Lula: it is necessary to advance at the end of the 6×1 scale; This is an agenda for Brazilian women

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva once again defended the end of the 6×1 work schedule today, the 7th, and declared that this issue directly concerns the lives of Brazilian women.

“It’s time to put an end to this, as it will mean more time with family, more time to study, rest and live. This is an agenda for Brazilian women”, she declared in a speech to the nation, referring to International Women’s Day.

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The government has spoken of “building a broad dialogue” between workers, employers and the National Congress to approve a proposal to reduce the maximum working hours in the country.

How to Broadcast showed, business entities advocate postponing the debate for fear that the imminent elections will “contaminate” the debate and pressure parliamentarians to take a favorable stance on the issue, without in-depth discussion about the effects.

A technical note from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea) showed last month that reducing working hours would increase the average cost of CLT work by 7.84%, considering a 40-hour work week.

When considering the weight of work in the total cost of each sector, the estimates indicate “reduced effects on total costs”, according to the conclusions presented.