Article 331 Ter Federal Labor Law

Domestic work shall be established by means of a written contract, in accordance with national legislation or with collective agreements, which shall include at a minimum:

I.The name and surnames of the employing person and of the domestic worker;

II.The address of the usual place of work;

III.The commencement date of the contract and, when it is entered into for a specific period, its duration;

IV.The type of work to be performed;

V.The remuneration, the method of calculating it and the frequency of the payments;

VI.The working hours;

VII.The annual paid vacation and the daily and weekly rest periods;

VIII.The provision of food and lodging, when applicable;

IX.The conditions relating to the termination of the employment relationship, and

X.The work tools that will be provided for the correct performance of the work activities.

The food intended for domestic workers shall be hygienic and nutritious, in addition to being of the same quality and quantity as that intended for the consumption of the employing person.

It is prohibited to request a certificate or proof of non-pregnancy for the hiring of a woman as a domestic worker; and a pregnant domestic worker may not be dismissed; should this be the case, the dismissal shall be presumed to be discrimination.

In the event that the employing person requires the domestic worker to use a uniform or work clothing, the cost thereof shall be borne by the employing person.

The employment contract shall be established without distinction of conditions, as it concerns migrant domestic workers.

All types of discrimination are prohibited, in terms of articles 1°. of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, and 1, section III of the Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination, at all stages of the employment relationship and in the establishment of working conditions, as well as any treatment that violates the dignity of domestic workers.