Empirical evaluation of the agricultural formal employment in the mid-western region from 2000 to 2008

Authors

  • Luís Abel da Silva Filho Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
  • Jorge Luiz Mariano da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN
  • Silvana Nunes de Queiroz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/4276

Abstract

The mechanization process of agriculture in Brazil has caused changes in the production and in the world of rural work in the country. On one hand there are high productivities, and on the other hand, there is a low level of formal employment. Accordingly, this article aims to analyze the agricultural employment generation features in Midwest region between 2000 and 2008, in the circumstances of this sector’s productive process. The data are from the Annual Social Information List (RAIS) and the General Register of Employed and Unemployed (CAGED), both of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE). It is suggested that the advent of technology in rural areas has turned the employment conditions worse in agricultural sector in Midwest region by showing a decrease in the relative participation of this activity when it is compared to other sectors, especially services and commerce, and middle-income decreasing between 2000 and 2008. In terms of profile, in 2008, the jobs created were primarily for unskilled male labor force, consisting of occupied up to 29 years, the majority earning at most 2 wages, working on micro sized companies with opportunities especially for the more educated.

Key words: agriculture, mechanization, balance slots, Mid-West.

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2010): Jul-Dec

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