Abstract

BUENO FARTES, Vera Lúcia. Restructuring of Production, Precarious Employment and Professional Training. The Case of an Oil Refinery in Brazil.Translated byJulio César Leal Pereira. RMIE [online]. 2005, vol.10, n.25, pp.375-391. ISSN 1405-6666.

Presented are the results of research regarding the impact of the restructuring of production on the rating of subcontracted workers at an oil refinery in the state of Bahía, Brazil. An analysis is made of whether transformations in the work organization have an impact on the rating of employees in service companies, known as “third parties”, and whether the so-called “new skills” required from plant workers are also required from subcontracted workers. One of the main conclusions is that, in contrast with companies that employ permanent workers, companies that are “third parties” or externalize their services, do not invest in their employees’ education; they prefer workers with professional experience obtained from schooling (formal, in regular courses, or informal, through self-study) or from on-the-job learning.

Keywords : schools; professional skills; restructuring of the production sector; third-party work; Brazil.

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