Haƙƙin yin aiki shine tunanin cewa mutane suna da haƙƙin yin aiki, ko kuma yin aiki mai fa'ida, da sanin cewa kuma bai kamata a hana su yin hakan ba. A basu damar ayyukan sosai a ƙasashen suHaƙƙin yin aiki yana ƙunshe a cikin Yarjejeniya ta Duniya na Ƴancin Ɗan Adam kuma an gane shi a cikin dokokin ƴancin ɗan adam ta duniya ta hanyar shigar da shi a cikin Yarjejeniyar Ƙasa da Ƙasa akan Haƙƙoƙin Tattalin Arzikin Jama'a da Al'adunsu, inda ƴancin yin aiki ya jaddada ci gaban tattalin arziki, zamantakewa da al'adu. Yarjejeniyar kare haƙƙin ɗan adam ta duniya ta bayyana a cikin Mataki na 23.1: (1) Kowane mutum na da haƙƙin ya yi aiki, da ƴancin zaɓin aikin yi, da adalci da yanayin aiki mai kyau, da kariya daga rashin aikin yi. — Sanarwa ta Duniya game da Haƙƙin Dan Adam, Babban taron Majalisar Dinkin Duniya a Yarjejeniya ta Duniya kan Haƙƙin Tattalin Arziki, zamantakewa da al'adu ta faɗi a cikin Sashe na III, Mataki na 6: (1) Ƙungiyoyin Jihohin da ke cikin wannan alƙawari sun amince da ƴancin yin aiki, wanda ya haɗa da hakkin kowa na samun damar samun rayuwarsa ta hanyar aiki wanda ya zaɓa ko ya yarda da shi, kuma za su ɗauki matakan da suka dace don kiyaye wannan haƙƙin.