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Central African Public Service and Application Decree n°00.172 of the
10th July 2000 establishing the rules for the application of this law.
The Central African Republic, in acceding to international sovereignty in 1960
adhered to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It stipulates in its Article 23 that:
« All individuals have a right to emploment, to the free choice of their
employment, to equitable and satisfactory working conditions and of protection
against unemployment. All have the right, without any discrimination, to equal
pay for equal work ».
Whosoever is working has a right to equitable and satisfactory remuneration
guaranteeing him/her and his/her family an existence conform to human dignity and
supplemented, should the need arise, by any other means of social protection.
The Central African Republic also ratified the International Convention on
Economic and Socio-cultural rights of the 16th December 1966 on the 8th May 1981. In
effect, Article 6 of the Convention stipulates: « The State Parties to the present
Convention recognise the right to employment which includes the rights of all individuals
to get an opportunity to earn their living through a job which is freely chosen or
accepted, and will take appropriate measures to safeguard this right ».
In the same manner the International Conventions on Employment signed within
the framework of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) are respected.
In the light of the foregoing, it can be observed that the provisions of the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other international instruments relative to
the right to employment and to security are well and truly integrated in Central African
positive law.
However, as a result of the bad management of the economy by the various
regimes which succeeded each other, the State experiences major difficulties in paying
officials’ salaries regularly. Thanks to the various reforms which are currently being
carried out, the new Authorities hope to solve this problem.
´ 2/ The Right to enjoy good Physical and Moral Health: Article 16 of the Charter
Article 16 of the Charter stipulates « every individual has the right to enjoy the
best attainable state of physical and mental health. The State Parties to the present
Charter undertake to take the necessary measures to protect the good health of their
populations and guarantee medical attention for them in case of illness »
Article 12 of the International Convention on economic, social and cultural rights
stipulates that: « The State Parties to the said Convention recognize the right of every
individual to enjoy the best attainable state of physical and mental health….».
The Republic of Central Africa, in signing the relevant regional and international
instruments manifests its solemn commitment for the respect of this right which is so
vital for the development of the individual.
In effect, the Constitution of the 27th December 2004 paid special attention to the
health of its citizens. Thus, Article 6, parag.2 stipulates: « The State and Public
Authorities have the collective responsibility to watch over the physical and moral