"Rick Azevedo, a resident of Rio de Janeiro, had been going from job to job for 12 years. All his positions had one thing in common: six consecutive work days, with one day off. On a Sunday night in 2023, consumed by exhaustion, he told himself that enough was enough. His boss had just called to ask him to come in early to his Monday shift as a pharmacy assistant. Feeling powerless and angry, the Brazilian grabbed his phone and logged into TikTok to vent."
"When are we, the working class, going to start a revolution in this country against the 6x1 schedule? [] It's an obsolete slavery, he said. An infinite number of security guards, mall workers, supermarket cash register operators, Burger King employees and staff at 24-hour convenience stores immediately identified with his complaint. Quickly, the view count for Azevedo's catharsis reached into the hundreds of thousands. The clip kicked off an uprising of Brazilian workers. Politicians took note."
Rick Azevedo, a Rio de Janeiro resident, posted a TikTok in 2023 protesting the six-days-on/one-day-off (6x1) work schedule after prolonged exhaustion. Millions of workers across sectors immediately identified with the complaint and the clip quickly garnered hundreds of thousands of views, sparking an uprising of Brazilian workers. Political leaders responded, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has made a shorter workday for the same pay a central campaign pledge. Congress is debating bills to reduce the workweek and vindicate workers' right to free time. Official figures indicate about 33 million Brazilians work 41–44 hours weekly, many under the 6x1 model. Brazil has joined a global movement for more free time and better compensation.
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