<P> The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights also recognises the right, emphasising conditions and pay, i.e. labor rights . Article 15, states: </P> <P> Every individual shall have the right to work under equitable and satisfactory conditions, and shall receive equal pay for equal work . </P> <P> The phrase "the right to work" was coined by the French socialist leader Louis Blanc in light of the social turmoil of the early 19th century and rising unemployment in the wake of the 1846 financial crisis which led up to the French Revolution of 1848 . The right to property was a crucial demand in early quests for political freedom and equality, and against feudal control of property . Property can serve as the basis for the entitlements that ensure the realisation of the right to an adequate standard of living and it was only property owners which were initially granted civil and political rights, such as the right to vote . Because not everybody is a property owner, the right to work was enshrined to allow everybody to attain an adequate standard of living . Today discrimination on the basis of property ownership is recognised as a serious threat to the equal enjoyment of human rights by all and non-discrimination clauses in international human rights instruments frequently include property as a ground on the basis of which discrimination is prohibited (see the right to equality before the law). </P> <P> In the United States, "right to work" laws as passed by states have sometimes been attempts to curtail union organizing . In other cases, they have been directed against regulation of qualifications for certain positions, including professional fields governed by professional organizations . Numerous U.S. states have passed laws requiring licensing, testing, or educational requirements, often in response to voter complaints about ill - prepared persons, such as people claiming medical expertise . The Friedmans reported in 1980 that </P>

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