the Social Chapter
/ðə ˌsəʊʃl ˈtʃæptə(r)/
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- a section of the Maastricht Treaty that deals with people's rights. It proposed European laws to protect the rights of employees to be paid fairly and to work in safe conditions, the rights of old people and children to be treated fairly, the rights of men and women to have equal opportunities, and the rights of people to move freely between European Union countries.
社会章节:《马斯特里赫特条约》中涉及人民权利的部分。它提出了欧洲法律,以保护雇员获得公平报酬和在安全条件下工作的权利,老年人和儿童受到公平对待的权利,男女享有平等机会的权利以及人们享有在欧盟国家之间自由移动。