
Workers struggle news from Brasil
Activists spread leaflets against the 6×1 scale in Brasília
Actions against 6×1 scale, the constitutionally set working week of 44 hours within six days and only one to rest, continues. We have previously reported on similar actions in previous articles:
As A Nova Democracia reported, Honestino-Guimarães-Base-Collective activists distributed leaflets on the 6×1 scale in Brasilia on January 22. The activity took the attention of workers and students passing by at peak hours at the end of their work. In one hour, hundreds of leaflets were distributed.
The leaflet showed the need for the struggle to overthrow of the 6×1 scale without salary reduction, with the revocation of the “labor reform” and “pension reform” and all the anti-people’s laws. In addition to denouncing the promises not fulfilled by the government of Luiz Inacio (PT) and their submission to the interests of the ‘center’ and the latifundium.

A month earlier, in a previous activity, a march was done towards a mall. Protesters entered the mall shouting slogans against the 6×1 scale. The workers who were at the scene filmed and showed full support to protesters.
IBGE workers against their privatization
On November 29 workers of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) achieve to stop the creation of IBGE+, a foundation supposedly linked to the previous mentioned but being able to receive private funds, which will supposedly serve the privatization of the service. The workers achieved it by their own mobilization.
Hundreds of workers mobilized themselves to avoid this privatization, which will also cause a “risk for confidentiality of the data and the institution itself”, as a unionized worker stated.
The rally lasted two hours, and they occupied the streets during the protests. A call to unionize against the attacks of the government and the direction of the center was done.
The direction of IBGE finally announced the temporary suspension of the initiative of IBGE+ foundation, which meant a victory, according to the union ASSIBGE.