Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare

The Mexican Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, STPS) is a Federal Government Department in charge of all social health services in the Mexican Republic. The Secretary is a member of the federal executive cabinet. In addition to the legal Executive Cabinet there are other Cabinet-level administration offices that report directly to the President of the Republic, and the Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare is appointed by the President of Mexico.
 * Supervises the implementation of the regulations in Article 123 concerning labor.
 * Attempts to achieve a balance between production factors, in keeping with the appropriate legal regulations.