The outcome of a bill (PL 4330) to develop appeal to subcontracting in Brazilian companies is still uncertain after its vote in the Brazilian Parliament was once again postponed in the beginning of October. This text would allow public and private companies to contract out their primary economic activities in addition to their marginal activities, which is already allowed. Unions view this as the early stages of precariousness for employees. Bankers feel first in line and organized a 23-day strike based on wage claims, which ended on Friday, October 11. (Ref. 130612)
The fact that the bill introduced by Federal MP Sandro Mabel (Goiás State, Brazilian democratic movement) was once again postponed is proof that the country is not sure about the attitude to adopt on the issue of subcontracting. This growing system is not supervised by a law. 12 mullion of Brazilian workers work for companies with a “terceirização” contract, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IGBE). In the State of Sao Paulo alone, the number of “subcontracted”
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