The different faces of mediation between capital and rural work in Brazil

Abstract

In recent decades, Brazil has established itself as the world’s largest producer of commodities (soy, sugar, corn, meat, coffee) and minerals (iron, gold, silver, aluminum, etc.). For this great production, capital has benefited from labor mobility at different levels – local, regional, national and international. Historically, there are deep economic and social disparities between regions. Thus, for decades, we see the images of thousands of migrants from the states of the northeast and northern Minas Gerais, to work on the plantations of sugar cane, coffee, orange and construction in south central, in the forestry, minerals and products related to livestock in the north and center of the country. In this scenario, the objectives of this article are intended: A) the analysis of the forms of mediation between labor and capital, taking into account two realities: the existence of forced labor, according to the interpretation of the quantitative data collected by the Ministry of Labour and CPT; wage labor in sugar cane plantations in the state of Sao Paulo. B) Analysis of the State agency regarding the production of legal rules about The National Compromisso regulations on work in sugar cane. Our intent is that these notes bring contributions for interventions Public Ministry of Labour in the sense of running labor regulations eliminating the practices of forced labor and degrading forms existing in the Brazilian countryside