Capitalismo e pandemia: o surto de COVID-19 como consequência da exploração do trabalho e do meio ambiente

Abstract

The present work is a theoretical reflection on the double exploitation of capitalism on the work force of the working class and nature, in which the fundamental factors for maintaining this mode of production will be presented, as well as its consequences for society, and especially those belonging to the working class. Exploitation of the working class is a much-discussed subject in the academic field of social work, but concomitantly with this exploitation, there is also exploitation of nature in an intensified way, being exploited at a faster pace than its natural regeneration, with severe consequences. In bibliographic studies that we had access to in the midst of the covid19 pandemic scenario that we have been experiencing since the beginning of 2020, it was identified that the capitalist mode of production is more susceptible to the development and expansion of new infectious diseases. In this context, SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease Covid-19, had a special place in our discussion, due to the devastating effects that the infection of the new Coronavirus causes don workers. The study was carried out through a literature review, by renowned authors, highlighting the evolutionary biologist Rob Wallace, in which we brough this studies as the basis for our discussion.