Article 1005 Federal Labor Law

On the Attorney for the Defense of Labor, the Public Defender or the representative of the employee, a sanction of six months to three years of imprisonment and a fine of 125 to 1250 times the Unit of Measurement and Updating shall be imposed in the following cases:

I.When without justified cause they refrain from attending two or more hearings; and

II.When without justified cause they refrain from taking action in the proceeding during the period of three months.

As regards public officials, the conducts provided in this Article shall be considered serious administrative offenses in terms of the provisions of Chapter II of Title Three of the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities.

In all cases, when there is the presumption of irregular acts, the Labor Authorities or the Courts shall immediately bring it to the knowledge of the competent authorities so that these proceed in accordance with their attributions and powers.