Brazil - Legislative Decree No.5452, to approve the Consolidation of Labour Laws. Dated 1 May 1943 Jurisdiction Brazil Year 1985 Published in English, French, Spanish Original/other title [French] Brésil - Décret-loi n°5452 du 1er mai 1943 portant approbation de la Codification des lois du travail Serial title ILO Legislative Series Source 1985, No.2, p.17-172. Descriptors [Primary] Brazil, developing countries, occupational safety and health [Secondary] banking and insurance, chemical industry, coal mining, communications industry, dock work, film projection, hours of work, journalism, law, musicians, occupational medicine, penalties, rail transport, teaching, water transport, women, young persons Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Version as amended to 2 Apr. 1985. Chapter II of Title II of this law is on hours of work, and Chapter V is on occupational safety and medicine. Title III deals with special rules for the protection of labour, including conditions of employment for bank employees, telephone workers, railway workers, merchant seamen, professional journalists, teachers, chemists and of Brazilian workers in general. Occupational protection of women and minors is also dealt with. CIS No. 86-290 Database ID 45443