Councilor elected by PSOL in Rio de Janeiro with 29,364 votes, Rick Azevedo gained national prominence in recent days thanks to a result of the movement he leads, Vida Além do Trabalho (VAT), materializing in the Chamber: the PEC at the end of the 6×1 scale, foreseen by the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws), led by congresswoman Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP).
Ricardo Cardoso Azevedo is 29 years old and was born in Dianópolis (TO), about 340 kilometers from Palmas, but has lived in the capital of Rio for ten years. At the end of last year, a video in which he expressed his tiredness with his routine as a pharmacy clerk went viral on TikTok.
“We cannot let this slave regime continue to enslave us because we are complacent. I don’t go hungry because I have a mother who helps me and I have other sources, but there are people who work and don’t have anything to eat. We are living slavery without doing anything”, said Rick at the time.
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The repercussion led Rick to create a WhatsApp group to coordinate actions with supporters. Within days, the community of up to 2,000 people was full. After several suggestions, the movement adopted the name “Life Beyond Work (VAT)”, reflecting the message of its video.
With the support of experts, Rick launched a petition that, in its first week on social media, accumulated 50,000 signatures. This document, which currently has more than 2 million supporters, was used by Erika as justification for the PEC presented in May.
The petition asks Congress to review the 6×1 work schedule and implement alternatives that promote a more balanced working day, allowing workers more time for personal and family life.
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Furthermore, it calls for a public debate involving workers, employers and experts, and protection policies that ensure regular vacations, parental leave, limitation of overtime, among other measures for the health and well-being of employees.
“I don’t have a child, I don’t have a husband, I’m alone and I can’t do things, imagine who has all this and a house to take care of. The person donates to the company six days a week and only has one day off, to earn a minimum wage”, says the elected councilor in one of his videos.
Erika Hilton’s proposal suggests a change in section XIII of article 7 of the Constitution, so that there is a reduction in the working day to four days a week and the hours worked to 36 hours a week, instead of the current 44.
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“The proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution reflects a global movement towards more flexible work models for workers, recognizing the need to adapt to the new realities of the labor market and the demands for a better quality of life for workers and their families”, writes the author of the project in the justification of the text.
In order for it to be filed and its processing to begin, the text needs the signature of at least 171 of the 513 federal deputies. So far, the parliamentarian has obtained the signature of around 140 deputies. If you don’t get 171 signatures, discussions on the text will not move forward.
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