Brazil

Council of Labor Relations

The Council of Labor Relations, created on September 2nd, 2010, and altered on April 20th, 2011, is a guiding, tripartite and equally-representated collegiate body. The council?s goal is to give its opinions on proposals regarding the democratization of labor relations in the country, the continuous update of union and labor legislation, the fostering of collective negotiation, the self-composition of conflicts in the work area, the creation of a favorable environment for job generation and decent work conditions - through dialogueue and negotiation between the government, employers and workers. The plenary of the council holds ordinary meetings every two months. The councilors that represent employers and workers have a two-year term with the possibility of two renewals.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
only backed by a governmental program or policy 
Frequency
regular
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
civil society private stakeholders  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields no decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

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