In Brazil, the secretary’s profession has been regularized by federal law since September 30th, 1985. This fact made possible the creation of class unions and of FENASSEC (National Federation of Secretaries) in August 1988.

FENASSEC is a national organization of secretaries independent of any political parties and union centers. It is compounded by twenty eight secretarial unions, working together following the same objectives. At the time of its creation, there were sixteen unions which needed a national organization to aggregate them. There are still some brazilian states without a union to represent them.

Objectives and Action Areas

Objectives:

  • Development of the human being personally and professionally - from student level to retirement

  • Search for a balance between capital and work.

  • Total independent and autonomous work.

Action Areas :

  • Professional Education: implementation of a basic curriculum according to the new educational law.

  • Citizenship Awareness : rights and obligations, social function

  • Legal : salaries and wages agreements, legal assistance, labor cases.

  • Ethics: image of the profession and the professional, professional performance, fight against discrimination.

  • Social : social and cultural events, integration of the professionals.

  • International : share experiences with international associations, interchange with other countries(USA, Canada, Japan, South Africa,Mozambique, Spain, Portugal,England, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Uruguay)

 

Important Dates

4th Wednesday of April : International Secretaries Day

September 30th : Secretaries National Day

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