The Minister of Labor and Employment, Luiz Marinho, participated in the public hearing of the Human Rights Commission

Summary:

Brazil's Minister of Labor and Employment, Luiz Marinho, participated in a public hearing at the Senate Federal in Brasilia to discuss the actions and plans of the ministry. He addressed various topics related to the world of work, including combating unemployment, valuing the minimum wage, work analogous to slavery, unions, reducing working hours, and work on apps.

Marinho highlighted the importance of economic growth in generating employment, stating that the formal employment market has created over 1.3 million jobs so far this year. He also emphasized the need to value the minimum wage, which is currently R$1,320, and that the distribution of income is still low.

The minister also spoke about the need to prevent work analogous to slavery and emphasized the importance of social involvement in preventing it. He noted that the government's mission is not only to rescue workers in similar conditions but also to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Marinho also discussed the importance of unions in improving labor relations, stating that they are a key vector of solutions to problems. He reaffirmed that there is no debate about reinstating the union tax and emphasized the need for unions to have resources to perform their activities.

The minister also addressed various other topics, including the contributions of unions, the withdrawal of FGTS (Pension Fund) contributions, work on apps, and reducing working hours, among others.