Spain: Children 'must do housework' under draft law
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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The measure, which would be part of a wider child protection law, says that children under the age of 18 have an obligation to participate in all areas of family life.
That includes "co-responsibility in caring for the home and performing household tasks regardless of age and gender", the ABC newspaper says. The rules come under a section of the law called "the rights and duties of children".
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