Growth of app-based transport workers in Brazil: opportunity or precariousness?

Since the mid-2010s, the Brazilian labor market has faced crises marked by an increase in informality and joblessness. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation, resulting in the loss of more than 10 million jobs in 2020, with a slow recovery thereafter. In contrast, platform jobs, which h...

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Autores: Neto, João Hallak, Simões, André, Dick, Paulo, Roubaud, François, Razafindrakoto, Mireille
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Economia Social e do Trabalho
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:inpec.econtents.bc.unicamp.br:article/19948
Acesso em linha:https://econtents.bc.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rbest/article/view/19948
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Trabalho por aplicativo
Gig economy
Trabalho informal - Brasil
Trabalho precário - Brasil
App work
Informal work - Brazil
Precarious work - Brazil
Trabajo en plataforma
Trabajo informal - Brasil
Trabajo precario - Brasil
Travail sur plateforme numérique
Travail informel - Brésil
Travail précaire - Brésil
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Resumo:Since the mid-2010s, the Brazilian labor market has faced crises marked by an increase in informality and joblessness. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation, resulting in the loss of more than 10 million jobs in 2020, with a slow recovery thereafter. In contrast, platform jobs, which have emerged since 2016, have shown significant growth. However, quantifying and qualifying these jobs is challenging due to the lack of adequate measurement tools. This article seeks to contribute to the debate on concepts and statistical tools for measuring these occupations in Brazil and to provide an overview of platform jobs, focusing specifically on drivers and delivery workers – a professional group that has seen significant growth in recent years. The analysis uses the IBGE's continuous household sample survey (PNADC) to compare the periods before and after the emergence of platforms.