Racism and Labor in Brazil: From Colonial Roots to Neoliberal Capitalism

Authors

  • Maria Zelma de Araújo Madeira Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
  • Daiane Daine de Oliveira Gomes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v16i2.44899

Abstract

The labor market is one of the spheres that unequivocally expresses the persistent structure of racial inequality in Brazilian social dynamics. Thus, this study aims to briefly analyze aspects that contribute to understanding the complexity of racism in social relations under Brazilian dependent capitalism. To this end, a bibliographic research was conducted grounded in the principles of historical materialism, highlighting how colonialism, slavery, and abolitionism without rights guarantee are fundamental elements for understanding the configurations of current labor relations. It is concluded that racism remains one of the main mechanisms responsible for the precarious inclusion or exclusion of Black individuals from the labor market, and that the advancement of neoliberalism has maximized the processes of racial domination and the racialization of poverty.

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Author Biographies

Maria Zelma de Araújo Madeira, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Curso de Serviço Social, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Daiane Daine de Oliveira Gomes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Capa da revista Argumentum, v. 16, n. 2, 2024, com a bandeira Pan-Africana, faz alusão como bandeira AUPN, bandeira Afro-Americana ou bandeira da Libertação Negra, é uma bandeira tricolor, em 3 faixas horizontais, nas cores vermelho, preto e verde. Na faixa verde está escrito o título deste fascículo Questão étnico-racial, serviço social e política social. Ao centro a silhueta do mapa do continente africano.

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Published

29-08-2024

How to Cite

Madeira, M. Z. de A., & Gomes, D. D. de O. (2024). Racism and Labor in Brazil: From Colonial Roots to Neoliberal Capitalism. Argumentum, 16(2), 42–55. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v16i2.44899

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2024): Ethinic-racial question, social service and social policy

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Thematic Articles

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