Overview
- Senators voted unanimously (96–0) to update Chapter XI of the Federal Labor Law, modifying articles 304 through 310.
- The reform broadens coverage beyond actors and musicians to include dubbing, circus and puppetry, music and sound, dance, writing and scripting, visual arts, and film and photography.
- It recognizes subordinate employment, opening access to social security and dignified pay, and requires employers to provide appropriate workplaces, including safe and hygienic dressing rooms when needed.
- Hiring may be per project, fixed-term, indefinite, seasonal, or per function, with pay set by unit of work or time and differentiated by role category or artistic trajectory.
- Backers say the measure targets widespread precariousness in a sector estimated to employ over one million people with limited formal protections, with implementation pending the Deputies’ vote and official publication.