2. Public policies regarding the family, education and health must safeguard the
principle of the higher interests of the child, as a means of guaranteeing their
full physical, mental and cultural development.
3. The state shall ensure special protection for children who are orphaned,
disabled, abandoned or in any way deprived of a normal family environment.
4. The state shall regulate the adoption of children, promoting their integration
into a family environment and striving to ensure their full development.
5. Minors of school age are forbidden to work, under the terms of the law.
Article 81
(Youth)
1. In order to ensure effective enjoyment of their economic, social and cultural
rights, young people shall receive special protection, particularly:
a) In education, vocational training and culture;
b) In access to their first job, at work and with regard to social security;
c) In access to housing;
d) In physical education and sport;
e) In the use of their leisure time.
2. In order to implement the provisions contained in the previous point, the law
shall establish bases for the development of youth policies.
3. The priority objectives of the youth policy shall be the development of young
people’s personality, the creation of the conditions needed for their effective
integration into working life, a love of free creativity and a sense of
community service.
4. Acting i n cooperation with families, schools, businesses, residents’
organizations, cultural associations and foundations and cultural and
recreational collectives, the state shall foster and support youth organisations
in the pursuit of the said objectives, in addition to international youth
exchanges.
Article 82
(The elderly)
1. The elderly shall have the right to economic security, housing and a family
and community life that respects their personal autonomy and prevents and
overcomes isolation or social marginalisation.
2. Policies for the elderly shall include economic, social and cultural measures
that offer elderly people opportunities for personal fulfilment through active
participation in community life.
Article 83
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