pela lei.
2. A todos é reconhecido o direito à livre iniciativa empresarial e cooperativa, a exercer nos termos da lei.
... (Art. 38)
Employment Rights and Protection
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English(1) Every person has the right to work.
(2) Every citizen is entitled to equal opportunity and right to equal terms to hold any office or discharge any function under the state authority. (Art. 22)
Employment Rights and Protection
Peru
- English
Every person has the right:
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15. To work freely, subject to law.
… (Art. 2) - Spanish
Toda persona tiene derecho:
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15. A trabajar libremente, con sujeción a ley.
… (Art. 2)
Employment Rights and Protection
Andorra
- EnglishAll persons have the right to work, to their promotion through work, and to just income which shall guarantee a living befitting human dignity for themselves and their families, as well as to reasonable limitation of the working day, weekly rest and paid vacation. (Art. 29)
- CatalanTota persona té dret al treball, a la promoció per mitjà del treball, a una remuneració que garanteixi al treballador I a la seva família una existència conforme a la dignitat humana, així com a la limitació raonable de la jornada laboral, al repòs setmanal I a les vacances pagades. (Art. 29)
Employment Rights and Protection
Central African Republic
- EnglishThe Republic guarantees to every citizen the right to work, to a healthy environment, to rest and to recreation within the conditions established by the law. It assures to them the conditions favorable for their development through an efficient policy of employment.
All citizens are equal concerning employment. No one may be discriminated against in their work or their employment because of their origin, of their sex, of their opinions or of their beliefs.
All workers participate, through the intermediary of their representatives, in the determination of working conditions.
The laws establish the conditions of assistance and of protection accorded to workers, and most particularly to the most young, to the most elderly, to the handicapped and to the minorities. (Art. 11) - FrenchLa République garantit à chaque citoyen le droit au travail, à un environnement sain, au repos et aux loisirs dans le respect des exigences du développement national. Elle lui assure les conditions favorables à son épanouissement par une politique efficiente de l'emploi.
Tous les citoyens sont égaux devant l'emploi. Nul ne peut être lésé dans son travail ou son emploi en raison de ses origines, de son sexe, de ses opinions ou de ses croyances.
Tout travailleur participe, par l'intermédiaire de ses représentants, à la détermination des conditions de travail.
Des lois fixent les conditions d'assistance et de protection accordées aux travailleurs, plus particulièrement aux plus jeunes, aux plus âgés, aux personnes handicapés et aux minorités. (Art. 11)
Employment Rights and Protection
Argentina
- EnglishLabor in its several forms shall be protected by law, which shall ensure to workers: dignified and equitable working conditions; limited working hours; paid rest and vacations; fair remuneration; minimum vital and adjustable wage; equal pay for equal work; participation in the profits of enterprises, with control of production and collaboration in the management; protection against arbitrary dismissal; …
The State shall grant the benefits of social security, which shall be of an integral nature and may not be waived. In particular, the laws shall establish: compulsory social insurance, which shall be in charge of national or provincial entities with financial and economic autonomy, administered by the interested parties with State participation, with no overlapping of contributions; adjustable retirements and pensions; full family protection; protection of homestead; family allowances and access to a worthy housing. (Sec. 14bis) - SpanishEl trabajo en sus diversas formas gozará de la protección de las leyes, las que asegurarán al trabajador: condiciones dignas y equitativas de labor; jornada limitada; descanso y vacaciones pagados; retribución justa; salario mínimo vital móvil; igual remuneración por igual tarea; participación en las ganancias de las empresas, con control de la producción y colaboración en la dirección; protección contra el despido arbitrario; ...
El Estado otorgará los beneficios de la seguridad social, que tendrá carácter de integral e irrenunciable. En especial, la ley establecerá: el seguro social obligatorio, que estará a cargo de entidades nacionales o provinciales con autonomía financiera y económica, administradas por los interesados con participación del Estado, sin que pueda existir superposición de aportes; jubilaciones y pensiones móviles; la protección integral de la familia; la defensa del bien de familia; la compensación económica familiar y el acceso a una vivienda digna. (Art. 14bis)