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Weekly Report - 30 March 2017 (WR-17-12)
BRAZIL: Brazil moves to loosen labour laws
Brazil’s federal congress has approved a landmark bill to make it easier for businesses to outsource their services. Brazil’s business community has welcomed the bill, but local trade unions decry the new legislation as an affront to workers’ rights. On 22 March, the bill, which was drawn up some 15 years ago under former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002), passed through the chamber of deputies with 231 votes in favour to 188 against. Having previously been approved by the senate, it now goes to President Michel Temer for promulgation.
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