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TITLE IV - SOLIDARITY
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Workers' right to information
and consultation within the undertaking
Workers or their representatives
must, at the appropriate levels, be guaranteed
information and consultation in good time in the cases and under the conditions provided
for by Union law and national laws and practices. |
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Right of collective bargaining
and action
Workers and employers, or
their respective organisations, have, in accordance with
Union law and national laws and practices, the right to negotiate and conclude collective
agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of conflicts of interest, to take
collective action to defend their interests, including strike action. |
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Right of access to placement
services
Everyone has the right of
access to a free placement service. |
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Protection in the event
of unjustified dismissal
Every worker has the right
to protection against unjustified dismissal, in accordance with
Union law and national laws and practices. |
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Fair and just working
conditions
1. Every worker has the
right to working conditions which respect his or her health,
safety and dignity.
2. Every worker has the
right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and weekly
rest periods and to an annual period of paid leave. |
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Prohibition of child
labour and protection of young people at work
The employment of children
is prohibited. The minimum age of admission to
employment may not be lower than the minimum school-leaving age, without prejudice
to such rules as may be more favourable to young people and except for limited
derogations.
Young people admitted to
work must have working conditions appropriate to their age
and be protected against economic exploitation and any work likely to harm their safety,
health or physical, mental, moral or social development or to interfere with their
education. |
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Family and professional
life
1. The family shall enjoy
legal, economic and social protection.
2. To reconcile family and
professional life, everyone shall have the right to protection
from dismissal for a reason connected with maternity and the right to paid maternity
leave and to parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child. |
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Social security and social
assistance
1. The Union recognises
and respects the entitlement to social security benefits and
social services providing protection in cases such as maternity, illness, industrial
accidents, dependency or old age, and in the case of loss of employment, in accordance
with the rules laid down by Union law and national laws and practices.
2. Everyone residing and
moving legally within the European Union is entitled to social
security benefits and social advantages in accordance with Union law and national laws
and practices.
3. In order to combat social
exclusion and poverty, the Union recognises and respects
the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent existence for all
those who lack sufficient resources, in accordance with the rules laid down by Union law
and national laws and practices. |
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Health care
Everyone has the right of
access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from
medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and practices. A
high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and
implementation of all Union policies and activities. |
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Access to services of
general economic interest
The Union recognises and
respects access to services of general economic interest as
provided for in national laws and practices, in accordance with the Constitution, in order
to promote the social and territorial cohesion of the Union. |
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Environmental protection
A high level of environmental
protection and the improvement of the quality of the
environment must be integrated into the policies of the Union and ensured in accordance
with the principle of sustainable development. |
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Consumer protection
Union policies shall ensure
a high level of consumer protection. |
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