Article 280 Bis Federal Labor Law

The National Minimum Wage Commission (Comisión Nacional de los Salarios Mínimos) shall fix the professional minimum wages of the field employees, and must take into consideration, among others, the following circumstances:

I.The essential nature of the works for the food security and sovereignty of the country, as well as their quantity and quality;

II.The physical wear caused by the working conditions, and

III.The wages and benefits received by the field employees of establishments and enterprises dedicated to the production of products in the activities referred to in this Chapter, where the field employees are sufficiently organized.

The employing person may agree with the field employee on a remuneration higher than the professional minimum wage, provided that the legal maximum working day is not exceeded.

When the wage is determined by unit of work, the employing person shall be obliged to guarantee the giving of work in adequate quantity and to be answerable for the suppression or reduction of work; in these cases the employing person shall guarantee the payment of at least the professional minimum wage.