The effects of collective bargaining and social policies on rural workers in Uruguay
Historically, rural workers in Uruguay had fewer labour rights than their counterparts in urban areas. Jobs in agriculture have always been precarious and of low quality. Since 2005 Uruguay’s first progressive government implemented a series of labour policies aiming to make rural workers’ rights in...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
2014
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/ruris/article/view/16868 |
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| Summary: | Historically, rural workers in Uruguay had fewer labour rights than their counterparts in urban areas. Jobs in agriculture have always been precarious and of low quality. Since 2005 Uruguay’s first progressive government implemented a series of labour policies aiming to make rural workers’ rights in line with those of urban workers. Three of the main measures were the introduction of collective bargaining for first time in the rural context, the establishment of the eight hour working day, and the regulation of subcontract-work. Our aim in this paper is to reflect on and research the extent to which the formal recognition of rural workers’ rights enabled this population sector to really appropriate these benefits and improve their conditions of life and work. |
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| ISSN: | 2317-1480 |
