Congress to vote on ending 6x1 work schedule this semester, says Boulos

Current 6x1 schedule affects millions of Brazilian workers, particularly women with dual household and work responsibilities, limiting rest to one day weekly.

For decades, millions of Brazilian workers have surrendered six days to labor in exchange for one day of rest — a rhythm that compresses human life into the narrowest margin of recovery. Now, Brazil's federal government is pressing Congress to vote this semester on dismantling the 6x1 work schedule, promising two rest days per week, a 40-hour maximum workweek, and no reduction in wages. The push reflects something older than electoral strategy: a long-deferred reckoning with what dignity at work actually requires, and who has always paid the steepest price for its absence.

Congress to vote on ending 6x1 work schedule this semester, says Boulos

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