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International Bulletin of the Chemical Branch of CUT

Chemical branch of CUT in action this May 29Workers are mobilized in defense of social rights and of democracy in protest against

the Bill on outsourcing and against the Provisional Measures of Fiscal Adjustment

The date of May 29 was marked by protests called by trade union centrals and socialmovements throughout Brazil. Avenues and highways were closed, there were

occupations, stoppages and protests with the goal of sending a quite clear messageto the government and to the National Congress: workers will not pay for the crisis

with their rights and jobs.

Protests were in defense of social rights and democracy and against the Bill onoutsourcing and Provisional Measures 664 and 665 the first one changes the rules

for the concession of sick pay and death pension and the second hampers the accessto salary allowance and unemployment insurance.

The Bill 4,330 was approved in the House of Representatives in April and wasintroduced in the Senate, as HR Bill 30. The trade union movement is preparing itself

for a general strike in case the Bill, which was approved in the House ofRepresentatives and authorized outsourcing in core activities in all branches, is not

modified.

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The trade union of chemists of So Paulo stopped the avenues NaesUnidas and Interlagos, in front of Avon. The Trade Union of Glaziers of So

Paulo held protests with stoppages in the morning in the companies Saint-Gobain, in Mau, and Pilkington, in Caapava. The trade union of paper

makers of Jacare attended the combined act held with the Trade Union ofDrivers and other trade unions from the region of the Paraba Valley, and the

trade union of paper makers of Mogi also held protests in factories.

In the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern oil workers held a protest since5:30 A.M. with lathe operators and afterwards a stoppage in the entrance of the

Petrochemical Complex, later participating in a combined act in Porto Alegre.

In Bahia, the petrochemical class linked to the companies of the CamaariComplex was the first to join the national stoppage, with a strong participation

of workers of most factories of the complex. In Manaus, SindPlast participated inprotests with stoppages and a public act in the Industrial Complex.

In Recife, practically the whole city was involved in the mobilization. The TradeUnion of Chemists of Pernambuco participated in the protest at the Suape

Harbor, metro region of Recife.

In the stations of the Petrobras system, formal and outsourced workersanswered the convocation of FUP (United Oil Workers Federation) and

interrupted their activities, cutting working shifts, suspending the issue of workpermits, holding blockages and delays on the workday. In several States, oil

workers also took part in public acts and parades.

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Trade unions and federations of thechemical branch of CUT also engaged inthis fight and participated in protests of

May 29.

The trade union of chemists of the ABCregion participated in the protests of

May 29, involving nearly two thousandworkers in the factories Solvay Indupa

(Santo Andr); Oxiteno (Mau); Colgate(So Bernardo) and Lipson (Mau).

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IndustriALL Executive Committee Officers of CNQ attended meeting of the IndustriALL Executive Committee in

Stockholm Two hundred delegates from all parts of the world attended the meeting of the Board

of Executives of IndustriALL (trade union institution that represents workers of the chemical, metallurgical and clothing branches worldwide), held in Stockholm (Sweden)

on May 19 and 20.

CNQ-CUT joined the Brazilian delegation, represented by the president Lucineide Varjo and by Sergio Novais, administration secretary, who is also member of

the Board of Executives of IndustriALL.

The spotlight of the activity was the statement of prime minister Stefan Lfven (in the picture), who was a unionist. He made a speech and attended a debate on how to

build more just societies faced with globalization.

The Brazilian delegation used the opportunity to discuss with the Swedish prime minister over the investments of the Swedish company SAAB in Brazil to manufacture

Gripen fighter aircrafts for the Brazilian Army. In June, we will send a delegation of Brazilian unionists to have a meeting with the world board of directors of the

company, Valter Sanches said. Stefan Lfven, prime

minister of Sweden, is a metallurgist, welder, who

went from ex-president of the Trade Union of Swedish

Metallurgists, IF Metall, to candidate for the Social

Democratic Party and ended 8 years of conservative

governments.

The story of Lfven is similar

to the story of president Lula, which led the European press

to call him Lula of the north, a nickname he

appreciates.

click to enlarge In an interview to the magazine poca, he admitted that Lula is one of his major

inspirations. I am a great admirer of president Lula we have similar paths: both of us came from the trade union movement and then we entered politics. This becomes

clear when we meet. We are able to understand each other perfectly, though I do not speak Portuguese.

In January 2015, Lofven had a meeting with president Dilma when she took office. The bonds with Brazil were narrowed even more. Last October, Sweden signed a contract with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for the purchase of 36 fighter aircrafts Gripen NG, manufactured by the Swedish company Saab, expected to be delivered after 2019.

IndustriALL campaigning organization During the two days, delegates discussed IndustriALLs actions and achievements,

including priority countries, campaigns, and Global Framework Agreements (GFA), in line with the organizations strategic goals.

7 October is World Day for Decent Work, and a day of action for the campaign to STOP Precarious Work. The Executive Committee approved the on-going actions and the new

approach to call attention to how precarious work impacts society beyond the workplace.

IndustriALL will continue to denounce protection contract practices and other labour rights violations. Two affiliated unions from Mexico were given an ultimatum to sign a

memorandum of understanding against protection contracts and to demonstrated compliance, or risk being expelled by the next Executive Committee in December

2015. UK steelworkers are fighting against one of the worlds largest steel producers, TATA

Steel, as the company has decided to shut down a pension scheme. The Executive Committee adopted a resolution calling IndustriALL to engage with TATA Steel.

STOP Precarious Work



Protest at ILO against outsourcing CUT makes an act against outsourcing in Brazil, at an ILO conference

CUT held an act of denunciation and protest against the project of total outsourcing yesterday, during the 104th ILO International Conference, which is being held this week in Geneva, Switzerland. This protest was followed and supported by 30 trade

union centrals from different countries. . Our goal was showing, to the international

community, the ongoing attempt in Brazil of releasing outsourcing in all economic sectors and activities, Antonio Lisboa, secretary

of International Affairs stated.

Besides trade union officers, the following

people attended the protest: Eduardo Camargo, chief attorney of the Brazilian

Labor Prosecutors Office, representatives of Anamatra (National Association of Labor

Judges) and Anna Biondi, assistant officer of ACTRAV-ILO.

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CUT was also represented by Maria Godi de Faria, assistant secretary general, by Graa Costa, secretary of labor relations, by Junia Martins Batista, secretary of workers health,

and by Maria Jlia Reis Nogueira, secretary of the Department to Combat Racism. This act and the debate that was generated reaffirmed that outsourcing is an international

strategy, it is not an isolated act of Eduardo Cunha (currently president of the House of Representatives), it is only an instrument of capital, Lisboa said. (CUT)

Parliamentarian Front in defense of Petrobras Parliamentarian Front in Defense of Petrobras is created at the Legislative Assembly

The Parliamentarian Front in Defense of Petrobras was launched on June 3 through a proposal of the bench of the PCdoB party at the Legislative Assembly of So Paulo (Alesp),

and it already has the participation of 35 congressmen from thirteen different parties, including the opposition parties.

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This idea came up due to this lawsuit against Petrobras. The media has

thoroughly talked about it, and we know that there are many political

agents that openly said that Petrobras must end, it must be

privatized etc. We know that this is rather a political party issue than a

concern with any right, congresswoman Leci Brando (PCdoB

party) explained.). According to Leci, more than defending the company, the intention of the parliamentarian

front is defending workers who are increasingly more liable to dismissals and precarious employment, inasmuch as the defamation campaign against the company advances. One thing is trying to condemn those who embezzled money of the company, another thing is

condemning the employees of this company, she said.

According to the congresswoman, the front will follow the allocation of oil royalties and the Social Fund of the Pre-Salt Layer for Education, Culture, Health and Sports.

Cibele Vieira, coordinator of SINDIPETRO SP and secretary of CNQ/CUTs Department of Union and Political Training, and Itamar Sanches, secretary general of CNQ, attended the act.

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For ILO, outsourcing threatens workers' rights Two-thirds of Brazilian workers don't have permanent contracts, which means that many do not have labor or social rights. The alert is from the International Labour Organization in its annual report published on Monday in Geneva. The entity is clear: the outsourcing

project that is being debated in Brazil threatens to leave an even larger number of workers without rights and increasing inequality.

According to the ILO, unemployment in Brazil fell 9.5% in 2000 to 6.8% at the end of 2014. But with 66.9% of workers living in temporary contracts. The rate is lower than in

China or India with over 90% of workers in this situation.

But the reality is far from rich countries. In these economies, only 17% of workers do not have permanent contracts. In the US, the rate drops to only 13%.The report is

published at the time, after the House of Representatives approved an amendment of the Bill 4.330/04 opens the door to allow businesses to outsource all its services,

including the core business. The outsourcing bill now goes to the Senate.

According to the ILO, Brazil lost ground in production chains in the world. Between 2000 and 2007 about 17% of hand-intensive national was working in a sector inserted in

globalized production - the rate fell to 16% today. The index is below the world average of 20%, and is one of the lowest among 40 economies assessed.

But according to the ILO, the reality is that it is not only in Brazil you notice a deterioration in conditions. Today, only a quarter of workers in the world has a stable

relationship with the employer. 73,6% of them have only short-term or temporary contracts.

"The report reveals a change in the standard model of employment for which the employee earns a salary in a relationship of dependency vis--vis his employer, with

stable work and full-time," said the report.

Outsourcing Bill is criticized at the Senate Parliamentarians, the Labor minister, representatives of trade union central, of the Prosecutors Office point out precarious employment and unconstitutionality in the

proposal

On May 19, Renan Calheiros (PMDB party State of AL), president of the Senate, once again criticized the Bill on outsourcing, approved by the House of Representatives as Bill

4,330, now named Bill 30/2015. We must work the regulation of existing workers. I have been saying that, the way this Bill is, it regulates outsourcing in general,

establishes a sort of free-for-all, said Renan in a thematic session on outsourcing at the plenary.

Helder Amorim, attorney at the Labor Prosecutors Office, was more emphatic and recalled that the precedent 331, of the Superior Labor Court, causes the Bill 30/2015 to

be unconstitutional. According to the precedent, outsourced work can only be hired in supporting activities, such as security, cleaning and conservation, but never in core

activities, as the Bill approved by the House of Representatives established.

Maria das Graas Costa, secretary of CUTs department of Labor Relations, exemplified her argumentation against the Bill 30 with data. Out of ten workers who fall ill, eight

are outsourced, she said. According to her, for out of five deaths related to professional activities occur to outsourced workers. We understand that a Law that will absolutely

legalize precarious employment in the labor market cannot take place.

Also with a critical speech against the project, Ricardo Patah, president of UGT, stated that this Bill brings discrimination, unemployment and lower wages. He urged the

president of the Senate to develop a Bill that is adequate to Brazil. Patah said that he is favorable to the regulation of outsourcing, but not in a hurry, without debate and

discussion, in only two months.



ITUC Global Rights Index Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights

ITUC Global Rights Index names worlds ten worst countries for workers

The Gulf States are among the worlds worst countries for workers rights, while workers under European austerity measures endured the starkest deterioration of

standards, according to the 2015 Global Rights Index.

The ITUC rights index ranks 141 countries against 97 internationally recognised indicators to assess where workers rights are best protected, in law and in practice.

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Workers in the Gulf States where the draconian kafala system is widespread endure many of the violations which make the Middle East and North Africa the worlds worst region for fundamental rights at work, said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.

But in a worrying trend, European workers have witnessed the starkest deterioration of their rights in the last 12 months due to widespread government-imposed austerity

measures taking effect. The International Trade Union Confederation has been collecting data on the abuse of

trade union rights around the world for more than 30 years. This is the second year the ITUC has presented its findings through the Global Rights Index, offering a snapshot

for government and business to see how their laws and supply chains have deteriorated or improved in the last 12 months.

Read the report ITUC Global Rights Index

The ten worst countries for working people are Belarus, China, Colombia, Egypt, Guatemala, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland and United Arab Emirates.

Other countries ranked lower but had worsening conditions this year in a clear negative trend for workers. These nations were Burundi, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Iran,

Georgia, Russia, United Kingdom and Spain. ITUC Global Rights

Index map. Workers in Colombia and Guatemala have been murdered for trying to negotiate

better working conditions, while in Qatar and Saudi Arabia migrants continue to endure forced labour and labour law exclusions which amount to modern slavery.

In 73 of 141 countries, workers faced dismissals, suspensions, pay cuts and demotions for attempting to negotiate better working conditions, while in 84 countries

employers adopted illegal strategies to deny or delay bargaining with representative trade unions.

While a handful of countries have attained perfect scores compared to last year, theres been an increase across the board in the number of countries where conditions

have worsened, including nations such as Cameroon, Hungary, Spain and South Africa, Ms Burrow said.

The reports key findings include:

Out of a total of 141 countries, the number where workers faced arbitrary arrest and detention increased from 35 to 44, and included countries such as Spain and Brazil.

Unionists were murdered in 11 countries, one up from last year, including 22 deaths in Colombia alone.



IndustriALL Women World Conference Plans for IndustriALL Global Unions first ever Women World Conference 2015 were

unveiled at the womens committee meeting in Stockholm on Monday.

Around 250 participants from IndustriALL affiliates in 140 countries are expected to take part in the conference in the Austrian capital, Vienna, from 14 to 16 September.

Hosted by Austrian affiliate PRO-GE, IndustriALL hopes to enable as many women unionists as possible to go to the conference, which will also be streamed live on the web

for those who are unable to attend.

Key issues on the agenda will be health and safety, violence against women, maternity protection, sustainability through union building and womens representation.

IndustriALL's first ever Women World Conference will take place in Vienna, Austria from 14 to 16 September.

IndustriALL general secretary, Jyrki Raina, used the committee meeting in Stockholm to stress his support for a womens quota:

I want to see 40 per cent women at all leadership levels of IndustriALL, he said, adding that he will lead the drive to adopt the quota at IndustriALLs congress in Brazil in

October 2016.

Monika Kemperle, IndustriALLs assistant general secretary, said: The resolution is an expression of what we want to achieve. The next steps will be how we achieve it in

practice.

The question of a 40 per cent quota has been approved by Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa, but has yet to endorsed by Europe and North America.

Climate change is union business limate change is a difficult and urgent challenge. Either a Just Transition to a socially and environmentally sustainable economy is achieved; or there will be a last-minute scramble

for water, fertile land, and other resources.

Climate justice will require government commitments to sustainable industrial policies and sound social programs. The labour movement will put pressure on national leaders to

deliver a fair, ambitious and binding global climate policy in the public interest. This is about preventing climate catastrophe, but also about the greening of millions of existing jobs and the creation of millions of new, sustainable, jobs while managing the transition

period fairly.

Governments are discussing early drafts of a climate deal to be adopted in December at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on

Climate Change (COP21). It is crucial to start a path towards de-carbonising the economy in 2015 if global warming is to be limited to 2 C above pre-industrial levels.

At its recent meeting, 19-21 May in Stockholm, Sweden, IndustriALL Global Union's Executive Committee members re-affirmed IndustriALL's committment to fighting for

climate justice.

IndustriALL general secretary Jyrki Raina says:

Climate change threatens everything the labour movement stands for: fairness; social justice; decent work. The science is unequivocal. The need for action to limit climate

disruption no longer prevent, but limit is clear, and urgent.


International Bulletin of the Chemical Branch of CUT


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President Lucineide Varjo Soares

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