Asked whether the law advances even without an agreement in Social Concertation, the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion simply responded: “Let’s see.”
The Economy Minister said this Tuesday that if there is still no agreement on labor legislation “it is not due to a lack of will on the part of the Government”who “intensely wants” a consensus.
Manuel Castro Almeida signaled that “if there is no agreement it is not due to the Government’s lack of will, because the Government intensely wanted to make the agreement and intensely wants the agreement”, on the sidelines of the Banking Forum 2026, organized by Jornal Económico, in Lisbon.
Asked whether the law advances even without an agreement in Social Concertation, the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion simply responded: “Let’s see.”
The president of the CIP, Armindo Monteiro, said this Monday, in statements to RTP Notícias that negotiations on the labor package and held UGT responsible due to the lack of understanding.
The Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal (CCP) also said, this Monday, the continuation of negotiations on the proposed labor legislation is not expected, after it was not possible to reach an agreement, it is now up to the Government to take a position.
“It is not foreseen. The Government will now define a position: whether to take the legislation to the Assembly of the Republic and in what format, whether the initial or whether some contributions will be incorporated. It remains at that point”, stated the president of the CCP, João Vieira Lopes, in statements to Lusa.
The draft reform project, called “Work XXI”, was presented by the Government of Luís Montenegro (PSD and CDS-PP) on July 24, 2025 and the Minister of Labor has already signaled her intention to submit the bill in parliament, although she does not commit to a date.
With Lusa
