Video narration
Can you choose any career, job, or business you want-or can the government set rules? This is where Article 19(1)(g) begins. It protects your freedom to follow a profession, occupation, trade or business: to choose and carry on your work. Whether you want to become a teacher, run a shop, or build a business, the Constitution protects that choice. But here is the turn: freedom does not mean a licence to do anything without rules. It is a constitutional right, not an absolute permission. In the public interest, the government can place reasonable restrictions-limits that must have a constitutional basis. The Constitution connects these limits to Article 19(6). So the arrow is simple: choose your work, receive constitutional protection, then follow reasonable limits. Can you choose the work you want? Yes-but only with reasonable restrictions. Article 19(1)(g) gives freedom to work, not an unlimited licence.