of holding public and senior management offices in the State and their appointment in judicial
bodies and authorities without discrimination.
The State shall protect women against all forms of violence and ensure enabling women to strike
a balance between family duties and work requirements.
The State shall provide care to and protection of motherhood and childhood, female heads of
families, and elderly and neediest women.
Article (12)
Work is a right, duty and honor guaranteed by the State. No citizen may be forced to work except
as required by Law and for the purpose of performing a public service for a fixed period in return
for a fair consideration, and without prejudice to the basic rights of those obliged to carry out
such work.
Article (13)
The State shall protect workers' rights and strive to build balanced work relationships between
both parties to the production process. It shall ensure means for collective negotiations, protect
workers against work risks, guarantee the fulfillment of the requirements of security, safety and
occupational health, and prohibit unfair dismissal, all as regulated by Law.
Article (14)
Public offices are a competence-based right for all citizens without bias or favoritism, and are
deemed a mandate to serve the people. The State shall ensure the rights and protection of public
servants and that they perform their respective duties in serving the interests of the people. They
may not be dismissed without disciplinary procedures except in the cases specified by Law.
Article (15)
Peaceful strike is a right regulated by Law.
Article (16)
The State shall honor the martyrs of the nation; shall care for revolution-wounded persons,
veterans and wounded warriors, families of those missing in war and its equivalents, and persons
wounded in security operations, as well as their wives, children and parents; and shall strive to
provide all of them with job opportunities, all as regulated by Law.
The State shall encourage the participation of the civil society organizations in achieving those
objectives.
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