The State, with the participation of the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities, guarantees
the right of intellectual property.
Article 27- Work and professional training are, for all citizens, a right and a duty.
Access to the public functions is open to all citizens without other conditions that those
of capacity and aptitude.
Nevertheless, the recruitment in the public function may be accompanied by
contingencies per circumscription for a time period for which the duration and the
modalities will be determined by the law.
Article 28- No one may be prejudiced in their work or in their employment for reason of
gender, of age, of religion, of opinions, of origins, of belonging to a trade-union or of
political convictions.
Article 29- Every citizen has the right to a fair remuneration for their work assuring
them, as well as their family, an existence in conformity with human dignity.
Article 30- The State makes an effort to overcome the needs of every citizen who, for
reason of their age or their physical or mental incompetence, find themselves in an
incapacity to work, notably through the intervention of institutions or organs with a social
character.
Article 31- The State recognizes the right of every worker to defend their interests
through syndical action and in particular through the freedom to form a trade-union. The
affiliation to a trade-union is free.
Article 32- Every worker has the right to participate, notably by the intermediary of their
delegates, to the determination of the rules and of the conditions of work.
Article 33- The right to strike is recognized, without it being possible to infringe the
continuity of the public service or the fundamental interests of the Nation.
The other conditions for exercising this right are established by the law.
Article 34- The State guarantees the right to individual property. No one may be
deprived of it except by way of expropriation for cause of public utility and subject to a
fair and prior indemnification.
The State assures the facility of access to land property through the appropriate juridical
and institutional provisions and a transparent administration of the information
concerning land.
Article 35- The State facilitates the access of the citizens to housing through
appropriate financing mechanisms.
Article 36- The participation of each citizen in the public expenditures must be
progressive and calculated as a function of their contributive capacity.
Article 37- The State guarantees the freedom of enterprise within the limit of the respect
for the general interest, the public order, morality and the environment.
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