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june 2015

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International Bulletin of the Chemical Branch of CUT

Chemical branch of CUT in action this May 29

Inside this number:
Chemical
branch of CUT
in action this
May 29
IndustriALL
Executive
Committee

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IndustriALL
campaigning
organization

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Protest at ILO
against
outsourcing

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Parliamentarian
Front in
defense of
Petrobras

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FETQUIM News
Bulletin

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Outsourcing
threatens
workers' rights

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Outsourcing Bill
is criticized at
the Senate

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ITUC Global
Rights Index

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IndustriALL
Women World
Conference

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Climate change
is union
business

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Workers 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 social
movements throughout Brazil. Avenues and highways were closed, there were
occupations, stoppages and protests with the goal of sending a quite clear message
to 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 on
outsourcing 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 access
to salary allowance and unemployment insurance.
The Bill 4,330 was approved in the House of Representatives in April and was
introduced 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 of
Representatives and authorized outsourcing in core activities in all branches, is not
modified.
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Trade unions and federations of the
chemical branch of CUT also engaged in
this fight and participated in protests of
May 29.
The trade union of chemists of the ABC
region participated in the protests of
May 29, involving nearly two thousand
workers in the factories Solvay Indupa
(Santo Andr); Oxiteno (Mau); Colgate
(So Bernardo) and Lipson (Mau).
The trade union of chemists of So Paulo stopped the avenues Naes
Unidas and Interlagos, in front of Avon. The Trade Union of Glaziers of So
Paulo held protests with stoppages in the morning in the companies SaintGobain, in Mau, and Pilkington, in Caapava. The trade union of paper
makers of Jacare attended the combined act held with the Trade Union of
Drivers 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 since
5:30 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 Camaari
Complex was the first to join the national stoppage, with a strong participation
of workers of most factories of the complex. In Manaus, SindPlast participated in
protests with stoppages and a public act in the Industrial Complex.
In Recife, practically the whole city was involved in the mobilization. The Trade
Union 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 workers
answered the convocation of FUP (United Oil Workers Federation) and
interrupted their activities, cutting working shifts, suspending the issue of work
permits, holding blockages and delays on the workday. In several States, oil
workers also took part in public acts and parades.

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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.

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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.
STOP Precarious
Work

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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.

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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.
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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.
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.

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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.
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ITUC Global
Rights Index

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

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Index map.

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.
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.

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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.

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Board 2013-2017
Directors
(in alphabetical order)
President
Lucineide Varjo Soares
Adilma Oliveira da Silva Pereira, Alex Ricardo Fonseca, Antonio
Felipe Goulart, Aurlio Antnio de Medeiros, Cacilda de Paula
Oliveira, Cairo Garcia Corra, Carlos Alberto Mota Itaparica,
Carlos Alberto Soares Padilha, Cibele Izidorio Fogaa Vieira, Dalva
Lcio de Oliveira, Edielson Souza Santos, Fbio Augusto Lins,
Francisco Brito de Freitas, Geralcino Santana Teixeira, Gildsio
Silva Ribeiro de Souza, Itamar Jos Rodrigues Sanches, Jocemir
Ribeiro Monteiro, Jorge Alves de Pinho, Jos Isaac Gomes, Jos
Maria dos Santos Nascimento, Jos Pinheiro Almeida Lima, Letcia
Aida Silva Queiroz, Luciano Jos da Silva, Lucimar Rodrigues da
Silva, Lucola Conceio dos Santos Semio, Mrcio de Paula Cruz,
Maria Aparecida Arajo do Carmo, Paulo Antnio Lage, Paulo de
Souza Bezerra, Ronaldo Rodrigues de Lima, Rosalina da Silva,
Rosival Ferreira de Arajo, Severino Amaro do Nascimento,
Sergio Novais, Silvaney Bernardi, Tnia Andrea Lisboa, Valdeli dos
Santos Guimares, Vandr Jernimo da Silva

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