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  Section 1. Concept of Trade UnionsIn accordance with the Declaration on the Restoration of the Independence of the Republic of Latvia and the laws of Latvia, the inhabitants of the Republic have the right to form trade unions freely.Trade unions of the Republic of Latvia are independent public organisations, which express, represent and protect labour and other social and economic rights and interests of their members in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Latvia On Trade Unions, other current legislation of the Republic of Latvia, and the by-laws of trade unions of the Republic of Latvia, as well as observing the principles and norms specified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international covenants and conventions.Section 2. Freedom to Form Trade UnionsThe inhabitants of the Republic of Latvia who work or study have the right to form trade unions. Trade unions may be formed following the professional, sectoral, territorial or other principles. Employers may form their own trade unions. The by-laws approved by the trade unions and this Law shall determine and regulate the form of operation of the trade unions, the organisational structure and procedures for the establishment thereof.Members of a trade union shall take a decision regarding the termination of activities of trade unions or the integration thereof into territorial, sectoral or other unions following the procedures specified in the by-laws. 

Art. 39. Trade unions may be freely established. No obligations may be imposed on trade unions other than registration at local or central offices, according to the provisions of the law. A condition for registration is that the statutes of the trade unions establish their internal organisation on a democratic basis. Registered trade unions are legal persons. They may, through a unified representation that is proportional to their membership, enter into collective labour agreements that have a mandatory effect for all persons belonging to the categories referred to in the agreement. Art. 40. The right to strike shall be exercised in compliance with the law.

Art. 39. L'organizzazione sindacale è libera.Ai sindacati non può essere imposto altro obbligo se non la loro registrazione presso uffici locali o centrali, secondo le norme di legge.E' condizione per la registrazione che gli statuti dei sindacati sanciscano un ordinamento interno a base democratica.I sindacati registrati hanno personalità giuridica. Possono, rappresentati unitariamente in proporzione dei loro iscritti, stipulare contratti collettivi di lavoro con efficacia obbligatoria per tutti gli appartenenti alle categorie alle quali il contratto si riferisce. Art. 40. Il diritto di sciopero si esercita nell'ambito delle leggi che lo regolano.

An act to make further and better provision for promoting harmonious relations between workers and employers, and to amend the law relating to trade unions and for these and other purposes to amend the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1976, and the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1982.

Article 4Labor unions and other representative bodies shall protect and represent the interests of employees, members of co-operatives and entrepreneurs.Article 70/C(1) Everyone has the right to establish or join organizations together with others with the objective of protecting his economic or social interests.(2) The right to strike may be exercised within the framework of the law regulating such right.(3) A majority of two-thirds of the votes of the Members of Parliament present is required to pass the law on the right to strike.

XVII. cikk (SZABADSÁG ÉS FELELŐSSÉG) (1) A munkavállalók és a munkaadók – a munkahelyek biztosítására, a nemzetgazdaság fenntarthatóságára és más közösségi célokra is figyelemmel – együttműködnek egymással.
(2) Törvényben meghatározottak szerint a munkavállalóknak, a munkaadóknak, valamint szervezeteiknek joguk van ahhoz, hogy egymással tárgyalást folytassanak, annak alapján kollektív szerződést kössenek, érdekeik védelmében együttesen fellépjenek, amely magában foglalja a munkavállalók munkabeszüntetéshez való jogát. […]

Article XVII (Freedom and Responsibility) (1) Employees and employers shall cooperate with each other with a view to ensuring jobs and the sustainability of the national economy, and to other community goals.
(2) Employees, employers and their organisations shall have the right, as provided for by an Act, to negotiate with each other and conclude collective agreements, and to take collective action to defend their interests, including the right of workers to discontinue work. […]

4 § A szakszervezetek és más érdekképviseletek védik és képviselik a munkavállalók, a szövetkezeti tagok és a vállalkozók érdekeit.70/C § (1) Mindenkinek joga van ahhoz, hogy gazdasági és társadalmi érdekeinek védelme céljából másokkal együtt szervezetet alakítson vagy ahhoz csatlakozzon.(2) A sztrájkjogot az ezt szabályozó törvények keretei között lehet gyakorolni.(3) A sztrájkjogról szóló törvény elfogadásához a jelenlévő országgyűlési képviselők kétharmadának szavazata szükséges.

Article 22(2). General working conditions shall be determined by law, supplemented by collective labour agreements concluded through free negotiations and, in case of the failure of such, by rules determined by arbitration. [...] Article 23 (1). The State shall adopt due measures safeguarding the freedom to unionise and the unhindered exercise of related rights against any infringement thereon within the limits of the law. (2). Strike constitutes a right to be exercised by lawfully established trade unions in order to protect and promote the financial and the general labour interests of working people. Strikes of any nature whatsoever are prohibited in the case of judicial functionaries and those serving in the security corps. The right to strike shall be subject to the specific limitations of the law regulating this right in the case of public servants and employees of local government agencies and of public law legal persons as well as in the case of the employees of all types of enterprises of a public nature or of public benefit, the operation of which is of vital importance in serving the basic needs of the society as a whole. These limitations may not be carried to the point of abolishing the right to strike or hindering the lawful exercise thereof.

Άρθρο 22(2).Με νόμο καθορίζονται οι γενικοί όροι εργασίας, που συμπληρώνονται από τις συλλογικές συμβάσεις εργασίας συναπτόμενες με ελεύθερες διαπραγματεύσεις και, αν αυτές αποτύχουν, με τους κανόνες που θέτει η διαιτησία [...] .Άρθρο 23(1).Το Κράτος λαμβάνει τα προσήκοντα μέτρα για τη διασφάλιση της συνδικαλιστικής ελευθερίας και την ανεμπόδιστη άσκηση των συναφών μ' αυτή δικαιωμάτων εναντίον κάθε προσβολής τους, μέσα στα όρια του νόμου.(2).Η απεργία αποτελεί δικαίωμα και ασκείται από τις νόμιμα συστημένες συνδικαλιστικές οργανώσεις για τη διαφύλαξη και προαγωγή των οικονομικών και εργασιακών γενικά συμφερόντων των εργαζομένων. Απαγορεύεται η απεργία με οποιαδήποτε μορφή στους δικαστικούς λειτουργούς και σ' αυτούς που υπηρετούν στα σώματα ασφαλείας. Το δικαίωμα των υπαλλήλων της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης και των νομικών προσώπων δημοσίου δικαίου, καθώς και του προσωπικού των κάθε μορφής επιχειρήσεων δημόσιου χαρακτήρα ή κοινής ωφέλειας, που η λειτουργία τους έχει ζωτική σημασία για την εξυπηρέτηση βασικών αναγκών του κοινωνικού συνόλου, υπόκειται στους συγκεκριμένους περιορισμούς του νόμου που το ρυθμίζει. Οι περιορισμοί αυτοί δεν μπορούν να φθάνουν έως την κατάργηση του δικαιώματος της απεργίας ή την παρεμπόδιση της νόμιμης άσκησής του.

Article 9 (3) The right to form associations to safeguard and improve working and economic conditions shall be guaranteed to every individual and to every occupation or profession. Agreements that restrict or seek to impair this right shall be null and void; measures directed to this end shall be unlawful. Measures taken pursuant to Article 12a, to paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 35, to paragraph (4) of Article 87a, or to Article 91 may not be directed against industrial disputes engaged in by associations within the meaning of the first sentence of this paragraph in order to safeguard and improve working and economic conditions.

Artikel 9 (3) Das Recht, zur Wahrung und Förderung der Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsbedingungen Vereinigungen zu bilden, ist für jedermann und für alle Berufe gewährleistet. Abreden, die dieses Recht einschränken oder zu behindern suchen, sind nichtig, hierauf gerichtete Maßnahmen sind rechtswidrig. Maßnahmen nach den Artikeln 12a, 35 Abs. 2 und 3, Artikel 87a Abs. 4 und Artikel 91 dürfen sich nicht gegen Arbeitskämpfe richten, die zur Wahrung und Förderung der Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsbedingungen von Vereinigungen im Sinne des Satzes 1 geführt werden.

§ 6All men may defend their rights and interests through union action and may belong to the union of their choice. § 7The right to strike shall be exercised within the framework of the laws governing it.§ 8 All workers shall, through the intermediary of their representatives, participate in the collective determination of their conditions of work and in the management of the work place. 

§ 6 Tout homme peut défendre ses droits et ses intérêts par l'action syndicale et adhérer au syndicat de son choix. § 7 Le droit de grève s'exerce dans le cadre des lois qui le réglementent.§ 8 Tout travailleur participe, par l'intermédiaire de ses délégués, à la détermination collective des conditions de travail ainsi qu'à la gestion des entreprises.

1. A collective agreement within the meaning of this Act is any agreement concluded by one or more employers or registered associations of employers and one or more registered associations of employees, concerning the conditions to be complied with in contracts of employment or in employment generally.

Section 13 Freedom of assembly and freedom of association (...) Everyone has the freedom of association. Freedom of association entails the right to form an association without a permit, to be a member or not to be a member of an association and to participate in the activities of an association. The freedom to form trade unions and to organise in order to look after other interests is likewise guaranteed. 

13 § Kokoontumis- ja yhdistymisvapaus (...) Jokaisella on yhdistymisvapaus. Yhdistymisvapauteen sisältyy oikeus ilman lupaa perustaa yhdistys, kuulua tai olla kuulumatta yhdistykseen ja osallistua yhdistyksen toimintaan. Samoin on turvattu ammatillinen yhdistymisvapaus ja vapaus järjestäytyä muiden etujen valvomiseksi.

§ 1. Seaduse ülesanded. (1) Käesolev seadus sätestab ametiühingute põhilised õigused, tegevuse alused, suhted riigi- ja kohaliku omavalitsuse asutuste ja tööandjatega.
(2) Käesolev seadus sätestab erisused mittetulundusühingutena tegutsevate ametiühingute asutamise, tegevuse ja lõpetamise kohta.