Overview

• Workers at Toyota’s Sorocaba plant approved the layoff proposal with 96.28% support, with 3,709 of 4,492 eligible employees voting.
• Emergency collective vacations run from October 1 to 20, followed by a temporary layoff starting October 21 with possible monthly extensions up to 150 days.
• Employees earning up to R$10,000 will have 100% of net pay preserved during the layoff, higher salaries will be scaled, and benefits and full profit-sharing will be maintained.
• During the suspension, workers must enroll in bolsa-qualificação training, with part of income paid via federal unemployment insurance financed by the FAT and the remainder by Toyota.
• Toyota’s national assembly is paused because Porto Feliz supplies engines to Sorocaba and Indaiatuba lines that build models such as Corolla and Yaris Cross, affecting about 5,700 employees.