Vulnerabilidade social e o mercado de trabalho no Brasil: um olhar atento aos imigrantes internacionais, em especial às mulheres

Abstract

This research focuses on immigrants, especially immigrant women, in conditions of social vulnerability, and how they fit into the Brazilian labor market. Regarding the process of insertion of immigrants in Brazilian society, some obstacles were highlighted, such as: reception, mastering the language, the issue of racial discrimination and document bureaucracy. These conditions allow part of the immigrants to become part of the “socially vulnerable” class. Thus, immigrants, and especially immigrant women, in situations of social vulnerability may face greater difficulties in entering the Brazilian labor market when compared to Brazilians in similar conditions (social vulnerability). For a better understanding of this problem, this research used exploratory and econometric statistics, having CadÚnico microdata as a data source. Our results revealed that immigrants in a situation of social vulnerability have a higher incidence of unemployment compared to natives in similar conditions. Specifically for immigrant women, the situation is even more challenging, with higher unemployment statistics compared to men. However, once inserted in the labor market, immigrant women manage to position themselves in formal jobs at a higher magnitude than Brazilian women, a factor that may be related to their higher level of qualification.