Article 28 Federal Labor Law

In the provision of services by Mexican employees outside the Republic, hired in national territory and whose employment contract is governed by this Law, the following shall be observed:

I.The working conditions shall be recorded in writing and shall contain, in addition to the stipulations of Article 25 of this Law, the following:

a)Indicate that the repatriation expenses are borne by the contracting entrepreneur;

b)The conditions of decent and hygienic housing that the employee will enjoy, through lease or any other form;

c)The form and conditions under which the corresponding medical care will be granted to the employee and, where applicable, to his family; and

d)The 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;

II.The employer shall state in the employment contract an address within the Republic for all legal purposes;

III.The employment contract shall be submitted for approval to the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration (Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral), which, after verifying that it complies with the provisions referred to in sections I and II of this article, shall approve it.

In the event that the employer does not have a permanent establishment and tax domicile or commercial representation in national territory, the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration shall set the amount of a bond or deposit to guarantee compliance with the obligations undertaken. The employer must prove before said Center the granting of the bond or the constitution of the deposit;

IV.The employee and the employer must attach to the employment contract the visa or work permit issued by the consular or immigration authorities of the country where the services are to be provided; and

V.Once the employer proves before the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration that it has complied with the obligations undertaken, the cancellation of the bond or the return of the deposit that the Center has determined shall be ordered.