THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO WORK THROUGH THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is widely recognized for its protection of civil and political rights. However, it has fewer explicit provisions for social and economic rights. The majority of social and economic rights also apply to the right to work. The ECHR indirectly protects certain social and economic rights, or at least social and economic interests, which have garnered attention. The Convention can be said to protect at least some aspects of the right to work. This is especially true for negative obligations and non-discrimination obligations. This article provides an overview of the right to work and discusses how case law offers protection for its components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]