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The prospects of leisure in the face of the decline of workers' fight for the reduction of working time: the Brazilian case / PERSPECTIVES POUR LE LOISIR SUITE A L'AFFAJBLISSMENT DE LA LUTTE POUR LA REDUCTION DE LAJOURNEE DE TRAVAIL—LE CAS BRESILIEN

Pages 3-15 | Published online: 11 Mar 2011
 

Abstract

The workers' fight for the reduction of working time has declined internationally. In Brazil the situation becomes even more problematic. The aim of this paper is to show that the Brazilian trade unions have not acquired the key experience in this kind of fight. First, I summarise the different stages of the reduction of working time in Brazil and the role of trade unions in this process. After that, I discuss the prospects for leisure in a society where a new reduction of the working time is unlikely and informal labour is becoming more and more common.

Résumé

Si, au plan international, s'affaiblit la continuity de la lutte des travailleurs pour la reduction de la journée de travail, au sein de la société brésilienne la question devient encore plus compliquée. L'objectif de cette communication est de montrer que les syndicats brésiliens n'ont pas acquiert l'experience nécessaire dans ce terrain. Après revisiter les différentes etapes de la réduction de la journée de travail au Brésil, on propose une discussion sur les perspectives pour le loisir dans notre société, étant donné non seulement une improbable nouvelle réduction de la journée mais aussi la montee de l'informalité du travail.

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