Port labor unions to present substitute proposal on ports law reform in Brasília

The three federations representing casual port workers in Brazil will present a substitute proposal for the labor rules currently under review to the special committee discussing Bill (PL) 733/2025 — which revises the Ports Law (12.815/2013) — in the Federal Chamber. Union leaders will propose maintaining the exclusivity of casual workers, with flexibility for hiring personnel not registered in the Labor Management Body (Ogmo) system when no suitable workers are available.

The president of the National Federation of Stevedores (FNE), José Adilson Pereira, explained that the category met and defined three pillars: the organization of the implemented labor management system, the collective bargaining of labor relations, and social protection for workers who remain in the system.

“We resumed the collective bargaining process, created criteria to discuss the exclusivity of workers at the time of hiring, addressed the regulation of hiring with employment contracts, and developed criteria to prioritize hiring from within the system — but if there is no available worker, we can discuss this flexibility, which gave us a basis to reach a good understanding,” the union leader explained.

Approval
The negotiation proposal has already been approved by union councils in a plenary session held last week, and the final adjustments were discussed and concluded this Tuesday (5th) by the national federations of Stevedores (FNE), Port Workers (FNP), and Cargo Checkers and Lashers, Port Watchmen, Block Workers, Arrangers, and Mooring Workers (Fenccovib).

Pereira explained that, following approval, the substitute proposal will be presented to Minister of Ports and Airports Silvio Costa Filho later this week. “We have a meeting with the minister on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and we hope to finalize this negotiation,” he said.

After the meeting with Costa Filho, the substitute proposal will be submitted to the special committee installed in the Chamber of Deputies on July 9. The legislative group will resume its work tomorrow, following the end of the parliamentary recess.

Modifications
Bill 733/2025 proposes changes to labor relations in Brazil’s port system, including the end of exclusivity in hiring casual port workers and the authorization for the creation of companies that provide labor recruitment services in competition with Ogmo.

Source: A Tribuna

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