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No one will be deprived of their possessions if it is not for [a] cause of public utility
and under the condition of a just indemnity established conforming to the law. This
indemnity must be prior to the expropriation, except in case of urgency or of force
majeure.
• Right to establish a business
Article 16
The freedom of enterprise is guaranteed within the order of the laws and regulations
in force.
Article 17
The duty to fulfill one's fiscal obligations conforming to the law is imposed on each
one.
CHAPTER IV: OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND
DUTIES
• Reference to art
• Right to culture
• State support for the elderly
• State support for the disabled
• Right to rest and leisure
• Reference to science
• Right to shelter
• General guarantee of social security
• Right to work
• Right to equal pay for work
Article 18
Education, instruction, [professional] training, work, social security, housing, sport,
leisure, health, protection of Maternity and of Infancy, assistance to the aged or
handicapped persons and [those] in social cases, [and] artistic and scientific creation,
constitute the social and cultural rights recognized by this Constitution which sees to
their promotion.
Article 19
The right to work is recognized and is equal for all.
It is prohibited to discriminate in matters of employment and of remuneration
founded notably on sex, color, social origin, ethnicity or political opinion.
Article 20
The State sees to the constant amelioration of the conditions of work and to the
protection of the worker.
• Freedom of association
• Right to join trade unions
Article 21
The freedom of association is guaranteed. Every person has the right to constitute
associations and to participate freely in the activities of the associations created. The
functioning of the associations must conform to the laws and regulations in force.
The syndical freedom is guaranteed. The unions exercise their activities without
constraint and without limitation other than those specified by the law.
• Right to strike
Article 22
The right to strike is guaranteed. It is exercised conforming to the laws in force.
• Right to marry
• Provision for matrimonial equality
Article 23
The family is the basic unit of society. The State has the duty to protect it.
Burkina Faso 1991 (rev. 2012)
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