Lula’s government to introduce quotas for transgender and indigenous people in public office

The government led by Lula da Silva plans to introduce a 2% quota for transgender individuals in the upcoming public examination for labor inspectors.

This would result in 18 out of 900 vacancies reserved for transgender professionals. Additionally, 2% of the vacancies will be reserved for indigenous people.

The decision to establish these quotas goes beyond the existing legislation, which only reserves vacancies for blacks (20%) and people with disabilities (5%) in public competitions.

Minister of Labor and Employment, Luiz Marinho, stated that the ministry would also increase the percentages for reserved vacancies for black individuals and people with disabilities to 45% and 6%, respectively, for this particular examination.

While some public agencies, like the São Paulo Public Defender’s Office, have already adopted a 2% quota for transgender individuals, this may exceed the actual percentage of the transgender population in the country.

According to a study published in 2021 by Giancarlo Spizzirri and colleagues, the rate of “gender-diverse” individuals in Brazil, which includes transsexuals, stands at 2%.

Labor inspectors play a crucial role in addressing labor irregularities such as slave labor, child labor, and violations of workplace safety regulations.

The starting salary for labor inspectors will be R$21,000v(US$4.200).

The last examination for this profession took place in 2013, and currently, there are 1.9 thousand labor inspectors in the country.

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