Congress 108 - HJRES 35 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Collective bargaining Constitutional amendments Discrimination in employment Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Families Full employment policies Health Labor and Employment Labor unions Law Occupational health and safety Pay equity Public assistance programs Social Welfare Unemployment Unemployment insurance Wages Women

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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that every citizen has the right to: (1) work; (2) free choice of employment; (3) just and favorable conditions of work; (4) protection against unemployment; and (5) equal pay for equal work, without any discrimination.

Provides that all citizens who work have the right to: (1) just and favorable remuneration ensuring for themselves and their family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection; and (2) form and join trade unions for the protection of their interests.

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May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 4, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2003

Introduced in House

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