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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishWork is a right for every citizen, male and female. The state shall take the necessary measures to guarantee work on the basis of competence and fairness.
All citizens, male and female, shall have the right to decent working conditions and to a fair wage. (Art. 40) - Arabicالعمل حقّ لكلّ مواطن ومواطنة، وتتّخذ الدّولة التّدابير الضّرورية لضمانه على أساس الكفاءة والإنصاف.
ولكل مواطن ومواطنة الحقّ في العمل في ظروف لائقة وبأجر عادل. (الفصل 40) - FrenchTout citoyen et toute citoyenne a droit au travail. L’État prend les mesures nécessaires afin de le garantir sur la base du mérite et de l’équité.
Tout citoyen et toute citoyenne a droit au travail dans des conditions favorables et avec un salaire équitable. (Art. 40)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
In the labor relationship the following principles are respected:
1. Equality of opportunities without discrimination.
2. [The] irrenounceable character of the rights recognized by the Constitution and the law.
3. Interpretation favorable to the worker in case of insurmountable doubt concerning the meaning of a norm. (Art. 26) - Spanish
En la relación laboral se respetan los siguientes principios:
1. Igualdad de oportunidades sin discriminación.
2. Carácter irrenunciable de los derechos reconocidos por la Constitución y la ley.
3. Interpretación favorable al trabajador en caso de duda insalvable sobre el sentido de una norma. (Art. 26)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Except as expressly authorized by this Constitution, there shall be no discrimination against citizens on the ground only of religion, race, descent, place of birth or gender in any law or in the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority or in the administration of any law relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of property or the establishing or carrying on of any trade, business, profession, vocation or employment.
… (Art. 8) - Malay…
(2) Kecuali sebagaimana yang dibenarkan dengan nyata oleh Perlembagaan ini tidak boleh ada diskriminasi terhadap warganegara semata-mata atas alasan agama, ras, keturunan, tempat lahir atau jantina dalam mana-mana undang-undang atau dalam pelantikan kepada apa-apa jawatan atau pekerjaan di bawah sesuatu pihak berkuasa awam atau dalam pentadbiran mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan pemerolehan, pemegangan atau pelupusan harta atau berhubungan dengan penubuhan atau penjalanan apa-apa pertukangan, perniagaan, profesion, kerjaya atau pekerjaan.
… (Perkara 8)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEach citizen shall have both the right and duty to work. Fair remuneration, annual holidays, weekly rest and the right to strike shall be secured by law.
All citizens shall be entitled to social security. (Art. 9) - ItalianIl lavoro è diritto e dovere di ogni cittadino. La legge assicura al lavoratore l'equa retribuzione, le ferie, il riposo settimanale ed il diritto di sciopero.
Tutti i cittadini hanno diritto alla sicurezza sociale. (Art. 9)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) No person shall be denied the opportunity to gain his living by work which he freely chooses or accepts, whether by pursuing a profession or occupation or by engaging in a trade or business, or otherwise.
… (Sec. 15)
Employment Rights and Protection
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6. Working women shall be entitled to paid maternity leave. (Art. 35) - Dutch…
6. Werkende vrouwen hebben recht op zwangerschapsverlof, met behoud van loon of salaris. (Art. 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe law shall regulate the impartial and equitable distribution of labor. (Art. 55)
- SpanishLa ley reglamentará la distribución imparcial y equitativa del trabajo. (Art. 55)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare. (Art. II, Sec. 18)
- FilipinoNaninindigan ang Estado na ang paggawa ay siyang pangunahing pwersang pangkabuhayan ng lipunan. Dapat nitong pangalagaan ang mga karapatan ng mga manggagawa at itaguyod ang kanilang kagalingan. (Art. II, Seksyon 18)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English… Equality of the rights of women and men shall be ensured by providing women with opportunities equal to those of men in public, political and cultural activities, in obtaining education and in professional training, in work and remuneration for it; by taking special measures for the protection of work and health of women; by establishing pension privileges; by creating conditions that make it possible for women to combine work and motherhood; by adopting legal protection, material and moral support of motherhood and childhood, including the provision of paid leave and other privileges to pregnant women and mothers. (Art. 24)
- Ukrainian… Рівність прав жінки і чоловіка забезпечується: наданням жінкам рівних з чоловіками можливостей у громадсько-політичній і культурній діяльності, у здобутті освіти і професійній підготовці, у праці та винагороді за неї; спеціальними заходами щодо охорони праці і здоров'я жінок, встановленням пенсійних пільг; створенням умов, які дають жінкам можливість поєднувати працю з материнством; правовим захистом, матеріальною і моральною підтримкою материнства і дитинства, включаючи надання оплачуваних відпусток та інших пільг вагітним жінкам і матерям. (Стаття 24)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishMatters of law only, are:
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4. Basic matters relative to the labor, union, previsional and social security juridical regimes;
… (Art. 63) - SpanishSólo son materias de ley:
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4) Las materias básicas relativas al régimen jurídico laboral, sindical, previsional y de seguridad social;
... (Art. 63)