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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe employed shall have the right to adequate salary.
The employed shall have the right to limited working hours and paid vacation.
The employed shall have the right to protection at work.
Youth, women and the disabled shall enjoy special protection at work. (Art. 64) - MontenegrinZaposleni imaju pravo na odgovarajuću zaradu.
Zaposleni imaju pravo na ograničeno radno vrijeme i plaćeni odmor.
Zaposleni imaju pravo na zaštitu na radu.
Omladina, žene i invalidi uživaju posebnu zaštitu na radu. (Član 64)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Everyone has the right to fair labour practices.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe maximum duration of the ordinary working day will not exceed eight daily hours and 48 weekly hours, of daytime, except those legally established for special motives. The law will establish more favorable working days for the unsanitary, dangerous, painful, [and] night time tasks, or those whose development is in continuous rotating shifts.
The annual leaves of absence and vacations will be remunerated in accordance with the law. (Art. 91) - SpanishLa duración máxima de la jornada ordinaria de trabajo no excederá de ocho horas diarias y cuarenta y ocho horas semanales, diurnas, salvo las legalmente establecidas por motivos especiales. La ley fijará jornadas más favorables para las tareas insalubres, peligrosas, penosas, nocturnas o las que se desarrollen en turnos continuos rotativos.
Los descansos y las vacaciones anuales serán remunerados conforme con la ley. (Art. 91)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. All citizens shall have the right to work. The State shall endeavor to promote the employment of workers and to guarantee optimum wages through social and economic means and shall enforce a minimum wage system as prescribed by law.
2. All citizens shall have the duty to work. The State shall prescribe by law the extent and conditions of the duty to work in conformity with democratic principles.
3. Standards of working conditions shall be determined by law in such a way as to guarantee human dignity.
4. Special protection shall be accorded to working women and they shall not be subjected to unjust discrimination in terms of employment, wages and working conditions.
… (Art. 32) - Korean①모든 국민은 근로의 권리를 가진다. 국가는 사회적·경제적 방법으로 근로자의 고용의 증진과 적정임금의 보장에 노력하여야 하며, 법률이 정하는 바에 의하여 최저임금제를 시행하여야 한다.
②모든 국민은 근로의 의무를 진다. 국가는 근로의 의무의 내용과 조건을 민주주의원칙에 따라 법률로 정한다.
③근로조건의 기준은 인간의 존엄성을 보장하도록 법률로 정한다.
④여자의 근로는 특별한 보호를 받으며, 고용·임금 및 근로조건에 있어서 부당한 차별을 받지 아니한다.
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Employment Rights and Protection
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3. Women have the right to special protection during pregnancy and following childbirth, and working women also have the right to an adequate period of leave from work without loss of remuneration or any privileges.
4. The law shall regulate the attribution to mothers and fathers of rights to an adequate period of leave from work, in accordance with the interests of the child and the needs of the household. (Art. 68) - Portuguese…
3. As mulheres têm direito a especial protecção durante a gravidez e após o parto, tendo as mulheres trabalhadoras ainda direito a dispensa do trabalho por período adequado, sem perda da retribuição ou de quaisquer regalias.
4. A lei regula a atribuição às mães e aos pais de direitos de dispensa de trabalho por período adequado, de acordo com os interesses da criança e as necessidades do agregado familiar. (Art. 68)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) At all times the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level must ensure that appropriate and adequate measures are undertaken to create employment for all Zimbabweans, especially women and youths. (Sec. 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(5) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to sex, race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to or to act in any office or employment.
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Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Every citizen shall have the following freedoms:
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(f) freedom to practice any profession, carry on any occupation and establish and operate any industry, trade and business in any part of Nepal.
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(२) प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई देहायको स्वतन्त्रता हुनेछ ः–
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(च) नेपालको कुनै पनि भागमा पेशा, रोजगार गर्ने र उद्योग, व्यापार तथा व्यवसायको स्थापना र सञ्चालन गर्ने स्वतन्त्रता ।
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Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Pregnant women shall be entitled to special treatment, terms of employment, and working conditions.
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(2) Ţene v tehotenstve sa zaručuje osobitná starostlivosť, ochrana v pracovných vzťahoch a zodpovedajúce pracovné podmienky.
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishI. It is the obligation of the State to establish employment policies that avoid unemployment and underemployment and that have as their objective the creation, maintenance and generation of conditions that guarantee workers the possibility of dignified work and fair remuneration.
… (Art. 54) - SpanishI. Es obligación del Estado establecer políticas de empleo que eviten la desocupación y la subocupación, con la finalidad de crear, mantener y generar condiciones que garanticen a las trabajadoras y los trabajadores posibilidades de ocupación laboral digna y de remuneración justa.
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