(In)visible and essential: the migration of rural workers during the pandemic

Authors

  • Claudilene da Costa Ramalho Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri-UFVJM / Docente - Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo
  • Gustavo Giovanny dos Reis Apostolos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF/ Doutorando do PPGSS
  • Tainá Reis Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v13i2.33512

Abstract

The article presents a preliminary study on workers migrating to agricultural activities in the “Vales” region and to northern Minas Gerais during the pandemic period. It was developed from bibliographic research and information obtained from the Report for the Pastoral Land Commission on the theme, which presents data on the migration of workers in the region in question from April to May 2020. It is possible to see that, because of the agricultural development model built over the past fifty years, a continuous process of temporary migration to agribusiness chains has been forged, which remained during the pandemic, revealing that these workers remain (in)visible within capitalist relations, with almost no social and/or labor protection policies.

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Author Biographies

Claudilene da Costa Ramalho, Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri-UFVJM / Docente - Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo

Assistente Social.  Doutoranda pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Política Social da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Docente do Curso Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal dos Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM).

Gustavo Giovanny dos Reis Apostolos, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF/ Doutorando do PPGSS

Assistente social. Mestre em Serviço Social. Doutorando em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. (UFJF, Juiz de Fora, Brasil).

Tainá Reis, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR)

Socióloga. Doutora em Sociologia. Vice-líder Grupo CNPq Terra, Trabalho, Memória e Migração. Universidade Federal de São Carlos. (UFSCAR, São Carlos, Brasil).

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Published

31-08-2021

How to Cite

Ramalho, C. da C., Apostolos, G. G. dos R., & Reis, T. . (2021). (In)visible and essential: the migration of rural workers during the pandemic. Argumentum, 13(2), 159–176. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v13i2.33512

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2021): A ascensão da extrema direita e as consequências para as democracias

Section

Temas Livres

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