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Employment Rights and Protection
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(4) No discrimination shall be made on the ground of gender with regard to remuneration and social security for the same work.
… (Art. 18) - Nepali…
(४) समान कामकालागि लैंगिक आधारमा पारिश्रमिक तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षामा कुनै भेदभाव गरिने छैन ।
... (धारा १८)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe right to work and to rest is recognized and is equal for all.
… (Art. 19) - FrenchLe droit au travail et au repos est reconnu et est égal pour tous.
… (Art. 19)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishFreedom of work shall be guaranteed.
Everyone shall choose his employment freely.
Everyone shall have access under equal conditions to any position of employment.
Forced labour shall be prohibited. (Art. 49) - SloveneZagotovljena je svoboda dela.
Vsakdo prosto izbira zaposlitev.
Vsakomur je pod enakimi pogoji dostopno vsako delovno mesto.
Prisilno delo je prepovedano. (49. Člen)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishFreedom to work is guaranteed; every citizen has the obligation to engage in work of his choice to meet his own and his family’s needs, and to cooperate with the State in the establishment of a social security system. (Art. 35)
- FrenchLa liberté du travail est garantie. Tout citoyen a pour obligation de se consacrer à un travail de son choix en vue de subvenir à ses besoins et à ceux de sa famille, de coopérer avec l'Etat à l'établissement d'un système de sécurité sociale. (Art. 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall provide job opportunities to all able-bodied people and shall enact laws to protect both the employee and the employer. (Basic Law, Art. 28)
- Arabicتيسّر الدولة مجالات العمل لكل قادر عليه، وتسن الأنظمة التي تحمي العامل وصاحب العمل. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 28)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 251, 257, 272 and anything contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, the National Industrial Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters –
(a) relating to or connected with any labour, employment, trade unions, industrial relations and matters arising from workplace, the conditions of service, including health, safety, welfare of labour, employee, worker and matters incidental thereto or connected therewith;
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(d) relating to or connected with any dispute over the interpretation and application of the provisions of Chapter IV5 of this Constitution as it relates to any employment, labour, industrial relations, trade unionism, employer’s association or any other matter which the Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine;
(e) relating to or connected with any dispute arising from national minimum wage for the Federation or any part thereof and matters connected therewith or arising therefrom;
(f) relating to or connected with unfair labour practice or international best practices in labour, employment and industrial relation matters;
(g) relating to or connected with any dispute arising from discrimination or sexual harassment at workplace;
… (Sec. 254C)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Every person has the right to full and free participation in the economic life of the State, which includes the right to choose their own work, trade, occupation, profession or other means of livelihood.
(2) The State must take reasonable measures within its available resources to achieve the progressive realisation of the rights recognised in subsection (1).
(3) To the extent that it is necessary, a law may limit, or may authorise the limitation of, the rights set out in subsection (1). (Sec. 32) - iTaukei(1) Na tamata yadua e tu vua na dodonu me vakaitavi ena bula vakailavo ni Vanua, qo e oka kina na dodonu ni nodra digitaka na nodra cakacaka, se so tale na gaunisala ni rawa ilavo.
(2) Na Matanitu me na vakayagataka e dua na ituvatuva e veiganiti ena veika sa tu rawa me na qai rawati na kena yacovi na dodonu e virikotori ena wasetiki (1).
(3) Na lawa ena rawa ni yalana, se vakadonuya na kena yalani, na dodonu e virikotori ena wasetiki (1), ia na vakayacori ga ena gauna e gadrevi kina me yalani. (Sec. 32)
Employment Rights and Protection
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Work is a right and a social responsibility. The labor of Nicaraguans is the fundamental means to satisfy the needs of society, [and] of persons and is the source of wealth and prosperity of the Nation. The State shall strive for full and productive employment [ocupación] of all Nicaraguans, in conditions that guarantee the fundamental rights of the person. (Art. 80)
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El trabajo es un derecho y una responsabilidad social. El trabajo de los nicaragüenses es el medio fundamental para satisfacer las necesidades de la sociedad, de las personas y es fuente de riqueza y prosperidad de la nación. El Estado procurará la ocupación plena y productiva de todos los nicaragüenses, en condiciones que garanticen los derechos fundamentales de la persona. (Art. 80)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone has the freedom to work and conclude contracts in the field of his/her choice. Establishment of private enterprises is free.
The State shall take measures to ensure that private enterprises operate in accordance with national economic requirements and social objectives and in security and stability. (Art. 48) - TurkishHerkes, dilediği alanda çalışma ve sözleşme hürriyetlerine sahiptir. Özel teşebbüsler kurmak serbesttir.
Devlet, özel teşebbüslerin millî ekonominin gereklerine ve sosyal amaçlara uygun yürümesini, güvenlik ve kararlılık içinde çalışmasını sağlayacak tedbirleri alır. (Madde 48)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) Every person has the right to fair labour relations.
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(5) All workers, particularly women, shall have a special right of protection from sexual abuse, segregation and discrimination in the work place. Every labour law and practice shall comply with gender equality in the work place. (Art. 24) - Somali
(1) Qof kastaa wuxuu xaq u leeyahay inuu helo xiriir shaqo caadil ah.
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(5) Qof kasta oo shaqaale ah gaar ahaan dumarka waxa ay xaq gaar ah u leeyihiin in laga ilaaliyo faraxumeyn, faquuqid iyo takoorid goobaha shaqada. Sharci kasta shaqaale iyo hab dhaqan kasta waa inuu waafaqsanaadaa sinaanshaha jinsiga ee goobaha shaqada. (Qodobka 24aad.)