O futuro do trabalho no Brasil: as contrarreformas trabalhistas e a política de proteção aos trabalhadores

Abstract

Over the last few years, the phenomenon of uberization has gained notoriety, demonstrating labor relations marked by new forms of control. Technological expansion – together with the cyclical crises of capital – makes room for a new structure in the world of work in view of the scenario of latent unemployment in the country. In this process, the flexibilization of labor legislation plays a crucial role in the precariousness of labor activities, allowing the accentuated exploitation to be natural and regulated in society, expanding the informal labor market. Therefore, we defined as the objective of this study the understanding of the new models of labor exploitation as a consequence of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the impacts caused to workers, including the process of withdrawal of rights suffered from them. For that, we used the bibliographic-documental support based on the historical-dialectical materialist theory in order to direct our analysis. In this perspective, we have the understanding that technology can be an ally for the qualification of labor processes. However, this has not been considered in all its potential to facilitate work activities. It is used by capital as a way to lower costs, expand exploitation and control over the worker and, consequently, also expand its wealth.