translated from Spanish: Sanctions of up to 500 thousand pesos to companies that do not comply with protocols in Puebla

Puebla.- Companies that do not comply with the sanctioning and hygiene protocols in their workplaces may be punished with more than 500 thousand pesos or up to one year in prison, unveiled the Secretariat of Labor of Puebla.The head of the state unit, Abelardo Cuéllar Delgado, detailed through an online conference that non-essential companies that open during the health contingency or expose their workers to COVID-19 contagions may be creditors to sanctions.
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He noted that according to the General Health Law, in these cases employers may be punished with fines ranging from 173 thousand 760 to 521 thousand 280 pesos, while the Federal Labour Act sets sanctions of 21 thousand 720 to 434 thousand 400 pesos to those who breach protocols to prevent contagion among staff. Employers who refuse to allow inspections of their protocols by the authorities may also be punished, with a fine ranging from 123 to 230 pesos, or 15 days to one year in prison, according to the Penal Code of Puebla.The state of Puebla is maintained at the red traffic light of COVID-19 , with a total of 10 thousand 530 confirmed cases, of which thousand 607 remain active, according to the court of yesterday Tuesday 30 June. In addition, 246 people have died from the virus, 5 thousand 718 have recovered and another 4,420 remains suspected cases. You may be interested:The epidemic is at its highest: Lopez- GatellThe economic urgency vs health crisis



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