Portugal : postponement of the debate in parliament of the reform of the labor code

An unexpected postponement. The Portuguese government has settled the issue: the debate in the National Assembly will not take place before September (see article n° 080538). The announcement of this postponement is unexpected. In fact, the government had obtained adoption by the Parliament of a measure permitting the reduction from 30 to 20 days the period of reflexion between the signing of the project on June 25 and its discussion in the Assembly. Questions of a technical character on the final drafting of the text are alleged to justify the postponement. 
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vernment had obtained adoption by the Parliament of a measure permitting the reduction from 30 to 20 days the period of reflexion between the signing of the project on June 25 and its discussion in the Assembly. Questions of a technical character on the final drafting of the text are alleged to justify the postponement.

Satisfaction of the unions. The reduction of the period for public debate of the project, interpreted by the unions as a maneuver, had been strongly protested. And they are cons

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