constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:28 No one will be deprived of their possessions if it is not for [a] cause of public utility and under the condition of a just indemnity established conforming to the law. This indemnity must be prior to the expropriation, except in case of urgency or of force majeure. • Right to establish a business Article 16 The freedom of enterprise is guaranteed within the order of the laws and regulations in force. Article 17 The duty to fulfill one's fiscal obligations conforming to the law is imposed on each one. CHAPTER IV: OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES • Reference to art • Right to culture • State support for the elderly • State support for the disabled • Right to rest and leisure • Reference to science • Right to shelter • General guarantee of social security • Right to work • Right to equal pay for work Article 18 Education, instruction, [professional] training, work, social security, housing, sport, leisure, health, protection of Maternity and of Infancy, assistance to the aged or handicapped persons and [those] in social cases, [and] artistic and scientific creation, constitute the social and cultural rights recognized by this Constitution which sees to their promotion. Article 19 The right to work is recognized and is equal for all. It is prohibited to discriminate in matters of employment and of remuneration founded notably on sex, color, social origin, ethnicity or political opinion. Article 20 The State sees to the constant amelioration of the conditions of work and to the protection of the worker. • Freedom of association • Right to join trade unions Article 21 The freedom of association is guaranteed. Every person has the right to constitute associations and to participate freely in the activities of the associations created. The functioning of the associations must conform to the laws and regulations in force. The syndical freedom is guaranteed. The unions exercise their activities without constraint and without limitation other than those specified by the law. • Right to strike Article 22 The right to strike is guaranteed. It is exercised conforming to the laws in force. • Right to marry • Provision for matrimonial equality Article 23 The family is the basic unit of society. The State has the duty to protect it. Burkina Faso 1991 (rev. 2012) Page 6