Sob a ponta da agulha: dimensões do trabalho precário na indústria têxtil.

Abstract

The precariousness of work in contemporary society materializes from multiple dimensions: lowering wages, degrading workers’ health, and intensifying labor exploitation illustrate some examples. In order to understand how these dimensions are expressed in the context of the textile industry “Casa de Costura”, we developed a study articulating literature review with a set of information produced through empirical research carried out with the industry workers mentioned. We conclude the text by emphasizing that the precariousness of labor is a basis for sustaining the capitalist mode of production and pointing out the historical necessity of overcoming this system to inaugurate a life full of meaning inside and outside of work.