constituteproject.org PDF generated: 23 May 2016, 16:14 • Reference to art The State, assures, with the participation of the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities, the promotion and the protection of the national cultural patrimony as well as of scientific, literary and artistic production. • Provisions for intellectual property The State, with the participation of the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities, guarantees the right of intellectual property. Article 27 • Right to work • Duty to work Work and professional training are, for all citizens, a right and a duty. • Civil service recruitment 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. • Equality regardless of gender • Equality regardless of creed or belief • Equality regardless of political party • Equality regardless of origin • Equality regardless of religion • Equality regardless of age • Human dignity • Right to equal pay for work • Right to reasonable standard of living 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. • State support for the elderly • State support for the disabled 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. • Right to join trade unions 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. • Right to safe work environment 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. • Right to strike 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. Madagascar 2010 Page 9