Constitución en Inglés

33 Corte Constitucional de Colombia coordination, and control of the State, subject to the principles of efficiency, universality, and solidarity under the terms established by law. All inhabitants are guaranteed the irrevocable right to Social Security. With the participation of individuals, the state shall gradually extend the coverage of Social Security, which shall include the provision of services in the form determined by law. Social Security may be provided by public or private entities, in accordance with law. The resources of Social Security organs shall not be assigned or used for any other purpose than Social Security. The law shall define the means whereby resources earmarked for retirement benefits may retain their constant purchasing power. The State shall guarantee the rights resulting from the Pensions System and its financial sustainability. The State shall respect vested rights in accordance with the law and assume the payment of the pension debt for which it is responsible according to the law. The laws that are enacted concerning pension matters after the entry into force of this constitutional amendment must ensure the financial sustainability of the arrangements they entail. Notwithstanding discounts, reductions, and seizures of pensions decreed by applicable law, for no reasonmay thepayment ofmonthly pensions recognized by law be suspended or their value be frozen or reduced. To acquire the right to pension, it will be necessary to comply with the age, time of service, weeks of contribution payments, or required capital, as well as other conditions