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a contract and therefore an employment relationship will be presumed between the personthat provides services and the one that receives them.” Therefore, the existence of alabor relationship is sufficient for a worker to enjoy corresponding labor rights, whetheror not there is a written contract.Regardless, terms and conditions of employment should be put in writing as a generalrule, for the benefit and protection of both parties. If they are not put into writing, theemployer can be fined; furthermore, in the case of a dispute with the worker, the employerwill have the burden of proof regarding the terms and conditions governing theemployment. If the employer does not have sufficient evidence, the terms and conditionsindicated by the worker in his/her claim will be accepted as true.It should be mentioned that there are minimum conditions that must be establishedin employment contracts that cannot be less than those set forth in the LFT, but can besuperior thereto.Thus, the law states that individual employment agreements shall contain (i) the identificationinformation of the worker, such as his/her name, nationality, age, gender, maritalstatus, and residence; (ii) the address of the employer; (iii) the duration of the laborrelationship (that is, whether the employment is for a specific piece of work, a limitedtime period, or an indefinite time period); (iv) the service or services to be provided bythe worker (that is, the tasks he/she will perform, which should be specified in as muchdetail as possible); (v) the place or places where the worker will do the work, and theduration of the work shift; (vi) the form and amount of the salary the worker will bepaid; (vii) the day and place that such salary will be paid; and (viii) whether or not theworker will be trained in accordance with established plans and programs, or under programsthat may be established by the company, in accordance with the law.In addition, other terms and conditions of employment may be stated such as days off,days of vacation, and other benefits agreed to with the worker.75Labor Law1.2.2. SalaryWith respect to the payment of the salary, regardless of whether or not the amount isstated, the employer will be obliged to pay at least the minimum wage. The minimumwage is established by the National Minimum Wage Commission, which is made up ofrepresentatives of employers, workers, and the government. This commission will determinethe wage that will apply in each of the three geographic areas into which the MexicanRepublic is divided. Such areas are composed of one or more municipalities,without there necessarily being territorial continuity among them.For 2007 the daily minimum wage varied, depending on the zone, between 47.60pesos in zone C and 50.57 pesos in zone A (equivalent to approximately USD $4.35 andUSD$4.63, respectively). Although the amounts for 2008 have not yet been publishedas of this date, an increase of around 4 percent is expected.