Tracy Breneman Pennas
Labor & Dispute Resolution Resources

Mario Carreño, Cuba Os Cortadores de Cana, 1943

BRASIL: Mechanisms for resolving labor disputes 4) Sindicatos Trade Unionism: Federation of trade unions belonging to similar branches of work, organized on a state, inter-state or national level.   Trade unionism was inspired by the corporative system used by Italy from 1927-1943, where for each professional trade union such an association is allowed to exist.  There are many such workers' associations.        Employers' Associations  - there are no centrals for enployers' organizations.  The two most powerful        entrepreneurs' associations that belong to the national structure of trade unionism are:  Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI) Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (Fiesp) Trade Union Centrals (not part of the trade union structure).  They include trade unions, federations, confederations, but never inquire about their professionals' origin or level in the legal structure.  These crosscut professions and occupations.  The most significant are: Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) Força Sindical Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores (CGT) Central Geral dos Trabalhadores (CGTB) ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Partidos dos Trabalhadores (PT) Movimento Sindical Central Autônoma dos Trabalhadores (CAT) Social Democracia Sindical (SDS) Sindicais no Brasil (link through DIESSE) Associação Latino-Americano de Advogados Trabalhistas (Alal) ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ "Experiencias y propuestas del sindicalismo brasileño frente a la formación profesional" 1998 sti¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ tuto Latincano das Nações Unidas para Prevenção do Dpppelito e Tratamento do Delinquente (ILANUD) Latin erica