Viva Vida

Working conditions are becoming worse while the power of unions is deteriorating. Yet, the starting-point of VidaViva in Brazil was, that it is possible to do something about that. Since 2001 Vida Viva has spread around and now encompasses thousands of labour activists in Brazil, Mexico, Mozambique and Germany.

Vida Viva is about work, life and health, an often-difficult triangle. Everyday millions of workers are forced to jeopardize their health by going to work. And even though we automatically think of the grave circumstances of, for instance miners and construction workers, it turns out that stress is actually one of the main reasons of people becoming ill. More and more workers all over the world are pushed to work longer hours, accept a high level of pressure and intense and precarious working conditions.

Vida Viva deals with these issues, develops and supports workers’ strategies to regain control of workers’ own destinies - on the job as well as in private life – and to strengthen rank-and-file participation within unions themselves.

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