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Labor Crimes
5 articles on labor crimes: penalties, case law and defense strategy. See the practice area →
Illegal Labour Trafficking in Spain: Art. 312 CP and Employers
Art. 312 CP punishes with two to five years in prison illegal trafficking in labour, deceptive recruitment and the employment of foreign nationals without a permit under conditions that harm their rights. Criminal threshold, Art. 311 bis and employer defence.
Fatal or Injury Workplace Accident: the Concurrence Between Art. 316 and Reckless Homicide
When a workplace accident causes death or serious injury, the endangerment offence of art. 316 CP does not absorb the result: it concurs with the reckless offence.
The Labour Inspectorate: When the Employer Faces Criminal Liability
Obstructing or falsifying data before the Labour Inspectorate, and the offences against workers' rights (Arts. 311-318 CP): when criminal liability arises and how it is defended.
Workplace Safety Crimes: the Offence Against Workers' Safety (Art. 316 CP)
Arts. 316 to 318 CP punish whoever, being under a legal duty, fails to provide safety measures and thereby places workers' life or health in serious danger.
Crimes Against Workers' Rights: Legal Guide 2026
We analyse the keys to crimes against workers' rights (Arts. 311-318 CP), from unlawful employment to accidents caused by a lack of safety measures.
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