Neoliberalism as a Producer of Precariousness and the Scenario of Domestic Workers in Manaus

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the influences of neoliberalism as an economic and social model in the material conditions and subjectivity of domestic workers in the metropolitan region of Manaus. Theoretical benchmark: domestic work is a historically racialized and precarious profession in Brazil, and this precariousness is intensified by the neoliberal scenario of the global economy of subjectivation. Method: qualitative research of inductive model was conducted with semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis for study. Results and conclusion: in the analysis were found factors indicative of the effects of neoliberalism both in the material reality of work and in the subjectivity of domestic workers Implications of research: the research offers new scientific contributions to the theme of domestic work, offering theoretical bases for interventions and public policies that impact this class of workers. Originality/value: the theme of the research demonstrates high social relevance for a greater political understanding of the socioeconomic scenario around domestic workers and their apprehension for future scientific and public policy works.