Article 539-F Federal Labor Law
TITLE ELEVEN. Labor Authorities and Social Services · CHAPTER IV. On the National Employment Service
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 14 May 2026
The authorizations for the operation of placement agencies for profit may only be granted exceptionally, for the hiring of employees who must perform special work.
Said authorizations shall be granted upon prior request of the interested party, when in the judgment of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare the provision of the service by private parties is justified and once the requirements indicated for that purpose are satisfied. In these cases, in accordance with the provisions of article 539-D, the service must be free of charge for the employees and the rates according to which they are provided must be previously set by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.