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 62. A like wage shall always be paid for like work under identical conditions, regardless of the persons who perform it.

63. No deduction not established by law can be made from the salary or wages of manual and intellectual workers.

Claims in favour of workers for pay and day wages earned in the last year shall have preference over all others.

64. Payment in “vales”, tokens, merchandise or any other symbols by which it is sought to substitute legal tender money is totally prohibited. Violation shall be penalised by law.

Day workers shall receive their wages in a period of not exceeding one week.

65. Social security is established as an irrenounceable and non-proscribable right of workers, with the equitable agreement of the Nation, employers and the workers themselves, in order to protect the last-named in an efficacious manner against disability, old age, unemployment and other contingencies of labour, in the manner determined by law. The right of retirement for long service and that of pension by reason of death are also established.

The administration and government of the institution referred to in the first paragraph of this Article shall be in charge of bodies chosen by employers and workers, on which they shall be equally represented and with the participation of a representative of the Nation, in the manner determined by law, except in case the Nation creates a Social Security Bank.

Insurance against labour accidents and occupational diseases is likewise declared obligatory, exclusively at the expense of employers and under supervision of the Nation.

Social security funds or reserves cannot be subjected to transfer nor can they be disposed of for purposes other than those for which they were created.

66. A maximum day’s work cannot exceed 8 hours. This maximum can be reduced to 6 hours daily for those over 14 and less than 18 years of age.

The maximum working week shall be 44 hours, equivalent to 48 in wages, excepting the industries which because of their nature, must produce uninterruptedly during a certain part of the year, until a definite ruling on this exception is determined by law.

Work and apprenticeship of minors of less than 14 years is prohibited.