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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone has the right, as provided by an Act, to earn his or her livelihood by the employment, occupation or commercial activity of his or her choice. The public authorities shall take responsibility for the protection of the labour force.
The public authorities shall promote employment and work towards guaranteeing for everyone the right to work. Provisions on the right to receive training that promotes employability are laid down by an Act.
No one shall be dismissed from employment without a lawful reason. (Sec. 18) - FinnishJokaisella on oikeus lain mukaan hankkia toimeentulonsa valitsemallaan työllä, ammatilla tai elinkeinolla. Julkisen vallan on huolehdittava työvoiman suojelusta.
Julkisen vallan on edistettävä työllisyyttä ja pyrittävä turvaamaan jokaiselle oikeus työhön. Oikeudesta työllistävään koulutukseen säädetään lailla.
Ketään ei saa ilman lakiin perustuvaa syytä erottaa työstä. (18 §) - SwedishVar och en har i enlighet med lag rätt att skaffa sig sin försörjning genom arbete, yrke eller näring som han eller hon valt fritt. Det allmänna skall sörja för skyddet av arbetskraften.
Det allmänna skall främja sysselsättningen och verka för att alla tillförsäkras rätt till arbete. Bestämmelser om rätten till sysselsättningsfrämjande utbildning utfärdas genom lag.
Ingen får avskedas från sitt arbete utan laglig grund. (18 §)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall establish a social security regime for workers and employees. (Art. 75)
- Khmerរដ្ឋចាត់ចែងឱ្យមានរបបសន្តិសុខសង្គមដល់កម្មករ និងនិយោជិត។ (មាត្រា ៧៥)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWithout prejudice to the other provisions of this Constitution, the following matters are of the exclusive competence of the Central Power:
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36. legislation concerning[,] notably;
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d. legislation on the liberal professions;
e. labor legislation including notably the laws governing the relations between employers and workers, the security of workers, the rules concerning social security and, in particular, the rules concerning social insurance and involuntary unemployment;
… (Art. 202) - FrenchSans préjudice des autres dispositions de la présente Constitution, les matières suivantes sont de la compétence exclusive du pouvoir central:
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36. la législation notamment concernant:
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d) la législation pour les professions libérales;
e) la législation du travail comprenant notamment les lois régissant les relations entre employeurs et travailleurs, la sécurité des travailleurs, les règles relatives à la sécurité sociale et, en particulier, les règles relatives aux assurances sociales et au chômage involontaire;
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Employment Rights and Protection
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7. Every citizen shall have the right to practice any lawful profession, or engage in any occupation or trade.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe right to social security is a right of all persons and it cannot be waived, and it shall be the State that must bear the prime duty and responsibility for this right. Social security shall be governed by the principles of solidarity, obligation, universality, equity, efficiency, subsidiarity, adequacy, transparency and participation, to meet individual and collective needs.
The State shall guarantee and ensure the full and effective exercise of the right to social security, which includes persons who carry out unpaid work in households, livelihood activities in the rural sector, all forms of self-employed and who are unemployed. (Art. 34) - SpanishEI derecho a la seguridad social es un derecho irrenunciable de todas las personas, y será deber y responsabilidad primordial del Estado. La seguridad social se regirá por los principios de solidaridad, obligatoriedad, universalidad, equidad, eficiencia, subsidiaridad, suficiencia, transparencia y participación, para la atención de las necesidades individuales y colectivas.
El Estado garantizará y hará efectivo el ejercicio pleno del derecho a la seguridad social, que incluye a las personas que realizan trabajo no remunerado en los hogares, actividades para el auto sustento en el campo, toda forma de trabajo autónomo y a quienes se encuentran en situación de desempleo. (Art. 34)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Every citizen unable to work and without the necessary means of subsistence shall be entitled to welfare support.
Workers shall be entitled to adequate means for their living requirements in case of accidents, illness, disability, old age and involuntary unemployment.
... (Art. 38) - Italian
Ogni cittadino inabile al lavoro e sprovvisto dei mezzi necessari per vivere ha diritto al mantenimento e all’assistenza sociale.
I lavoratori hanno diritto che siano preveduti ed assicurati mezzi adeguati alle loro esigenze di vita in caso di infortunio, malattia, invalidità e vecchiaia, disoccupazione involontaria.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Workers have a right to protection, security and hygiene at work.
2. The worker can only be dismissed in the cases and terms established by law; dismissal for political or ideological motives is prohibited.
3. The State will gradually establish a system capable of guaranteeing workers social security pensions in old age, in sickness or when incapacitated. (Art. 46) - Portuguese1 - Aquele que trabalha tem direito à protecção, segurança e higiene no trabalho.
2 - O trabalhador só pode ser despedido nos casos e termos previstos na lei, sendo proibidos os despedimentos por motivos políticos ou ideológicos.
3 - O Estado criará gradualmente um sistema capaz de garantir ao trabalhador segurança social na velhice, na doença ou quando lhe ocorra incapacidade de trabalho. (Art. 46)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEvery person has the right to a decent existence and to social security. A law shall provide for the protection of the workers, assistance to the poor and for a system of social insurance. (Art. 9)
- GreekΈκαστος έχει το δικαίωμα αξιοπρεπούς διαβιώσεως και κοινωνικής ασφαλείας. Ο νόμος θα προβλέψη περί προστασίας των εργατών, αρωγής προς τους πτωχούς και συστήματος κοινωνικών ασφαλίσεων. (Αρθρον 9)
- TurkishHer şahıs, insanca bir hayat ve sosyal güvenlik hakkına sahiptir. İşçilerin korunması, fakirlere yardım ve sosyal sigorta sistemi bir kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 9)
Employment Rights and Protection
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it is the duty of the Islamic government to furnish all citizens with equal and appropriate opportunities, to provide them with work, and to satisfy their essential needs, so that the persistence of their progress may be assured. (The Economy is a Means, Not an End, Preamble) - Persian…
تأمین امکانات مساوی و متناسب و ایجاد کار برای همه افراد و رفع نیازهای ضروری جهت استمرار حرکت تکاملی او برعهده حکومت اسلامی است. (اقتصاد وسیله است نه هدف، مقدمه)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe law will regulate the conditions that must be met by workshops, factories, and work sites [locales].
The State will maintain a technical inspection service in charge of [encargado] seeing that the legal norms of labor, assistance, pension, and social security are strictly complied with, in order to verify their results and to suggest the pertinent reforms. (Art. 44) - SpanishLa ley reglamentará las condiciones que deban reunir los talleres, fábricas y locales de trabajo.
El Estado mantendrá un servicio de inspección técnica encargado de velar por el fiel cumplimiento de las normas legales de trabajo, asistencia, previsión y seguridad social, a fin de comprobar sus resultados y sugerir las reformas pertinentes. (Art. 44)