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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe Republic shall direct its policy towards ensuring for all citizens, without discrimination, opportunities for employment and livelihood under just and humane conditions, and towards promoting safety, health and welfare facilities in employment. (Art. 8)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe freedom of industry, trade, and work is recognized, except for the limitations that due to social motives or the national interest are imposed by the law. (Art. 43)
- SpanishSe reconoce la libertad de industria, de comercio y de trabajo, salvo las limitaciones que por motivos sociales o de interés nacional impongan las leyes. (Art. 43)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
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– Work is a right and an honour. Every citizen may practise the work he chooses for himself within the limits of the law. No citizen may be forced to work except by virtue of a law, in performance of public service, for a specific period of time, and for fair remuneration. The state shall enact laws that protect the worker and the employer, govern their relationship, and provide conditions for occupational security, safety, and health.
... (Art. 15) - Arabic
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– العمل حق وشرف، ولكل مواطن ممارسة العمل الذي يختاره لنفسه في حدود القانون، ولا يجوز إلزام أي مواطن بالعمل جبرا إلا بمقتضى قانون، ولأداء خدمة عامة، ولمدة محددة، وبمقابل عادل، وتسن الدولة القوانين التي تحمي العامل وصاحب العمل وتنظم العلاقة بينهما وتوفر شروط الأمن والسلامة والصحة المهنية.
... (المادّة ١٥)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe public authorities shall maintain a public Social Security system for all citizens which will guarantee adequate social assistance and benefits in situations of hardship, especially in cases of unemployment.
... (Sec. 41) - SpanishLos poderes públicos mantendrán un régimen público de Seguridad Social para todos los ciudadanos, que garantice la asistencia y prestaciones sociales suficientes ante situaciones de necesidad, especialmente en caso de desempleo.
… (Art. 41)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law, other than the matters that are expressly devolved on it by other Articles of the Constitution:
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• the relations of work, of social security, work [related] accidents and vocational [professionnelle] [related] illnesses;
… (Art. 71) - Arabicيختصّ القانون، بالإضافة إلى المواد المسندة إليه صراحة بفصول أخرى من الدستور، بالتّشريع في الميادين التّالية:
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• علاقات الشغل، والضمان الاجتماعي، وحوادث الشغل، والأمراض المهنية،
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Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe law shall regulate the civil service on the basis of aptitude, merit and conduct. It shall guarantee security of employment. (Art. 236-1)
- FrenchLa loi règlemente la Fonction Publique sur la base de l'aptitude, du mérite et de la discipline. Elle garantit la sécurité de l'emploi. (Art. 236.1)
Employment Rights and Protection
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3. The State shall … work on developing human resources and protecting the labor force in a way that serves the national economy. (Art. 13) - Arabic...
3تكفل الدولة حماية المنتجين والمستھلكين وترعى التجارة والإستثمار وتمنع الإحتكار في مختلف المجالات الإقتصادية وتعمل على تطوير الطاقات البشرية وتحمي قوة العمل، بما يخدم الإقتصاد الوطن ي (المادّة 13)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishNothing in section 22 shall prevent restrictions imposed by an employer—
(a) on the employment of any person who is married to, or in a civil union or in a de facto relationship with, or who is a relative of, another employee if—
(i) there would be a reporting relationship between them; or
(ii) there is a risk of collusion between them to the detriment of the employer; or
(b) on the employment of any person who is married to, or in a civil union or in a de facto relationship with, or who is a relative of, an employee of another employer if there is a risk of collusion between them to the detriment of that person’s employer. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 32)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to work.
2. The duty to engage in work shall be inseparable from the right to work.
3. It shall be incumbent upon the State to ensure equality of opportunity in the choice of profession or type of work and conditions so that access is not blocked or limited as a function of sex, access to any position, work or professional categories.
4. The right to exercise liberal professions shall be guaranteed on the conditions provided for by the law. (Art. 42) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito ao trabalho.
2. O dever de trabalhar é inseparável do direito ao trabalho.
3. Incumbe ao Estado assegurar a igualdade de oportunidades na escolha da profissão ou género de trabalho e condições para que não seja vedado ou limitado, em função do sexo, o acesso a quaisquer cargos, trabalho ou categorias profissionais.
4. É garantido o direito ao exercício de profissões liberais nas condições previstas na lei. (Art. 42)