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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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