Meatworkers’ health and safety under attack in Brazil

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Meatworkers’ health and safety under attack in Brazil

The IUF is calling on members of the Ministry of Labour of Brazil to reject proposals to withdraw or amend NR 36, the regulations which govern health and safety in the meat and poultry industry.

The adoption of NR 36 in meat and poultry processing in 2013 was a major advance in Brazil and inspired the adoption of similar standards throughout Latin America. NR 36 is in compliance with International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 155, the international standard on occupational health and safety.

The Brazilian Government adopted NR 36 following 15 years of national and international campaigning for safer meat and poultry workplaces. NR 36 aims to halt the epidemic of repetitive strain and other injuries by regulating work practices to prevent such injuries. Repealing or amending this measure would significantly undermine the safety of over 500, 000 workers in the industry. NR 36 guarantees the participation of workers and their trade unions in developing and monitoring health and safety in the workplace in line with international standards including C155.

Today, in the midst of a global pandemic, Brazilian authorities, backed by powerful corporate interests, are preparing to withdraw or seriously weaken NR 36.

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Here is the message you are sending: To: Mr Leandro Barbosa de Lima – Chefe de Gabinete do Ministro do Trabalho Mr Eduardo Sampaio Marques – Chefe de Gabinete da Ministra da Agricultura Mr Francisco Basilio Freitas De Souza – Assessor Especial da Ministra da Agricultura Mr Marcelo da Siqueira Freitas - Ministério da Economia - Chefe da Assessoria Especial Mr Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes - Gabinete do Ministro da Economia Mr João Henrique Nascimento de Freitas – Assessoria Especial do Presidente da República Dear Sirs, We have been informed by the global trade union federation, the IUF, that the Ministry of Labour of Brazil is considering withdrawing or amending NR36, the regulations governing health and safety in the meat industry. NR 36 is critical to protecting the safety of workers in a hazardous industry where repetitive strain injuries, amputations, cuts, falls, stress, and exposure to zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens are regular occurrences. In the midst of a global pandemic, when crowded workplaces, cold and humid working conditions, lack of appropriate PPE and poor ventilation have combined to cause death or illness to hundreds of thousands of workers and their families, we demand that workplace health and safety regulations be maintained to protect workers from harm. As the International Labour Organization (ILO) prepares to discuss declaring health and safety a Fundamental Principle and Right at Work, we remind you that NR 36 is in compliance with ILO standards and must not be weakened. We urge you to oppose proposals to amend or withdraw NR 36. If you wish to send your own message and not use this text, please open your email client and paste these addresses into the To field: gab.mtp@mte.gov.br gm@agro.gov.br eduardo.sampaio@agro.gov.br francisco.basilio@agro.gov.br marcelo.freitas@economia.gov.br gabinete.ministro@economia.gov.br aesppr.chefia@presidencia.gov.br Enter the number 1175 here: Thank you If you would like to receive future urgent action alerts from us, please check this box:

Act Now International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant,Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)

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International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant,
Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)