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African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 8
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Enabling legislative and regulatory framework for private sector development;
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 5. (1)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- A Member whose economy and administrative facilities are insufficiently developed may, after consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, initially limit the scope of application of this Convention.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Equal Remuneration Convention 1951, para. 3. (2)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- The methods to be followed in this appraisal may be decided upon by the authorities responsible for the determination of rates of remuneration, or, where such rates are determined by collective agreements, by the partíes thereto.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1951
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 3. (2)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- The types of employment or work to which paragraph 1 of this Article applies shall be determined by national laws or regulations or by the competent authority, after consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 5. (4) (b)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- [Any Member which has limited the scope of application of this Convention in pursuance of this Article:] may at any time formally extend the scope of application by a declaration addressed to the Director-General of the International Labour Office.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 5. (2)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- Each Member which avails itself of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall specify, in a declaration appended to its ratification, the branches of economic activity or types of undertakings to which it will apply the provisions of the Convention.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958, para. 1
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Forty-second Session on 4 June 1958, and
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1958
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 7. (2)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- National laws or regulations may also permit the employment or work of persons who are at least 15 years of age but have not yet completed their compulsory schooling on work which meets the requirements set forth in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 2. (4)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, a Member whose economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed may, after consultation with the organizations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, initially specify a minimum age of 14 years.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 12
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Elaborating and implementing economic development strategies including private-public sector partnerships;
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1b
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 1. Without prejudice to the methods of implementation foreseen in these articles the relevant provisions of Articles 1 to 31 of Part II of this Charter shall be implemented by: b. agreements between employers or employers' organisations and workers' organisations;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 25
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The Parties accept as the aim of their policy, to be pursued by all appropriate means both national and international in character, the attainment of conditions in which the following rights and principles may be effectively realised: 25. All workers have the right to protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 24
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The Parties accept as the aim of their policy, to be pursued by all appropriate means both national and international in character, the attainment of conditions in which the following rights and principles may be effectively realised: 24. All workers have the right to protection in cases of termination of employment.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 5
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The Parties accept as the aim of their policy, to be pursued by all appropriate means both national and international in character, the attainment of conditions in which the following rights and principles may be effectively realised: 5. 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.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1b
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 1. The States Parties shall ensure: b. The right to strike.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1988
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 8. (1)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- After consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, the competent authority may, by permits granted in individual cases, allow exceptions to the prohibition of employment or work provided for in Article 2 of this Convention, for such purposes as participation in artistic performances.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 4. (1)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- In so far as necessary, the competent authority, after consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, may exclude from the application of this Convention limited categories of employment or work in respect of which special and substantial problems of application arise.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 2. (5) (b)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- [Each Member which has specified a minimum age of 14 years in pursuance of the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall include in its reports on the application of this Convention submitted under article 22 of the constitution of the International Labour Organisation, a statement] that it renounces its right to avail itself of the provisions in question as from a stated date.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 2. (5) (a)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- [Each Member which has specified a minimum age of 14 years in pursuance of the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall include in its reports on the application of this Convention submitted under article 22 of the constitution of the International Labour Organisation, a statement] that its reason for doing so subsists; or
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 2. (1)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall specify, in a declaration appended to its ratification, a minimum age for admission to employment or work within its territory and on means of transport registered in its territory; subject to Articles 4 to 8 of this Convention, no one under that age shall be admitted to employment or work in any occupation.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1973
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958, para. 1. (3)
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- For the purpose of this Convention the terms "employment" and "occupation" include access to vocational training, access to employment and to particular occupations, and terms and conditions of employment.
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1958
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Equal Remuneration Convention 1951, para. 3
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international Convention, adopts this twenty-ninth day of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one the following Convention, which may be cited as the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951:
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1951
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 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.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. e
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The States Parties to this Protocol recognize that the right to work to which the foregoing article refers presupposes that everyone shall enjoy that right under just, equitable, and satisfactory conditions, which the States Parties undertake to guarantee in their internal legislation, particularly with respect to: e. Safety and hygiene at work;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1988
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 1949, para. undefined
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- The obligation of a High Contracting Party to allow the free passage of the consignments indicated in the preceding paragraph is subject to the condition that this Party is satisfied that there are no serious reasons The obligation of a High Contracting Party to allow the free passage of the consignments indicated in the preceding paragraph is subject to the condition that this Party is satisfied that there are no serious reasons for fearing: (a) that the consignments may be diverted from their destination, (b) that the control may not be effective, or (c) that a definite advantage may accrue to the military efforts or economy of the enemy through the substitution of the above-mentioned consignments for goods which would otherwise be provided or produced by the enemy or through the release of such material, services or facilities as would otherwise be required for the production of such goods. The Power which allows the passage of the consignments indicated in the first paragraph of this Article may make such permission conditional on the distribution to the persons benefited thereby being made under the local supervision of the Protecting Powers. Such consignments shall be forwarded as rapidly as possible, and the Power which permits their free passage shall have the right to prescribe the technical arrangements under which such passage is allowed.
- Body
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 1949
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 6
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- [The individual shall also have the duty:] To work to the best of his abilities and competence, and to pay taxes imposed by law in the interest of the society;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1981
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 10
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Developing tax policies that encourage investment;
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 9
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Providing a conducive environment for foreign capital inflows;
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 3
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Preventing and combating corruption and related offences;
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 2
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Promoting transparency in public finance management;
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph