39 15.1. Incorporation of the international provisions relative to the right to enjoy fair and favourable working conditions at the international level The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 in its Article 23, paragraph 3, stipulates that « Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection ». The Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is a basic text for all the universal instruments links work with remuneration which guarantees the human dignity of the worker and that of his family. The 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, in its Article 5, stipulates: the States undertake to prohibit and eliminate discrimination in all its forms. Likewise for Article 11.1 a, b, c, and d, of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women which recognizes the rights equal to men and women in employment issues. 15.2. At the national level a) The Burundi Constitution The Burundi Constitution which is a basic text with a legally binding nature integrates Article 7 of the Convention as can be observed in Article 57: « of equal competence, every individual has the right, without any discrimination to equal pay for equal work ». Article 54 recognizes the right of every individual to enjoy fair and satisfactory working conditions and guarantees the worker the fair remuneration of his services or his production. b) The Labour Code Article 5 of the Labour Code recognizes that all employment should be fairly remunerated. The remuneration should be sufficient to guarantee decent living conditions for the workers and their families. c) General Status of Public Servants Law n°1/28 of 23 August 2006 on the General Status of Public Servants defines remuneration in its Article 40 as constituting the monetary compensation for the work provided, which the Public

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