The programme for government of Portugal's centre-right coalition, presented by prime minister Luís Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance movement, was approved by the country's parliament on 18 June. It includes substantial changes to the labour code, particularly with regard to the right to strike, which has provoked numerous reactions from both trade unions and employers.
When presenting his government’s programme, which was approved by parliament on 18 June, Luís Montenegro said he thought it necessary to “reduce the degree of rigidity of the labour Code in order to promote the competitiveness and sustainability of the economy” and, to this end, to “proceed” with a revision of the texts in force. Among the measures to be implemented, he intends to “balance” the right to strike, so as not to prevent the maintenance of “essential services”, without providing any further details. This proposal provoked outcry from Portugal’s two main trade union centres.
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Gilmar Sequeira Martins
Freelance