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MACEDO, Abílio Rezende; COSTA, Felizardo Tchiengo Bartolomeu  e  JUSTO, José Sterza. The mototaxi drivers in the world of work: precariousness, unemployment and informality. Rev. Subj. [online]. 2019, vol.19, n.1, pp. 64-76. ISSN 2359-0769.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/23590777.rs.v19i1.e7257.

The article aims to problematize the informality in the job of the mototaxi driver as one of the mechanisms of work precarization in the present days. It is assumed that the contemporary reorganization of labor, brought about by the advance of capitalism, has led to the introduction of new forms of exploitation of the worker and precariousness of work, sometimes without realizing it. A qualitative research was developed, using a direct observation technique and an interview with a semi-structured script carried out in the working environment of mototaxis. For the data treatment, the content analysis was used. The results pointed out several difficulties faced by these workers in their day to day work. The interviewees stressed the long working hours, the instability in relation to the activity and the recurrent risk of being involved in traffic accidents. However, some have stated that they prefer this type of work, without an employment relationship with the company or the boss, because they feel freer and with greater autonomy. It was concluded that the work of the mototaxi driver, as precarious and informal work, has multiple facets. By their own eyes, it is a job that is often used as a last alternative to unemployment, with little security and social protection, but which brings a sense of freedom and autonomy greater than formal work, supported labor laws.

Palavras-chave : mototaxi driver; precariousness; job.

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