Experiências de trabalhadores rurais escravizados em agroindústrias piauienses - Entre Rios - 1990 a 2010

Abstract

This work aims to discuss the experiences of rural workers in agro industries located in the territory of Piauí, whose practices indicate the promotion of slave like labor in a contemporary context between 1990 and 2010. Focusing on rural areas, the research focused on analyzing the daily life and mechanisms of worker’s submission in the following companies: Companhia Agro industrial Vale do Parnaíba COMVAP, located in the city União PI, and GECOSA Indústrias Integradas Gervásio Costa S.A., situated in the Novo Nilo settlement, municipality of União PI, both companies located in the Entre Rios region. Supported by an extensive bibliography in the historiographical, legal, and sociological fields, the use of oral history methodology was crucial for the progress of the research, making it possible to hear the reports of rural workers who experienced the degrading working conditions in agro industries. In general, the research aimed to analyze the working conditions of workers in local agro industries and the existing power relations in this situation. In addition to oral reports, other sources accessed at CPT, NEHST/UESPI and TRT 22° Região supported this research. Theoretical references include Thompson (1987; 1998), Linden (2013; 2016), Gomes (2008). Beyond that, essencially Scott (2013). Finally, from a local perspective, among several authors, Rocha (2015; 2010), Masulo (2014), Vieira (2021) and Costa (2018) were used as references, whose works contributed to reflecting on the local population and working conditions.