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Writers, personalities and institutions linked to the black movements expressed their support for Magazine Luiza after the company announced last Friday (18) that the 2021 apprentice program will only accept black candidates.
According to the company, the goal is to bring more racial diversity to leadership positions.
The Air Movement, a mobilization against racism created by the Zumbi dos Palmares University and the NGO Afrobras, published this Monday (21) a note praising the action.
“Magalu’s fantastic and transformative action in creating a group of apprentices, especially young black people, led by visionary Luiza Helena Trajano, is a manifestation of courage and commitment to achieve racial equality,” the statement said.
In the text, the movement continues to consider the proposal as “a republican effort to strengthen democracy, combat inequalities and, above all, enhance human dignity.”
Expert feedback on the retail giant’s black internship program
Sueli Carneiro, philosopher, writer, director of Geledés, Instituto da Mulher Negra, and one of the main authors of the fight against racism, used her profile on social networks to comment on the matter.
In a post on Twitter, Sueli claimed that the company “put a finger on the wound. Pus will spur on all sides.”
The ad was also the target of attacks in the political arena. On Saturday (19), the deputy and deputy head of government in the Chamber, Carlos Jordy (PSL-RJ), accused the Luiza Magazine scholarship holder of a “crime of racism” and said that he would sue the Public Ministry.
The Magazine responded by responding to the deputy’s statements.
“We are absolutely at peace with the legality of our Trainee 2021 Program. The inclusive, affirmative actions and the inclusion in the professional market, of people discriminated against by generations, are part of a 2018 technical note from the Public Ministry of Labor,” replied the company to post on Twitter.
In her social networks, the writer and philosopher Djamila Ribeiro recalled a text she wrote for her column in Folha de S. Paulo, and pointed out that “Talking about racism backwards is like believing in unicorns.”
“Stop cognitive laziness. No one is obliged to know, but they have an obligation to find out if they want to talk about it. For privileged people, ignorance is not a blessing, ignorance is an excuse to maintain the status quo. As Jurema said Werneck, ‘the era of innocence is over, it was too late,’ “he wrote on his Instagram account this Sunday (20).
In addition to Magalu, Bayer, Gerdau, P&G and Banco BV have open positions for apprentices and internships aimed at blacks.
