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Congress amended the economic reactivation law to allow decentralized government agencies and municipalities to resolve labor and administrative disputes internally through mediation, bypassing labor and administrative courts.

COHEP, Honduras's business council, met with Congress's labor committee to evaluate the Part-Time Employment Law, urging technical dialogue to strengthen legal frameworks that encourage investment and formal job creation.

The Labor Committee of Congress began reviewing private-sector concerns about the part-time employment law approved in March, with proposals expected in coming days to address minimum weekly hours, special provisions for teachers and doctors, and new digital and creative-economy sectors.

Congress is reviewing the Part-Time Employment Law following concerns from business and labor groups, preparing a security-focused criminal-code package, and has begun analyzing the 2027 national budget.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano instructed the Labor Committee to expedite a review of the Part-Time Employment Law, approved in March, to address employer and worker concerns and ensure the law effectively generates jobs for young people.

Cohep, Honduras's main business confederation, is preparing a revised bill on hourly employment to present to Congress, seeking to address shortcomings in earlier labor legislation and boost job creation.

Congress approved reforms to elder-care law adding free annual medical checkups, home care, active-aging programs, a non-contributory pension for impoverished seniors, and tax incentives for employers hiring workers over 60.

A congressman proposes legislation allowing cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or immunotherapy to work remotely from home with medical authorization, citing reduced mobility and increased infection risk during treatment.

The cabinet approved an executive decree prohibiting the import of goods produced under forced labor, fulfilling Honduras's commitments to the International Labour Organization and the US free-trade agreement.