UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948
(Selected articles)

Article 23

6. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work, and to protection against unemployment.

7. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

8. Everyone who works has the right to just and favorable remuneration insuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

9. Everyone has the right to form and join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25

1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care. And if necessary, social services and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children; whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Complete Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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