social rights
사회권
Social rights are a class of economic and social rights requiring the state to respect, protect, and progressively fulfil rights to work, social security, health, education, housing, and an adequate standard of living. In the labour sphere, they include both individual and collective rights, such as paid leave, collective bargaining, worker representation, and freedom of association.
In depth
Social rights cannot be understood merely as rights opposed to civil liberties: they require active state implementation through legal, administrative, and financial measures. Internationally, they were systematized through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The paid-leave and collective-agreement measures of the French Popular Front period illustrate how social rights can be institutionalized through collective labour struggle and legislation.
Sources
- Wikipedia (EN) (supports the definition, scope, and legal recognition of economic and social rights, including social security, work, rest, unions, and collective action)
- ilo.org (supports collective bargaining as a fundamental principle and right at work)
- nobelprize.org (supports the institutional role of worker representation in the International Labour Organization)