The Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) is a Brazilian industrial federation from
the state of Rio de Janeiro that acts as a representative of the state's industries at municipal,
[In all 92 municipalities of Rio de Janeiro state.] state and national levels. The organization, one of the five that comprehend the
FIRJAN System
FIRJAN System is a network of private nonprofit organizations with more than ten thousand associates. Its mission is to promote business competitiveness, education and quality of life of industrial workers and the whole society, in the state of Ri ...
, also promotes
debates
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and produces
research
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es, studies and
project
A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective.
An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be ...
s aiming Rio de Janeiro's
sustainable development
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. The provision of services to companies affiliated to it (more than 8,000) targets the industrial, social and economic growth of Rio de Janeiro state.
History
FIRJAN was founded in 1975, but its history dates back to earlier decades. In December 1941, the Industrial Unions Federation in Federal District (FSIDF) had to adapt itself to new provisions of the corporate system of ''
Estado Novo'' regime, and was renamed Industry Federation of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJ), keeping the goal of bringing together unions of the industrial group. At that time, Rio was the
capital of Brazil.
Over the next thirty years, the name would change three more times: the first change was in 1958 for Industry Federation of the Federal District (FIDF). Then in 1960, when the federal capital was moved to
Brasília
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and a new
federative unit was created, it became Industry Federation of the State of Guanabara (FIEGA). And finally, in 1975 - when the Federation of Industries of the State of Guanabara (FIEGA) merged with the Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIERJ) - the new entity was renamed Industry Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN), a name that is maintained until today.
The FIRJAN System only came to be implanted in 1994, gathering FIRJAN,
CIRJ and related entities
SESI Rio
The Industry Social Service of the State of Rio de Janeiro comprehends SESI's work in Rio de Janeiro state. The institution focuses in improving work environments, quality of life and education levels of collaborators from Rio de Janeiro's enterp ...
,
SENAI Rio
The National Industrial Training Service of the State of Rio de Janeiro is SENAI's institution that serves the state. The organization works with vocational education (industry workers' qualification and specialization) and technological innovat ...
and
IEL Rio
Euvaldo Lodi Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IEL Rio) is the equivalent of the Brazilian ''Euvaldo Lodi Institute'', created by the ''National Confederation of Industry'' along with the ''Industry Social Service'' (SESI) and the '' National Industr ...
.
Operation
FIRJAN develops actions in the economic/business field and is a source for both matters of the State of Rio de Janeiro and national issues. It develops and promotes regional projects in a joint effort by companies, government bodies and various institutions, for example, the
Metropolitan Arc, that will withdraw from the streets about 35 thousand vehicles per day, according to the federation's predictions, avoiding another R$29 bi loss for the city of Rio de Janeiro, as happened in 2013;
It also promotes regional representations, through which companies in Rio de Janeiro state act in an integrated manner on several projects with access to relevant information
(such as the damage caused by bureaucracy to the profile of broadband in the country) and make their actions known; and
Corporate social responsibility
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, which consists in supporting social politics through
partnership
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s.
Notes
See also
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Economic policy
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Political economy
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Management
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Economy of Rio de Janeiro
References
External links
FIRJAN System
{{Authority control
1975 establishments in Brazil
Industrial development agencies
Industry in Brazil
Industrial relations