16/09/23 Emprego e litigiosidade: impactos da Reforma trabalhista na região de Campina Grande - PB

Abstract

The Brazilian Labor Reform, approved in 2017 under the promises of modernizing labor relations, generating employment and income and reducing litigation, in a political context attuned to contemporary capitalism, led to profound changes in the country's labor legislation, easing labor protection standards, directly reaching the poorest portion of society, especially the population of the northeastern states, region historically affected by the drought phenomenon, of which Paraíba is one of the most affected, which in addition to recording one of the worst results in the “Produto Interno Bruto (PIB)” of the country, is characterized by low qualification and remuneration of workers and high informality in relations of work. This study aims to analyze the most expressive repercussions of the Labor Reform on the employability and litigation of the Campina Grande region, based on the period between 2015 and 2019. An investigation was carried out in the database of the Horus system of the Regional Labor Court (TRT) of the 13th Region (Paraíba), of a quantitative nature, of the lawsuits proposed during the research period, considering the quantitative of the actions, the character of the requests and the financial volume of the proposed demands based on the value of the actions and convictions in the period. The initial evidence of the study indicates that, although there was a significant reduction in the number of processes, the Reform mitigated workers' rights, promoted greater precarious work, increased informality and did not generate new jobs.