Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
The Ministries of Labor and Employment (MTE) and Justice and Public Security (MJSP) in Brazil have jointly issued a new regulation to bolster the protection and rights of migrant victims of forced labor and trafficking. Published on Wednesday, Interministerial Ordinance Read More …
The Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) has released the latest update to the “Dirty List”. This list, officially known as the Cadastro de Empregadores, catalogs employers found guilty of subjecting workers to modern slavery. The recent update marks Read More …
On January 28, 2004, four public servants were brutally murdered while inspecting rural labor conditions in Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They were Erastóstenes de Almeida Gonçalves, João Batista Soares Lage and Nelson José da Silva, labor inspectors, and Ailton Pereira Read More …
If you work in the commerce sector in Brazil, you may be wondering how the new regulation for working on holidays will affect you. The Ministry of Labor and Employment announced on January 24, 2024, that a new ordinance will Read More …
The Brazilian Labor Inspection is one of the oldest in the world, dating back to 1891, when it was established by Decree no. 1313, which regulated the inspection of factories where children and adolescents worked, and stipulated the conditions of Read More …
In the complex tapestry of labor relations, the Labor Inspectors, also known as Auditors-Fiscais do Trabalho, in Brazil play a pivotal role in upholding and enforcing constitutional and legal provisions related to employment. With a mission to safeguard the rights Read More …
In a significant milestone for workers’ rights, the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) in Brazil achieved a historic record by rescuing 3,190 individuals from conditions analogous to slavery in 2023. This accomplishment marks the highest number of rescues in Read More …
As of September 30, 2022, the following information relative to occupational health and safety will be available on the Brazilian Social Security and Federal Revenue Service websites: Lists of the percentiles of frequency, severity, and cost by Subclass of the Read More …
In the month that marks the National Day for Prevention of Accidents at Work that will be celebrated on July 27th, three fatal accidents in different regions of Bahia occurred in just three days, exposing the lack of safety at Read More …
e-Social, which is a project of the Brazilian Federal Government that aims to unify the information regarding employees, implemented the obligation of creation and submission of health and safety events for Group 1 companies. As established by Joint Ordinance SERFB/SEPRT/ME Read More …