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2. The Government shall promote the economic empowerment of citizens so that they contribute to sustainable economic growth and social development.
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(1) The State shall be bound to take actions in order that every person has a decent standard of living that would ensure him/her and his/her family members health protection and welfare including food, clothing, shelter, medical care, as well as necessary social services.
(2) All citizens have the right to be insured in case of: unemployment, disease, disability, widowhood, old age or other situations where, due to causes beyond one’s control, one loses the source or means of obtaining the necessities of life. (Art. 47) - Moldovian
(1) Statul este obligat să ia măsuri pentru ca orice om să aibă un nivel de trai decent, care să-i asigure sănătatea şi bunăstarea, lui şi familiei lui, cuprinzînd hrana, îmbrăcămintea, locuinţa, îngrijirea medicală, precum şi serviciile sociale necesare.
(2) Cetăţenii au dreptul la asigurare în caz de: şomaj, boală, invaliditate, văduvie, bătrîneţe sau în celelalte cazuri de pierdere a mijloacelor de subzistenţă, în urma unor împrejurări independente de voinţa lor. (Art. 47)
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- EnglishThe use of the mass communication media is of public interest; in consequence, their functioning may not be closed or suspended.
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The law will regulate the publicity to the effect of best protecting the rights of the child, of youth, of the illiterate, of the consumer, and of the woman. (Art. 27) - SpanishEl empleo de los medios de comunicación es de interés público; en consecuencia, no se los podrá clausurar ni suspender su funcionamiento.
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La ley regulará la publicidad a los efectos de la mejor protección de los derechos del niño, del joven, del analfabeto, del consumidor y de la mujer. (Art. 27)
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- English1. A citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be guaranteed a minimum wage and pension, and guaranteed social security in old age, in case of disease, disability or loss of the main income-provider and other legal grounds.
… (Art. 28) - Kazak1. Қазақстан Республикасының азаматы жасына келген, науқастанған, мүгедек болған, асыраушысынан айырылған жағдайда және өзге де заңды негiздерде оған ең төменгi жалақы мен зейнетақының мөлшерiнде әлеуметтiк қамсыздандырылуына кепiлдiк берiледi.
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2. The State shall endeavor to protect motherhood.
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②국가는 모성의 보호를 위하여 노력하여야 한다.
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- English(1) The power to grant any award under any pensions law for the time being in force in Belize (other than an award to which, under that law, the person to whom it is payable is entitled as of right) and, in accordance with any provisions in that behalf contained in any such law, to withhold, reduce in amount or suspend any award payable under any such law, shall vest in the Governor-General.
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(3) In this section, “pensions law” means any law relating to the grant to any person, or to the widow, children, dependents or personal representatives of that person, of an award in respect of the services of that person in a public office, and includes any instrument made under any such law. (Sec. 113)
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- English1. The fiscal system shall aim to satisfy the financial needs of the state and of other public entities and to ensure a just distribution of income and wealth.
... (Art. 103) - Portuguese1. O sistema fiscal visa a satisfação das necessidades financeiras do Estado e outras entidades públicas e uma repartição justa dos rendimentos e da riqueza.
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- EnglishIn order to promote the socioeconomic development towards a socially just society, a development plan shall be determined by law, taking into consideration the national and socioeconomic goals of the State. (Art. 40)
- DutchTer bevordering van de sociaal-economische ontwikkeling naar een sociaal-rechtvaardige samenleving wordt bij wet een ontwikkelingsplan vastgesteld, met inachtneming van de nationale en sociaal-economische doelstellingen van de Staat. (Art. 40)
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The Union shall :
(a) earnestly strive to improve education and health of the people;
... (Sec. 28) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
(က) ပြည်သူများ၏ ပညာရေး နှင့် ကျန်းမာရေးတိုးတက်စေရေးတို့ အတွက် အလေးထားဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်၊
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The fundamental objectives of the Federative Republic of Brazil are:
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III – to eradicate poverty and substandard living conditions and to reduce social and regional inequalities;
IV – to promote the well-being of all, without prejudice as to origin, race, sex, colour, age and any other forms of discrimination. (Art. 3) - Portuguese
Constituem objetivos fundamentais da República Federativa do Brasil:
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III - erradicar a pobreza e a marginalização e reduzir as desigualdades sociais e regionais;
IV - promover o bem de todos, sem preconceitos de origem, raça, sexo, cor, idade e quaisquer outras formas de discriminação. (Art. 3)