Outsourcing and the sociosexual and racial division of labor

Cláudia Mazzei Nogueira,Rachel Gouveia Passos

doi:10.1590/1982-02592018v21n3p484

Abstract

Abstract This work seeks to analyze outsourcing with an emphasis on the socio-sexual and racial division of labor. We understand that there is differentiation about the outsourcing biases in the case of black women since Brazilian social formation is based on racism, patriarchy, and colonialism. Therefore, the article is presented in three parts: first, we bring elements that define what outsourcing is; then we approach this phenomenon in the public sector, and finally, we deal with the topic of outsourcing and its effects from the sociosexual and racial division of labor.

Highlights

The practice of outsourcing has taken place worldwide1 since the 1970s and expanded with the production restructuring and the transformations in the world of work. It is a common type of work contract in Brazil, reaching its peak during the post-parliamentary coup that affected the deterioration of labor rights and social legislation, especially after the approval of Law 13429/2017, which establishes the rules both for outsourcing and temporary contracts, that are different from each other because of the contracting requirements and by specific articles
This article reflects on it and is divided into three parts: first, we bring elements that define outsourcing; we approach this phenomenon in the public sector, and we deal with the topic of outsourcing and its effects from the sociosexual and racial division of labor
Souza (2012) works on the situation in the public administration, it is important to observe that the reality in the private sector when it comes to outsourcing is not very different, because all these concerns regarding non-compliance with labor rights are present in both sectors

Summary

Introduction

The practice of outsourcing has taken place worldwide1 since the 1970s and expanded with the production restructuring and the transformations in the world of work. For companies not to close down or declare bankruptcy, it became necessary to implement a practice of intensifying the exploitation of the working class: “[...] changing how they managed and organized work, significantly reduced costs and increased productivity, using as their primary strategy the decentralization of their activities, in some cases through outsourcing of labor.” (Lima Neto, 2008, p.18).

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