Gualberto: 'Outsourcing Bill is anti-labor revolution'
State deputy Francisco Gualberto (PT) on Tuesday (28) harshly criticized the outsourcing bill, already approved by the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília, and which now goes to the Senate for consideration and voting; “It goes back to the beginning of the 1940s and completely tears up the CLT,” says Gualberto, warning that this is a matter that needs much more debate with society.
Gilson Souza, from the Parliamentary Advisory Office - A parliamentarian with a political base in the trade union movement, state deputy Francisco Gualberto (PT) today (28) harshly criticized the outsourcing bill (PL 4330). Already approved by the Chamber of Deputies, in Brasília, the bill now goes to the Senate for consideration and voting. “It is the anti-revolution in labor relations in Brazil,” defined Gualberto. Legally expanding outsourcing, including to core activities in the public service, will be a crime against the historical achievements of workers, assesses the deputy.
“It harks back to the early 1940s and completely tears up the CLT [Brazilian Labor Law],” says Gualberto, warning that this is an issue that needs much more debate with society. With this outsourcing, many professional careers will be harmed.
“As it stands in the law, the Brazilian workforce will only serve two, three, or four employers who will become increasingly wealthy through the sale of labor,” he explains. “After all, what employer, being able to hire a third-party employee for R$1, will hire a more qualified one for R$5? We live in a savage capitalism, with shrewd businessmen who only aim for profit. And outsourcing means enslaving the Brazilian workforce.” According to the congressman, the bill represents a threat to the Brazilian economy because it will reduce workers' wages, the population's purchasing power, and consequently, tax revenue for the government.
“The damage is enormous for everyone, except for the business owners who sell the labor,” analyzes Francisco Gualberto. The state deputy points out that the project practically eliminates the possibility of holding public service exams, since agencies will be able to legally hire people for all activities through companies specializing in outsourcing labor. He also points out that it eliminates many rights and guarantees for workers, even those currently outsourced.
“At Petrobras, for example, where the practice of outsourcing has existed for a long time (not for core activities), if a contracted company fails to pay employee salaries, the state-owned company acts as a co-responsible party and withholds the company's money to pass it on to the workers. But this bill also puts an end to that,” warns Gualberto.
The deputy leader of the government bloc in the Legislative Assembly appealed to the three senators from Sergipe – Antônio Carlos Valadares (PSB), Maria do Carmo (DEM) and Eduardo Amorim (PSC) – to vote against Bill 4330. “I hope they will demonstrate responsibility towards the working class and the Brazilian economy,” he said.