Relationship between precarious work and racism for migrants in Brazil

Jandir Pauli,Juliane Ruffatto,Lidiane Cássia Comin,Andrea Poleto Oltramari

doi:10.1590/1679-395120200019

Abstract

Abstract Amid the growing global flow of goods, workers migrating in search of work face a major challenge of integration in destination countries. Issues of racism and discrimination emerge in the workplace, causing inequality of opportunity. This research aims to describe the relationship between precarious work, discrimination at work, and perception of racism by migrant workers. The preliminary analysis of scientific production on the subject in Brazil suggests that the racist social structure is a condition for the insertion of migrant workers in precarious working conditions, compromising their social insertion. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted through a survey of four ethnic groups from different Brazilian regions. The results confirm the influence of precarious work on the perception of racism, with discrimination at work being a moderating variable in this relationship.

Highlights

The dynamics of migratory movements in society implies demographic, geographical, and social considerations
In a group of migrants, qualifications and occupations are different; even coming from the same country, when arriving at the destination country they become equal, since insertion in the new labor market goes through issues of prejudice, racial discrimination, and xenophobia towards these new workers, characterizing racism
Chiswick (1977, 1978), Chiswick et al (2005), and Chiswick and Miller (2014) already showed the decline in immigrants’ professional status, between their last job in the home country and the first job in the destination country, they look for career progression

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The dynamics of migratory movements in society implies demographic, geographical, and social considerations. Since the time of colonization, from slave immigration to contemporary immigration, Brazil has been the destination of amnestied people and a refuge for immigrants for different reasons, such as its territorial extension, international representation policies, and economic relevance in Latin America (Tedesco, 2019). Factors such as capital move and transnational policies (Sassen, 2011) affect the movement of immigrants that seek new places to live and work, due to poverty, wars, and conflicts, or new work opportunities, which are a central issue among immigrants’ intentions (Tedesco, 2018)

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