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RIGHTS AND DUTIES CITIZENS

Section 12... A minimum wage level shall be t-rxed for all rvage ancl
salary earners, whether manual, clerical, professiorral or oflrerw'ise.

A. RIGHTS
Section

6... All

citizens of Malaya enjoy equal, fundamental right and opportunities in the political, economic. educational

Section 13... Citizens of Malaya have the right to maintenance in old age and also in the case of sickness or loss of capaciry to
rvork.

and cultural spheres. regardless ofrace, creed,


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colouror

Section 14... Citizens of Malava have the rislrt to leisure.


Section Section

7... All citizens of Malaya are equal

before the law.

Section 15... Citizens of N,lalaya have the right to education.

8... Women enjoy equal rights with men under the


constitution in every resDect. Section I 6... Every worker has the right to at lease two weeks' vocatiorr

Section

9... Citizens of

Malaya are guaranteed freedom of person which shall include:Freedom ofspeech Freedom of publication Freedom of assernbly and meeting Freedom of religion and conscierrce Freedom of movement

full pay every Jiear; and women workers to two rnontlrs' rnaternity leave rvith flrll pay.
leave rvitlr

Section 17... The right to strike is guaranteed by this constitution. Section 18... lt is a right, guaranteed by the constitution for any citizen to petition tlre Council of Races drawing the attention of
tlre Council to tlre need for any measure which he feels

Section l0...citizens of Malaya shall not suffer arrest or detention or


search

is necessary for the advancement or protection or any section of the people.

oftheir homes and correspondence except under B. DUTIES


Section

due process of the law. They are also guaranteed a speedy

and fair

trial in the eveut of arest.

l9...lt

is the duty of every citizen of Malaya to defend the

Section

ll...The rights of property of citizens of Malaya


process of law.
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are

country. Treason to the country

will

be punishable with

guaranteed and shall not be endangered without due

all the severiw of the larv.

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