Outsourcing in Brazil

This book is the result of a study on the perception that actors involved in the outsourcing of services in Brazil have about the topic. We explore the role of outsourcing in the precariousness of work in Brazil based on statements from representatives of trade unions, academics, leaders of the national legislature responsible for drafting bills that seek to establish a regulatory framework for the matter, and representatives of the Brazilian labour judiciary. We sought to identify the fundamental elements of this outsourcing process and its consequences for the construction of these workers’ subjectivity, for the strengthening/weakening of the trade union movement in Brazil, and for the standardisation of respect for workers’ rights in the country. In addition, a bibliographic survey on the topic was conducted. The results of the research show us that there is no consensus on the regulatory paths to be followed by the various trade union centres. They also point out that there is a divide between the two bills currently being debated in the National Congress that refers to the class struggle.