Presidency's General Secretariat Minister Guilherme Boulos announced on Tuesday (24) a set of actions to change relations between digital transport and delivery platforms and their workers. Measures include payment transparency requirements and support points creation. The announcement addresses demands for better working conditions.
Guilherme Boulos, Minister of the Presidency's General Secretariat, presented on Tuesday (24) a package of measures for app drivers and deliverers. The main action, issued by the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), requires platforms to include on invoices the amounts paid to workers per service and the portion retained by the companies. This rule will be published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) on Wednesday (25). Boulos justified the measure to show where the money goes: “Todos os clientes vão poder saber onde é que fica o dinheiro, que hoje não é no bolso do entregador, é na grande plataforma”./n/nThe government also partnered with the Banco do Brasil Foundation to install 100 physical support points across various regions of the country. These spaces will provide bathrooms, water, changing rooms, eating areas, rest zones, and connectivity, aiming to reduce the isolation and physical strain reported by workers./n/nAnother initiative is the creation of an Interministerial Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Actions for App Workers, involving representatives from the General Secretariat, Ministries of Labor and Employment, Social Security, Health, and Justice. The committee will develop and track policies for the group./n/nAdditionally, the item “trabalhador de plataforma digital” will be added to the Notification Diseases Information System (Sinan) forms for better data collection on work accidents. These actions come amid congressional negotiations for broader regulation, including a minimum floor estimated at R$ 10 per service plus distance add-ons.
