Labor, trade unions and social protection in the 2020 pandemic: notes on the Brazilian case

Authors

  • Ricardo Framil Filho Universidade de São Paulo
  • Leonardo Mello e Silva Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/csu.2020.56.2.06

Abstract

The article analyses the emergency measures of social protection created in response to the COVID-19 crisis in Brazil – the Emergency Benefit aimed at the formal labor regulated by the Consolidation of Labor Laws, and the Emergency Assistance offered to “informal” workers. In particular, it focuses on trade unions and on the definitions of “labor” and “workers” that guide these welfare programs. The paper draws on qualitative and quantitative evidence to assess the role of trade unions and the self-organization of workers in the making of social protection in the context of the pandemic.


Keywords: Labor, Trade Unions, COVID-19

Author Biographies

Ricardo Framil Filho, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade de São Paulo

Leonardo Mello e Silva, Universidade de São Paulo

Professor do Departamento de Sociologia da Universidade de São Paulo

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Published

2020-11-05

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 2 (2020): Maio/Agosto

Section

Dossiê: Instituições, Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento em Tempos de Pandemia Global

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