Iberoamerican Convention on Rights of Youth

Country: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Spain, Uruguay
Year: 2009
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Article 28. Right to social protection.

  1. Youth  have  the  right  to  social  protection  towards  situations  of  illness,  accident  in  the workplace, disability, widowhood or orphanage and any other situation meaning lack or decrease of means of subsistence or capacity to work.
  2. The  States  Parties  shall  adopt  as many measures  as may  be  necessary  to  achieve the full effectiveness of this right.
Social Protection and Human Rights