A precarização do trabalho dos(as) assistentes sociais e suas determinações

Abstract

The general aim of this article is to analyze the precariousness of the work of Social Workers in the context of the structural crisis of capital. To this end, the following research problem was formulated: what are the determinants of the precarious wages of social workers, characterizing the subproletarianization of the work of this professional category? This is an exploratory bibliographical study to identify the structural and immediate determinants of the precariousness of social workers' work. As a result of the research, it was possible to conclude that the texts investigated refer to precariousness as structurally linked to the degradation and exploitation of work, the deregulation of social and labor rights, the expansion of social inequality, the flexibilization of work as a result of the expansion of public debts, etc. More immediately, the precariousness of the work of social work professionals is determined by the forms of hiring, working conditions, the flexibilization of working relationships, forms of outsourcing, the fragility of employment relationships, etc. This has consequences for the professional category and the quality of work in meeting the social demands of the user population.