Brazil Medics Urge ICC To Probe Bolsonaro Virus ‘Crimes’

Brazilian health workers urged the International Criminal Court on Monday to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro’s government for crimes against humanity over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A dossier of …

Juíza exige volta de teletrabalho na Eletrosul, da Eletrobras, por riscos com Covid (Judge demands return of telework at Eletrobras’s Eletrosul, due to risks with Covid)

SÃO PAULO (Reuters) – Decisões da Justiça do Trabalho nesta sexta-feira determinaram que a subsidiária da elétrica estatal Eletrobras no Sul do país, Eletrosul, deverá voltar a colocar funcionários em …

McDonald’s accused over ‘systemic sexual harassment’ of employees worldwide

An international coalition of labor unions has filed a complaint against McDonald’s, alleging systemic sexual harassment of its employees around the world. The complaint, filed at the Organization for Economic …

Le groupe McDonald’s poursuivi devant l’OCDE pour « harcèlement sexuel systématique »

Une coalition internationale de syndicats a annoncé avoir porté plainte lundi 18 mai devant l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) contre le groupe McDonald’s, accusé d’avoir échoué à lutter …

Brazil: 2017 Labor Law Reform – Overview

A Brief Contemporary Perspective on Labor Law in Brazil Brazil is a civil law country and its main source of employment law is the “Consolidation of Labor Laws,” known as …

Class Action Lawsuit filed by STIEEC & SINDLUZ v. ESS – ENERGISA SUL-SUDESTE – DISTRIBUIDORA DE ENERGIA S.A.

SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. STIEEC and SINDLUZ filed a …

Class Action Suit Filed by SENGE/PR et al. v. COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA S.A

SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. Here is the complaint in …

Petition filed at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights by Brazilian unions

“The entities submitting this petition express their concern about the unhealthiness of a wide range of occupational sectors and how the improper classification of essential activities by the Federal Government …

Brazilian Supreme Court cancels effects of two articles of Provisional Act 927/2020, about labor measures in the pandemic of COVID-19

One of the actions taken by the Brazilian government to try to lessen the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was the edition of Provisional Act (MP) 927, published on …

Brazilian Supreme Court considers valid individual agreement to reduce wages and working hours, according to Provisional Act 936/2020, about labor measures in the pandemic of COVID-19

Provisional Act (MP) 936 was published by the Brazilian government on April 1, 2020 with the purpose of reducing the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two MP 936 measures …

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