40. Since States must also set age limits under which the law prohibits and punishes child labour, article 40 of the amended Labour Code of Nicaragua stipulates that persons over 16 years of age are able to hire out their services. Persons under 16 but over 12 may do so only with the authorization of their parents or legal guardians, or, failing these, the person caring for them. 41. Article 122 of the Code stipulates that employers of workers over 12 and under 14 years of age must allow them to attend primary school. Persons under 16 years of age are prohibited from engaging in night work and must have a compulsory day of rest. Article 123 prohibits persons of either sex under 14 years of age from working in industrial enterprises. 42. Furthermore, article 552 of the Penal Code of Nicaragua states that anyone who engages in international trafficking in children for the purpose of prostitution or carnal relations commits the offence of trafficking in persons and will be liable to three to five years in prison. B. Article 11. The right to an adequate standard of living 1. The food problem in Nicaragua 43. In Nicaragua as in the rest of Latin America, the level of development of its production forces and the features of its production and income structure reflected its underdevelopment. Most of the population did not have sufficient access to emplojnnent, land resources and other means of production to avoid poverty and destruction. More than three quarters of the rural population had no land at all or owned insignificant amounts under precarious conditions. These persons made up the abundant source of cheap seasonal labour required by the large cotton, coffee and sugar-cane producers. These conditions of poverty and underemployment were also found in the urban areas, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing labor laws and regulations in Nicaragua, specifically focusing on child labor, employment standards, and the struggle to achieve an adequate standard of living. It highlights the country's underdevelopment, poverty, and lack of access to resources, which are all interconnected with economic development and employment.

**Category**
Employment, Economic development