PART III
Article
6
1. The States Parties to the present
Covenant recognize the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to
the opportunity to gain his living by work which he freely chooses or accepts,
and will take appropriate steps to safeguard this right.
2. The steps to be taken by a State
Party to the present Covenant to achieve the full realization of this right
shall include technical and vocational guidance and training programmes,
policies and techniques to achieve steady economic, social and cultural
development and full and productive employment under conditions safeguarding
fundamental political and economic freedoms to the individual.
Article 7
The States Parties to the present
Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and
favourable conditions of work which ensure, in particular:
(a) Remuneration which provides all
workers, as a minimum, with:
(i) Fair wages and equal
remuneration for work of equal value without distinction of any kind, in
particular women being guaranteed conditions of work not inferior to those
enjoyed by men, with equal pay for equal work;
(ii) A decent living for themselves
and their families in accordance with the provisions of the present Covenant;
(b) Safe and healthy working
conditions;
(c) Equal opportunity for everyone
to be promoted in his employment to an appropriate higher level, subject to no
considerations other than those of seniority and competence;
(d ) Rest, leisure and reasonable
limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay, as well as
remuneration for public holidays
Article 8
1. The States Parties to the present
Covenant undertake to ensure:
(a) The right of everyone to form
trade unions and join the trade union of his choice, subject only to the rules
of the organization concerned, for the promotion and protection of his economic
and social interests. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right
other than those prescribed by law and which are necessary in a democratic
society in the interests of national security or public order or for the
protection of the rights and freedoms of others;
(b) The right of trade unions to
establish national federations or confederations and the right of the latter to
form or join international trade-union organizations;
(c) The right of trade unions to
function freely subject to no limitations other than those prescribed by law
and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national
security or public order or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of
others;
(d) The right to strike, provided
that it is exercised in conformity with the laws of the particular country.
2. This article shall not prevent
the imposition of lawful restrictions on the exercise of these rights by
members of the armed forces or of the police or of the administration of the
State.
3. Nothing in this article shall
authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of
1948 concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to
take legislative measures which would prejudice, or apply the law in such a
manner as would prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
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