An agreement was signed by Santiago Ruiz, the President of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (Cohep); the representative of employers to the Tripartite Commission, Benjamín Bográn and Rafael Ruiz; on behalf of the manufacturers, Daniel Facussé; and employees, Daniel Durón, Fernando Aguilar Espinoza, and José Luis Baquedano; and by the Government, by the Secretary of Labor, Felícito Avíla. President Porfirio Lobo Sosa signed as honored witness to the agreement.

Attorney Yina Hernández announced the minimum wage for 2012 and 2013 as follows:

Minimum Wage Table for 2012 Labor

Rural
1-10 employees: 3,463.89

Companies Operating Under the Free Zones Act
1-10 employees: 4,643.34

Manufacturing Industry
1-10 employees: 6,181.52
11-50 employees: 6,580.46
51-150 employees: 6,878.62
151 and above: 6,944.01

Hospitals
1-10 employees: 6,272.64
11-50 employees: 6,460.82
51-150 employees: 6,712.87
151 and above: 6712.87

Community Services, Social and Personal
1-10 employees: 6,272.64
11-50 employees: 6,460.82
51-150 employees: 6,753.55
151 and above: 6,817.75

Mine and Quarry
1-10 employees: 6,301.68
11-50 employees: 6,490.74
51-150 employees: 6,784.82
151 and above: 6,849.3

Construction

1-10 employees: 6,388.70
11-50 employees: 6,580.46
51-150 employees: 6,778.46
151 and above: 6,944.01

Transport, Storage and Communications

1-10 employees: 6,466.88
11-50 employees: 6,640.29
51-150 employees: 6,941.15
151 and above: 7,007.14

Investigation and Security, Building Cleaning
1-10 employees: 6,503.04
11-50 employees: 6,759.93
51-150 employees: 7,023.55
151 and above: 7,023.65

Electrical, Gas and Water

1-10 employees: 6,504.96
11-50 employees: 6,700.11
51-150 employees: 7,008.68
151 and above: 7,070.26

Financial Establishments, Goods and Furniture
1-10 employees: 6,563.04
11-50 employees: 6,759.93
51-150 employees: 7,666.21
151 and above: 7,133.39