ETS 163 – European Social Charter (Revised), 03.V.1996
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All workers have the right to just conditions of work.
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All workers have the right to safe and healthy working conditions.
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All workers have the right to a fair remuneration sufficient for a decent standard of living for
themselves and their families.
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All workers and employers have the right to freedom of association in national or international
organisations for the protection of their economic and social interests.
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All workers and employers have the right to bargain collectively.
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Children and young persons have the right to a special protection against the physical and
moral hazards to which they are exposed.
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Employed women, in case of maternity, have the right to a special protection.
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Everyone has the right to appropriate facilities for vocational guidance with a view to helping
him choose an occupation suited to his personal aptitude and interests.
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Everyone has the right to appropriate facilities for vocational training.
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Everyone has the right to benefit from any measures enabling him to enjoy the highest
possible standard of health attainable.
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All workers and their dependents have the right to social security.
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Anyone without adequate resources has the right to social and medical assistance.
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Everyone has the right to benefit from social welfare services.
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Disabled persons have the right to independence, social integration and participation in the
life of the community.
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The family as a fundamental unit of society has the right to appropriate social, legal and
economic protection to ensure its full development.
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Children and young persons have the right to appropriate social, legal and economic
protection.
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The nationals of any one of the Parties have the right to engage in any gainful occupation in
the territory of any one of the others on a footing of equality with the nationals of the latter,
subject to restrictions based on cogent economic or social reasons.
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Migrant workers who are nationals of a Party and their families have the right to protection
and assistance in the territory of any other Party.
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All workers have the right to equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of
employment and occupation without discrimination on the grounds of sex.
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Workers have the right to be informed and to be consulted within the undertaking.
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Workers have the right to take part in the determination and improvement of the working
conditions and working environment in the undertaking.
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