Article 562 Federal Labor Law

To fulfill the attributions referred to in section III of the preceding article, the Technical Directorate must:

I.Carry out and conduct the investigations and studies necessary and appropriate to determine, at least:

a)The general economic situation of the country.

b)The changes of greatest importance that have been observed in the various economic activities.

c)The variations in the cost of living per family.

d)The conditions of the labor market and the wage structures.

II.Periodically carry out the investigations and studies necessary to determine:

a)The indispensable budget for the satisfaction of the following needs of each family, among others: those of a material order, such as housing, household furnishings, food, clothing and transportation; those of a social and cultural character, such as attendance at shows, practice of sports, attendance at training schools, libraries and other centers of culture; and those related to the education of the children.

b)The conditions of life and of work of the minimum wage employees.

III.Request all kinds of reports and studies from the official institutions, federal and state, and from the private ones that deal with economic problems, such as the institutes of social and economic research, the labor union organizations, the chambers of commerce, those of industry and other similar institutions;

IV.Receive and consider the studies, reports and suggestions that the employees and the employers present to it; and

V.Prepare a report of the investigations and studies that it has carried out and of those presented by the employees and the employers and submit it to the consideration of the Council of Representatives.