Alesp approves the PL which determines that companies respect human rights to participate in tenders

THE Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp) approved in the early hours of last Wednesday 17th a bill which determines that companies respect the human rights as a criterion for “social skills” participate in state government tenders. The project will be submitted for approval to Governor Tarcísio de Freitas.

The text proposed by the MP Emidio de Souza (PT) modifies the wording of Law 6.544/1989, which deals with state tenders and contracts. With these changes, companies that wish to participate in competitions with the São Paulo government will have to provide documents proving respect for the rights of children, adolescents and the elderly; gender identity and environment.

The company will also have to prove that it has internal management standards that guarantee equal pay and opportunities between men and women and that prevent, combat and punish attitudes. racist, homophobic And misogynist in the workplace.

To justify the project, the deputy affirms that the law on state tenders must express the standards of civility recognized and legitimized by Paulista society.

“The adoption of the concept of social adequacy, as one of the qualifying conditions for a company that intends to contract with the public administration of the State, represents the acceptance of an ethical principle that will not only guide the establishment of relationships between the public sector and the private sector, but that will guide private companies on the path to recognizing the relevance of their actions in the dissemination of values,” the parliamentarian wrote.

The text received favorable opinions from the rapporteurs of the Finance, Constitution and Justice and Infrastructure committees. Ricardo França (Podemos), rapporteur of the Infrastructure Committee, estimated that “this change could encourage companies to act in a more responsible and committed way towards society, and also promotes integrity and transparency in relations between companies and public administration”.