A invisibilidade social do trabalho escravo doméstico contemporâneo: análise da realidade contratual e limitação da atuação sindical das empregadas domésticas no Brasil.

Abstract

This article aims to understand contemporary domestic slave labor as a form of perpetuation of the slavery that occurred during the Colonial Period in Brazil. In this context, it intends to demonstrate how the lack of public policies focused on the integration and qualification of freed slaves was crucial for this scenario, in addition to highlighting how social constructions underpin precarious domestic labor relations, further contributing to the maintenance of contemporary slave labor, especially domestic labor. Next, it discusses legislative evolutions, both national and international, highlighting how a large portion of domestic workers are not protected by the current legal framework, as well as exploring how social invisibility and the affective relationships inherent in this form of labor contribute to its precariousness. Additionally, it explores the importance of trade unions in the fight against the precariousness of domestic labor and as a form of combating contemporary domestic slave labor, addressing the challenges and obstacles faced in this context. Furthermore, a survey is conducted on the union activities of domestic workers in Brazil. Finally, an analysis is made of the rescue of Madalena Gordiano in 2020, highlighting how the events experienced by the victim embody the themes discussed in this article, and discussing the consequences of her rescue for the denunciations of contemporary domestic slave labor.