The developing country I chose to study labor laws on was Brazil. I found a lot of information from http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/brazilian-employment-law-in-a-nutshell about their labor laws. I found out that in Brazil there is 44 hours of regular work time allowed each week. There is overtime allowed, but only two hours a day, and the employee needs to be paid at least time and a half for any of the overtime. The only exception is for people whose job is necessary for the people, where they can’t be as strict on the hour limit. I also learned that for every 12 months that people work there, they are entitled to 30 days of paid vacation. They even make more money than if they were actually working. They get paid 1 and 1/3 pay. Every year that they work there they get a bonus that is the same amount as one month of work. …show more content…
Brazilian mothers can take 120 days of leave for maternity leave, and fathers can get 5 days leave for paternity leave. In Brazil, the employer is supposed to pay for the employee to get to work, and if they are working for at least 8 hours, they are supposed to pay for their meal, too. I also found some information about Brazil’s labor laws from http://employer.com.br/book-de-terceirizacao/understading-labor-laws-in-brazil/. They said that in Brazil they have different minimum wages for what kind of work there is. There is also required compensation for dangerous and dirty jobs. There also is a law that says that if the employer is going to fire someone, they must pay the person for a month’s worth of wages. It also said they get a paid rest period every week. The United States labor laws are similar in some ways, but they are far less employee friendly than Brazil’s. The information regarding the United States labor laws came from https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages. In the US, there is a 40-hour regular hour