constituteproject.org • Free education PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:30 The state guarantees the right to free public education at all levels and ensures provisions of the necessary resources to achieve a high quality of education, teaching, and training. It shall also work to consolidate the Arab-Muslim identity and national belonging in the young generations, and to strengthen, promote and generalize the use of the Arabic language and to openness to foreign languages, human civilizations and diffusion of the culture of human rights. Article 40 • Right to work Work is a right for every citizen, male and female. The state shall take the necessary measures to guarantee work on the basis of competence and fairness. • Right to equal pay for work • Right to safe work environment All citizens, male and female, shall have the right to decent working conditions and to a fair wage. • Right to own property Article 41 The right to property shall be guaranteed, and it shall not be interfered with except in accordance with circumstances and with protections established by the law. • Provisions for intellectual property Intellectual property is guaranteed. • Right to culture Article 42 The right to culture is guaranteed. The freedom of creative expression is guaranteed. The state encourages cultural creativity and supports the strengthening of national culture, its diversity and renewal, in promoting the values of tolerance, rejection of violence, openness to different cultures and dialogue between civilizations. The state shall protect cultural heritage and guarantees it for future generations. Article 43 The state shall promote sports and shall work to provide the facilities necessary for the exercise of physical and leisure activities. Article 44 The right to water shall be guaranteed. • Protection of environment The conservation and rational use of water is a duty of the state and of society. • Protection of environment Article 45 The state guarantees the right to a healthy and balanced environment and the right to participate in the protection of the climate. The state shall provide the necessary means to eradicate pollution of the environment. Article 46 The state commits to protect women’s accrued rights and work to strengthen and develop those rights. Tunisia 2014 Page 9