Trabalho e trabalhadores da pesca industrial no Pará face à metamorfose do capital

Abstract

Labor is going through a phase of transformation due to new types of technology and organization of the production process that in turn shape the production of goods worldwide. New organization models have taken place and have been connected with fordist practices, which have caused a major impact on the work force utilization in the production process. This study analyzed the fishery industry taking into account development features of this activity, the structure possessed by companies of this sector to be on the market and earn new markets, and the way workers are placed in activities such as fish catching and processing. Companies comprising the fishery industry from the Icoaraci District (the Iargest one in Pará State) were analyzed through the study of how the strategy adopted by processing companies and small fishery companies, in Iight of changes in customer market and decreasing of the main resources exploited, have an effect on the workers involved in such activities.