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Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Brazil as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Brazil: End of paper work permit applications

June 23, 2015

From the end of August 2015, all work permit applications for the hiring of foreign workers in Brazil must be submitted electronically via MigranteWeb Digital …

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Brazil: Controversial draft law on outsourcing approved

April 20, 2015

After 11 years of heated debate, Brazil’s House of Representatives has approved a controversial draft law regarding outsourcing …

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Brazil: More employers to be subject to disability quotas

April 1, 2015

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved draft legislation on the inclusion of people with disabilities …

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Brazil: State minimum wage increase in 2015

December 17, 2014

The Legislative Assembly of São Paulo in Brazil has approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage …

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Brazil: Average real month wages vary according to area

October 6, 2014

The average real monthly wages received by workers aged 15 years and over in Brazil in 2013 has been estimated at 1,651 Brazilian real (535 euros/672 US dollars) …

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Brazil: National minimum wage increase for 2015

September 1, 2014

Brazil’s Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, Miriam Belchior, has proposed that the national minimum wage should increase to 788 …

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Brazil: Discrimination on the basis of HIV/AIDS status now a criminal offence

August 12, 2014

In Brazil, it is now a criminal offence to discriminate against individuals with HIV/AIDS …

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Brazil: Maximum term for temporary workers extended

August 11, 2014

A new regulation is now in force in Brazil which regulates temporary workers …

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The Federation of International Employers (FedEE) is committed to undertaking its activities in an ethical and humane way. We seek to verify that none of our Suppliers, Associates, Affiliates Representatives or Members is involved in unethical trade practices and operate our own employment policy in line with ILO conventions and the principles of best practice. Operational and strategic issues are the responsibility of the FedEE Board, whilst day-to-day running of FedEE is through its Secretary-General and contractual relationship with our operating affiliate FedEE Corporate Services Limited (FCSL). Our services are mainly engaged via FCSL and are principally in the fields of professional services, IT services, telecommunications, utilities and office supply. We undertake to pay our suppliers in a timely way and promote an organisational philosophy that promotes equality of opportunity, freedom of expression, tolerance and a liberal corporate stance. FedEE has its own code of conduct, developed many years ago, and seeks to both further that in the corporate world and adhere to it in our own organisation.