General Comment No. 13 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The right to education
Resources - Year: 1999
The human right to education is recognized in several instruments under international law. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights deals more comprehensively than any other instrument with this right. Pursuant to article 13 of the Covenant, States parties recognize “the right of everyone to education”. The...
Read MoreEmployment Act No. 14
Decreto 1.907, por el que se promulgan los Convenios 42, 103, 115, 136, 156, 159 y 162, adoptados por la Conferencia General de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo.
Legal depository - Country: Chile / Year: 1999
La norma reemplazará a la Ley 19.325 sobre violencia intrafamiliar, modifica el Código Establece normas conexas de la OIT: Convenio 103, sobre la protección de la maternidad (revisado), 1952 Convenio 156, sobre los trabajadores con responsabilidades familiares,...
Read MoreLey 9.799
Legal depository - Country: Brazil / Year: 1999
Introduce ciertas enmiendas encaminadas a corregir las distorsiones que afectan al acceso de la mujer al mercado de trabajo. Trata de evitar todo tipo de discriminación, entre otros, por razones de género. Protege la situación y el acceso o conservación del puesto de trabajo de la mujer...
Read MoreTrade unions in the informal sector: Finding their bearings
Resources - Year: 1999
These nine national studies cover four regions of the world and reveal the stakes and problems which the multifaceted informal sector poses for the trade union movement, irrespective of the level of development in the countries under consideration. The studies are based on the information available and represent testimonies...
Read MoreSocial Security Provisions in the Constitution of Venezuela
Legal depository - Country: Venezuela / Year: 1999
Artículo 23 Los tratados, pactos y convenciones relativos a derechos humanos, suscritos y ratificados por Venezuela, tienen jerarquía constitucional y prevalecen en el orden interno, (…) Artículo 27 Toda persona tiene derecho a ser amparada por los tribunales en el goce y ejercicio de los derechos y garantías constitucionales,...
Read MoreInter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 (No. 80)
Legal depository - Country: Australia / Year: 1999
Here, the Australian government provides a compilation of the Student Assistance Act 1973, showing the text of the law as amended and in force on 8 December 2014. The notes at the end of this compilation include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the...
Read MoreLabour Code of the Government of Afghanistan
Legal depository - Country: Afghanistan / Year: 1999
Relevant articles from the 1999 Labour Code of the Republic of Afghanistan: Article 3.11 Social Protection: is a fund deducted of the employees’ monthly salary and Employers’ contribution. Or it is a fund fully paid to the employee by the employer for his/her livelihood during the employee’s service period...
Read MoreGeneral Comment No. 12 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The right to adequate food
Resources - Year: 1999
The human right to adequate food is recognized in several instruments under international law. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights deals more comprehensively than any other instrument with this right. Pursuant to article 11.1 of the Covenant, States parties recognize “the right of everyone to an...
Read MoreReduction of pensions for condemned prisoners in Azerbaijan
Legal depository - Country: Azerbaijan / Body: Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan / Year: 1999
The Court was requested to examine whether Article 109 para. 1 of the Law of Azerbaijan Republic On Pension Maintenance of Citizens, allowing an 80 per cent reduction of pensions for entitled persons who are incarcerated, was inconsistent with the right to social protection, contained in Article 38 of...
Read MoreGender-based discrimination of benefits for pensioners
Legal depository - Country: United Kingdom / Body: European Court of Justice / Year: 1999
Summary: The case was brought by Mr. Taylor petitioning against the difference in the age of eligibility between men and women to receive winter fuel allowances as part of social security. While the age of eligibility was 60 and above for women, it was 65 and above for men....
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