Mothers, children, the elderly and the destitute infirm are also entitled to such protection. Marriage is the essential basis of the family and rests on equality of the rights of spouses. Parents have the same obligations toward children born out of wedlock that they have toward those born within it. Everyone is entitled to know who his parents are, in accordance with the law. Any personal qualification based on the nature of filiation is prohibited.
Labor is a right of the individual and an obligation to society.
The State shall strive to see that everyone has lawful and useful employment, duly compensated, and prevent the establishment on that account of conditions which may in any way curtail human freedom or dignity or degrade his labor to the status of mere merchandise. The State guarantees the right to free choice of work. Every worker is entitled to a minimum wage, to be fixed periodically, for a normal working day, which will provide for his welfare and a decent living. Wages shall always be equal for equal work under identical conditions of efficiency. A technical organization to be defined by the law shall be in charge of all matters related to the fixing of minimum wages.