WORKERS AND UNIONISM IN BRAZIL: where did the labor unions go?

This article analyzes contemporary Brazilian unionism and, at the same time, discusses the process of affiliation to unions in the country from a few union indicators. Data from this study, mainly based on the National Research by Home Samples (PNAD) of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), show a movement from the unions, regarding all Brazilian regions, gender issues, and the city/countryside relationship. This process is more apparent inside the main union center in Brazil, the CUT (Workers Union Center).

本文分析当代巴西工会组织现状，与此同时基于若干工会统计指标探讨该国的工会入会进程。本研究主要采用巴西地理与统计研究所（Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE）的全国住户抽样调查（National Research by Home Samples, PNAD）数据，结果显示巴西工会组织在全国各区域、性别议题以及城乡关系层面呈现出相应的发展态势。这一演变进程在巴西国内核心工会组织——劳工联合中心（CUT，Workers Union Center）中体现得尤为突出。