Article 539-B Federal Labor Law

When it concerns companies or establishments subject to local jurisdiction and for the performance of the activities referred to in sections III and IV of article 539, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare shall be advised by State and Mexico City Consultative Councils of the National Employment Service.

The State and Mexico City Consultative Councils of the National Employment Service shall be formed by the Governor of the corresponding State (federal entity) or by the Head of Government of Mexico City, who shall preside over them; respective representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, of the Ministry of Public Education and of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS); three representatives of the local organizations of employees and three representatives of the employer organizations of the State (federal entity). The representative of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare shall act as Secretary of the Council.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and the Governor of the corresponding State (federal entity) or the Head of Government of Mexico City shall issue, jointly, the bases according to which the representatives of the employees and of the employers must be appointed in the aforementioned Consultative Councils and shall formulate, for that purpose, the invitations required.

The Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare and the Governor of the State (federal entity) or the Head of Government of Mexico City, may invite to participate in the State and Mexico City Consultative Councils of the National Employment Service, respectively, three persons with the right to speak, but without vote, who by their career and experience may make contributions in the matter.

The Consultative Councils shall be subject, as regards their internal functioning, to the regulation issued for that purpose by each one of them.