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Mário Mourão spoke in Oeiras, at Jamor Park, alongside the Mayor, Isaltino Morais, to accuse the government of wanting, with the new labour package, to 'compete with low wages, compete with countries where labour is exploited'.
Deputies from the Committee on Labour, Social Security and Inclusion and the Committee on Budget and Finance met with the executive board of STAS, the Union of Insurance Activity Workers, last Thursday. This union, affiliated with the UGT and led by Patrícia Caixinha, a former deputy elected for the PS, is considered the most representative in the insurance sector.
Union representatives were expelled by the HPA director and were unable to hold a meeting at the healthcare facility.
The president of ANSG says the law on associational rights has not been revised for 21 years and urges a review that prioritises collective bargaining and the creation of GNR trade unions.
