"We have made the commitment to carry out our labor code and monitor to see it is followed through."
The labor code provides specific benefits for pregnant workers and recent mothers.
It also legally recognized the Indian communities and included a labor code.
The new labor code is intended to encourage businesses to hire more people at lower costs.
The section was first enacted as part of the new Labor Code in 1937.
Guatemala's labor code sets the minimum age for employment at 14.
It was to write a new constitution, labor code, social security law, and act merely in an advisory capacity to the president.
Today, 90 of the 92 legislators discussed a measure to revise the national labor code.
Two years ago, he tried to bypass Congress with a labor code almost exactly opposite the one he offered today.
