ETS 163 – European Social Charter (Revised), 03.V.1996 __________________________________________________________________________________ Article 23 – The right of elderly persons to social protection With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of elderly persons to social protection, the Parties undertake to adopt or encourage, either directly or in co-operation with public or private organisations, appropriate measures designed in particular: – – – to enable elderly persons to remain full members of society for as long as possible, by means of: a adequate resources enabling them to lead a decent life and play an active part in public, social and cultural life; b provision of information about services and facilities available for elderly persons and their opportunities to make use of them; to enable elderly persons to choose their life-style freely and to lead independent lives in their familiar surroundings for as long as they wish and are able, by means of: a provision of housing suited to their needs and their state of health or of adequate support for adapting their housing; b the health care and the services necessitated by their state; to guarantee elderly persons living in institutions appropriate support, while respecting their privacy, and participation in decisions concerning living conditions in the institution. Article 24 – The right to protection in cases of termination of employment With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of workers to protection in cases of termination of employment, the Parties undertake to recognise: a the right of all workers not to have their employment terminated without valid reasons for such termination connected with their capacity or conduct or based on the operational requirements of the undertaking, establishment or service; b the right of workers whose employment is terminated without a valid reason to adequate compensation or other appropriate relief. To this end the Parties undertake to ensure that a worker who considers that his employment has been terminated without a valid reason shall have the right to appeal to an impartial body. Article 25 – The right of workers to the protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of workers to the protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer, the Parties undertake to provide that workers' claims arising from contracts of employment or employment relationships be guaranteed by a guarantee institution or by any other effective form of protection. Article 26 – The right to dignity at work With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of all workers to protection of their dignity at work, the Parties undertake, in consultation with employers' and workers' organisations: 12