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(6)
Every Swazi child shall within three years of the commencement of this Constitution
have the right to free education in public schools at least up to the end of primary school,
beginning with the first grade.
(7)
Parliament shall enact laws necessary to ensure that
(a)
a child has the right to the same measure of special care, assistance and
maintenance as is necessary for its development from its natural parents,
except where those parents have effectively surrendered their rights and
responsibilities in respect of the child in accordance with law;
(b)
a child is entitled to reasonable provision out of the estate of its parents;
(c)
parents undertake their natural right and obligation of care, maintenance and
proper upbringing of their children; and
(d)
children receive special protection against exposure to physical and moral
hazards within and outside the family.
Rights of persons with disabilities
30.
(1)
Persons with disabilities have a right to respect and human dignity and the
Government and society shall take appropriate measures to ensure that those persons realise
their full mental and physical potential.
(2)
Parliament shall enact laws for the protection of persons with disabilities so as to
enable those persons to enjoy productive and fulfilling lives.
Abolition of the status of illegitimacy
31.
For the avoidance of doubt, the (common law) status of illegitimacy of persons born out of
wedlock is abolished.
Rights of workers
32.
(1)
A person has the right to practise a profession and to carry on any lawful occupation,
trade or business.
(2)
A worker has a right to –
(a)
freely form, join or not to join a trade union for the promotion and protection of
the economic interests of that worker; and
(b)
collective bargaining and representation.
(3)
The employer of a female worker shall accord that worker protection before and after
child birth in accordance with law.
(4)
Parliament shall enact laws to
(a)
provide for the right of persons to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy
conditions;
(b)
ensure equal payment for equal work without discrimination;
(c)
ensure that every worker is accorded rest and reasonable working hours and
periods of holidays with pay as well as remuneration for public holidays; and
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