155 right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family a living worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.” Article (22) of the same Declaration provides “Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international cooperation, and consistent with the structure of each country and its resources, economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and development of his personality in freedom.” Article (6) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) also reflects this, in that “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 measures to safeguard this right.” It is extended even further to include “measures to be taken by each of the States Parties to the present Covenant to achieve the full realization of this right shall include provision of technical and vocational guidance and training programs, 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.” There is also Article (7) of the Covenant, which obliges “States Parties to provide fair wages and equal remuneration for work of equal value without distinction of any kind ... and that work provides safe and healthy conditions.” Article (9) of the Covenant asserts “The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance.” At the level of national legislation, the Palestinian Basic Law has ensured since 2002 the right of citizens to work. It stresses how 1)“Work is a right for each citizen. It is a duty and honor that the PNA seeks to provide for every capable person, and 2) work relationships are regulated in order to ensure justice for all

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