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Jair Meneguelli
Jair Antonio Meneguelli (born 16 July 1947) is a Brazilian politician and former trade union leader. Born in São Caetano do Sul, Meneguelli studied at the Colégio Barão do Rio Branco before becoming a toolmaker. He found work with Willys Overland, which soon became part of Ford of Brazil. In 1977, he joined the Metalworkers' Union of São Bernardo do Campo and Diadema, and the following year he took part in a major campaign for wage increases. Through this, he came to know Lula, and Meneguelli was a founder member of the Workers' Party (PT) in 1980. In 1981, Meneguelli became president of the Metalworkers' Union, after Lula had been removed from office by the government. Two years later, he took it into the new Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT), and at the first CUT congress, in 1984, he was elected as its president. The CUT played a leading role in increasing industrial action, culminating in the 1986 general strike. In 1987, he stood down from the Metalworkers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Social Services
The Brazilian Industrial Social Services (, ''SESI'' in Portuguese) is a private Brazilian not-for-profit institution that operates throughout the country. It was set up on July 1, 1946 stating its aim to be "promoting social welfare, cultural development and improving the lives of workers and their families and the communities they live in". Paulo Freire worked in SESI in Pernambuco from 1947 to 1958. During that time in SESI he served first as Director of the Division of Public Relations, Education, and Culture, and then as superintendent.Darder, Antonia (2018) ''The Students Guide to Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed''. London & New York: Bloomsbury, pp. 8–9. Role The roles of SESI and the National Industrial Apprenticeships Association(SENAI) were set out in Acts 4.048, of 22 January 1942, 4.936, of 7 November 1942, 6.246, of 5 February 1944 and 9.403, of 25 June 1946. According to those bills, the roles referred to are owed by industrial establishments classified as suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
