Amid clashes with Congress, Corporate Relations Secretary Glycee Huffman on Tuesday (2/12) reiterated the federal government’s position in favor of ending the 6×1 measure, an issue that has been debated for months within the government base.
For Gleesi, it is important to realize that “there is life outside work,” and therefore, there would be no sense in simply reducing working hours. According to the Minister, in this sense, “it is also necessary that workers have time to solve their problems, free time, and time to take care of their families.”
He added: “Therefore, the government reaffirms its commitment and position in support of the end of the 6 to 1 scale, setting the work schedule, with a maximum of 5 to 2, and of course reducing the working day to 40 hours per week. It is important to say that the average worker today already works about 39.8 hours per week.”
On the same day, MP Louise Gastau (PSD-CE) presented his opinion to reduce weekly working hours to 40 hours, while maintaining the 6×1 scale.
Jalisi’s speech was delivered to journalists alongside the Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Guilherme Boles, Representatives Reginaldo Lopez (Workers’ Party) and Diana Santos, and Senator Paulo Paim.
Everyone discussed the topic this afternoon, also with Congresswoman Erica Hilton, one of the main sponsors of the congressional agenda and the author of the proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC) to end only one day of rest per week for workers.
Representative Erica Hilton
According to Boulos, the government was “surprised” by the report and said that the end of the 6×1 ladder without reducing salaries is a flag that President Lula defends and “we will continue to defend it in Parliament, in society and in the streets.”
“It is necessary for Congress to move forward in this process, ending the 6 x 1 scale, that is, the maximum of the 5 x 2 scale, and reducing working hours to a maximum of 40 hours per week, which is a historic struggle of workers throughout Brazil,” he declared.