Lula urges shorter workweek At elected-lawmakers meeting

Oct 7

In Brasília, Lula meets parliamentarians elected the preceding Sunday and urges a five-day working week with two rest days and no pay reduction. In the quoted speech he stresses that women shoulder additional unpaid care duties and argues that people need time to live. The complete report also briefly describes a student march from Candelária in Rio in defence of democracy, education and workers' policies. That embedded march is brief, while Lula's meeting and complete workweek appeal are the substantial occurrence.

At an October 7 Brasília meeting with parliamentarians elected on Sunday, Lula advocates five working days, two rest days and no salary reduction. His complete quoted appeal stresses women's unpaid care burdens and time to live. TV Brasil reports the meeting and advocacy, not enactment of a workweek law.