Portugal : the new labor code will be approved at the latest on November 7, 2008

The bill was adopted on its first reading thanks to the vote of the socialist MPs in majority. The two right-wing parties abstained, while the communists and the far left voted against. Two steps marked the elaboration of the code: a white paper then a green paper on labor relations (see our dispatch n°080025), a tripartite agreement negotiated in June 2008 within the framework of a social debate (see our dispatch n°080538) and lastly a public debate. 
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list MPs in majority. The two right-wing parties abstained, while the communists and the far left voted against. Two steps marked the elaboration of the code: a white paper then a green paper on labor relations (see our dispatch n°080025), a tripartite agreement negotiated in June 2008 within the framework of a social debate (see our dispatch n°080538) and lastly a public debate.

Tension. The UGT denounces the appearance of a certain drift in the bill compared to the tripartite agreement, for e

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