The contraction in the construction labor market (2012-2019): Brazil and the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/2236-9996.2022-5303

Keywords:

mercado de trabalho, indústria da construção, mercado imobiliário, Brasil, Região Metropolitana de São Paulo

Abstract

The objective of the article is to analyze the contraction in the construction labor market in Brazil and in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP) between 2012 and 2020, focusing on building construction. We observed a strong decrease in the number of formal jobs in this subsector, with an increase in the weight of selfemployment, informality, and in the participation of lower-paid workers, even in the MRSP. The 2015-2016 crisis accentuated this movement, increasing the precarization of labor, not addressed by the labor reform nor by the slow recovery after 2017, which was based on the creation of low-paying jobs. The pandemic had a significant impact on the sector, highlighting the necessity of improvements in its working relationships and conditions.

Author Biographies

Juliana Bacelar de Araújo, UFRN

Professora do Curso de Graduação em Ciências Econômicas do Departamento de Economia da UFRN e Pesquisadora na Rede INCT Observatório das Metrópoles - Núcleo Natal, e no Grupo de Pesquisa em Economia Política do Desenvolvimento (GEPD/UFRN).

Cassiano José Bezerra Marques Trovão, UFRN

Professor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia do Departamento de Economia da UFRN e Pesquisador no Grupo de Pesquisa em Economia Política do Desenvolvimento (GEPD/UFRN) e no Núcleo de Análise Econômica Multissetorial, Estratégica e Conjuntural (NEMEC/UFRN).

Published

2021-11-26

How to Cite

Bacelar de Araújo, J., & Bezerra Marques Trovão, C. J. (2021). The contraction in the construction labor market (2012-2019): Brazil and the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Cadernos Metrópole, 24(53), 63–92. https://doi.org/10.1590/2236-9996.2022-5303