Sindicato das Indústrias de Fiação,Tecelagem e do Vestuário de Blumenau e região

What Sindicato das Indústrias de Fiação,Tecelagem e do Vestuário de Blumenau e região does

SINTEX (Sindicato das Indústrias de Fiação, Tecelagem e do Vestuário de Blumenau e região) is a non-profit employer association — a "sindicato patronal" — founded in 1952 and headquartered at Rua Antônio Treis, 607 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It represents textile and garment industry employers across an 18-municipality territorial base in the Vale do Itajaí region, including Blumenau, Gaspar, Indaial, Pomerode, Timbó, and Apiúna. The organization holds constitutional authority under Brazilian labor law to negotiate and sign collective labor agreements (Convenções Coletivas de Trabalho) with employee unions, and currently maintains collective agreements with eight worker-side unions covering spinning, weaving, knitting, and apparel categories. With 24 employees, SINTEX also delivers a portfolio of member services beyond collective bargaining: legal and technical support (Jurídico), import/export statistics for Brazil and Santa Catarina (Estatísticas), facility and meeting room rentals at its headquarters and at CEB (Locação de Espaços), communication and press services, collective benefits programs, convênios partnerships, and a member-to-member classifieds marketplace (Balcão de Negócios).

SINTEX's business model is member-funded through two statutory streams: the Contribuição Sindical (a federal union contribution, mandatory under CLT/Federal Constitution but facultative since Law 13.467/17, of which 60% flows to the sindicato, 15% to federations, 5% to confederations, and 20% to FAT) and the Taxa Negocial (a negotiation fee paid by all employers covered by the CCT, approved annually during the category's base date). The union has no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed revenue figures, and operates as a representative body rather than a commercial enterprise. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct outreach to companies in its territorial base, with member engagement channeled through dedicated departments for commercial, industrial, financial, administrative, HR, and communications matters.

The organization is a member of Abit (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção), participating in the Comitê Tributário, the Comitê de Produtores do Vestuário, and national training initiatives such as tax reform preparedness courses for the textile sector. Distribution combines direct in-person service at headquarters with a self-serve online portal for job postings, statistics access, collective agreement downloads, and event registration. Marketing channels include the sintex.org.br website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and email newsletter, supporting member acquisition and retention across its 18-municipality footprint.

Name

Sindicato das Indústrias de Fiação,Tecelagem e do Vestuário de Blumenau e região

Legal name

Sindicato das Indústrias de Fiação, Tecelagem e do Vestuário de Blumenau e região

Website

https://sintex.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SINTEX is a non-profit employer-side labor union founded in 1952 that represents textile and garment manufacturers across an 18-municipality region in Brazil's Vale do Itajaí, negotiating collective agreements and providing legal, statistical, and facility services to its members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Blumenau

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Contribuição Sindical (Union Contribution): The union contribution is mandatory for all companies in the category under Brazilian labor law (CLT) and the Federal Constitution. After Law 13.467/17, payment became optional (facultativo), though it remains important for associativism and sector strengthening. The revenue distribution is: 60% to unions, 15% to federations, 5% to confederations, and 20% to FAT (Fundo de Amparo ao Trabalhador).
2. Taxa Negocial (Negotiation Fee): The main funding mechanism for the union, covering legal, technical, and administrative expenses for collective negotiations. Paid by all companies covered by the Collective Labor Agreement (CCT) as approved by the Employer Assembly. The fee is set annually during the category's base date and is detailed in the Collective Agreement Amendment Terms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SINTEX is a labor union (sindicato patronal) representing employers in the textile, spinning, weaving, knitting, and garment manufacturing industries across 18 municipalities of the Vale do Itajaí region in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It provides constitutional collective bargaining representation before labor unions, legal and technical support, industry import/export statistics, meeting and training facility rentals, a member-only business exchange desk (Balcão de Negócios), and a job opportunities platform for member companies.

Product overview

SINTEX is a syndicate/union representing the textile and apparel industry in the Vale do Itajaí region of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Rather than offering a unified software platform, it provides a portfolio of member services including the Balcão de Negócios (business desk marketplace for selling/trading materials), Estatísticas (import/export statistics), Locação de Espaços (facility rentals for meetings and events), Jurídico (legal/labor negotiation support), Comunicação e Imprensa (communications), and Convenção Coletiva (collective bargaining agreements). The organization facilitates collective negotiations with labor unions and represents textile and apparel manufacturers across 18 municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Balcão de Negócios A member-only business exchange desk where affiliated textile and garment companies can publish materials they wish to sell or trade, across categories including machinery, tools, and miscellaneous items.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Abit (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINTEX participates in Abit's committees including the Tax Committee (Comitê Tributário), the Clothing Producers Committee (Comitê de Produtores do Vestuário), and training courses for members on topics such as tax reform impacts. The partnership provides access to national industry resources, advocacy, and professional development.
• Eight Labor Unions (Sindicatos de Empregados)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINTEX negotiates and signs collective labor agreements (Convenção Coletiva de Trabalho - CCT) with eight employee unions covering the textile and garment categories within their territorial base of 18 municipalities. These include unions representing workers in: Vestuário, Fiação e Tecelagem, Malharia, and related activities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• FIESC (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Santa Catarina): State-level industry federation of Santa Catarina, the same state where SINTEX is headquartered. It sits one organizational layer above SINTEX (which represents a specific industry within the state) and provides the broader industrial policy and representation context in which SINTEX operates.
• CNI (Confederação Nacional da Indústria): Brazil's national industry confederation, the apex body for the entire Sistema Indústria (which includes SINTEX's umbrella federation FIESC). CNI defines national industrial policy advocacy and is the broad incumbent against which SINTEX's regional sectoral representation is positioned.

Direct peers

• Sinditextil SP (Sindicato das Indústrias de Fiação e Tecelagem do Estado de São Paulo): Employer-side textile union in São Paulo state covering the same spinning and weaving categories as SINTEX. It is a near-identical organizational model operating in a parallel geography, making it the most directly comparable peer for SINTEX's collective-bargaining and member-service mandate.
• Abit (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção): National Brazilian textile and apparel industry association. SINTEX is an active partner in Abit's tax and producer committees, making Abit the closest peer in terms of sectoral mission (textile industry representation) but at the national rather than regional level.

Regional players

• FIESP (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo): State-level industry federation for São Paulo, the largest industrial economy in Brazil. It performs an analogous role to FIESC for São Paulo and is a structural peer of SINTEX's umbrella federation (FIESC), representing how industrial representation is organized in other Brazilian states.
• FIERGS (Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul): State-level industry federation for Rio Grande do Sul, neighboring Santa Catarina. With comparable textile and apparel industry footprint, it offers a useful peer reference for how regional industrial federations complement sector-specific employer unions like SINTEX.
• FIRJAN (Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro): State-level industry federation for Rio de Janeiro. It is structurally analogous to FIESC/FIESP and provides a regional comparison point for how state-level industrial representation supports sector-specific unions like SINTEX.

Others

• International Organisation of Employers (IOE): The principal international body representing employer interests in labor and social policy. It is an indirect peer of SINTEX in terms of mandate (representing employers in labor relations) but operates at a global policy level rather than serving regional textile employers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sintexsindicato
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sindicato-das-industrias-de-fia-o-tecelagem-e-do-vestuario-de-blumenau
• Instagraminstagram.com/sintexblumenau

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