(en) Brazil, Aurora Obreira #27 - The Falsehood of unrealistic wage increases (pt)

The adoption of economic measures that determined the creation of money Real call to 
Brazil, came in a strong supported wage squeeze, to which undoubtedly contributed and 
still operate accordingly calls unions linked to the State, by means of fascist laws in 
force since the 1930s, as a rule contributed significantly to the doldrums of the Labour 
Movement and its complete demobilization in order to resist to all sorts of maneuvers 
exploration, from the State and the employer. In that year 2013 our country ponteia among 
the 10 largest economies in the world, but have in society million people unemployed, 
surviving on limit with their informal work, which does not guarantee social security
any.

In spite of this 'mecatrefice' formal wages for decades, were
successively minimized by all sorts of expedients state - plans
economic, inflation, confiscation of savings, reductions, currency devaluation,
dearth of genera and more essential consumer goods, exports, etc.. - The
which were intended solely to keep Brazil in the order of submission to
international capital. Consequently low wages for workers
formal - Signed with Wallet - was and is the rule. Complementary measures that
obviously been added by the State, such as the difficulty to access the
existing formal and public education of poor quality; exceedingly teaching
higher majority is still paid, the few centers of qualification
hand labor - Technical or Vocational Schools, public transportation
expensive and of poor quality; These policies grounders, sponsored by the state and
shielded by the business, esfacelam the proletariat in Brazil. An example
in particular it is pointed in the same factory floor have
workers with higher education and next working laborers
illiterate, which cravenly justifies wages greatly differentiated
in the same sector or workplace. Rule in the arduous work,
dangerous and unhealthy are intended for those who have
fewer studies, those who do not have
professional qualification or degree courses on top. The rationale for this
everything is still creeping, ie, it is just that the skilled worker
earn more, as studied, prepared, struggled, the unskilled
when in fact the "unskilled" work more, produce more and earn
much less, only that in most cases it was not appropriate or
orientation of importance to the studies. At the moment (2013) the government
along with the owners of Mass Media (Radio, TV Networks,
Newspapers, Magazines) besides falsely trumpeting that the country is going through period
undeniable economic prosperity and consequent full employment, sell
delusional ideas that wage gains are not odd situation with
relation to other historical moments of the Republic.

We on the other hand understand that wages are still too
differentiated below estimates, being totally insufficient. The best example
this case is that the minimum wage pegged to GDP growth and referenced
dead in a currency called U.S. dollar, have been supported with
'Increases' significant, when in fact the "minimum wage" is in effect
manifestly unconstitutional because it does not follow the dictates listed in
Federal Constitution. Another aspect is that at any time that the
in power floated marking the minimum wage for the kidnapping and
historical manipulation of official inflation indices, which rescued result
in value much larger than at present. Also flippantly compare salary
minimal effect with the so-called competing countries such as China,
India, Bangladesh, where the exploitation of workers is more ominous still,
therefore a parameter to justify this shameful our supposed lack of
competitiveness when the problem in this technological issue that
Brazilian workers no longer have access and the monstrous public tax
to maintain a state totally unnecessary and shaky.

To keep wages arrochados government enacted legislation that inhibits
fight for increases, institutional and arguing publicly that increases
permanent foment inflation, because of this legalistic view and the clumsy
workers can only claim once a year to pass annual inflation
past tense (some professions still manage the transfer of
inflation every 3, 4 or 6 months, but there are few and no formalized, which may
not be characterized as a vested right), which is not guaranteed by law, is
must therefore fight for the replacement of lost earnings and not by salary.

Built fallacy that all this the vaunted gain real wages - increase
real - whose indices are negligible or non recovering losses for inflation and
much less ensuring a greater purchasing power as inflation at all
hits, also seen there any control prices. Theoretically and
surprisingly the numbers on the call are real gains in most
positive, providing for the year 2012 that pointed to an average 1.96%
(Average gain real total) according to calculations DIEESE. The industry sector that
had the highest average increase in 2012 was the actual construction and furniture - with
average gain of 3.17% above the INPC.

As we observe the wage index recomposition - increases - are
small, which does not reset the losses recorded in the historical periods
high inflation. Wages in general in Brazil are lower than the other
savings tip, which testifies that we reference
economic due to overexploitation of formal and informal workers and
impoverishment forced millions of individuals are subjected
greatly those who have no fixed income. The so-called real gain as this post is
illusory, constitutes a provocation to workers and must be attacked by us
libertarians, under penalty of connivance with the institutions. Workers have
always right to fight for wages and more compatible with the needs
basic health and education included. We're not with it compactuando with
capitalist exploitation and its indices and social indicators, only
understand that the struggle has to move forward anyway, in order to undermine the
current operating system.

Pietro Anarchysta
Caxias do Sul, June 2013.