Article 28-A Federal Labor Law

In the case of Mexican employees recruited and selected in Mexico, for a specific job abroad of determined duration, through mechanisms agreed by the Government of Mexico with a foreign government, the provisions of said agreement shall be observed, which shall at all times safeguard the rights of the employees, in accordance with the following bases:

I.The general working conditions for Mexicans in the receiving country shall be decent and equal to those granted to the employees of that country;

II.When the visa or work permit is issued by the consular or immigration authority of the country where the service is to be provided, it shall be understood that said authority is aware that an employment relationship will be established between the employee and a specific employer;

III.The conditions for repatriation, housing, social security and other benefits shall be determined in the agreement;

IV.The recruitment and selection shall be organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, through the National Employment Service (Servicio Nacional de Empleo), in coordination with the state and municipal authorities; and

V.It shall contain mechanisms to inform the employee about the Mexican consular and diplomatic authorities to which he may turn abroad and about the competent authorities of the country where the services will be provided, when the employee considers that his rights have been impaired, in order to exercise the appropriate legal action.