TRANSFORMAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA E QUALIFICAÇÃO DE MÃO DE OBRA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE PRODUTIVIDADE DO SETOR SUCROALCOOLEIRO

Abstract

The sugar and alcohol sector has undergone profound changes, with impacts on the trade group and business strategies. In addition to the changes in market structure, changes in the production process had important impacts on the labor market. A ban on the burning of sugar cane, cutting and planting mechanization led transformation of qualitative and quantitative need for manpower. With the mechanization was possible to obtain very significant gains in production and the change in profile of the new workers demanded. With this reference, this study investigated the history of sugar cane in Brazil, with special focus in Goiás, the changes in the sector's labor market and productivity. It was used for regional studies, a business paradigm. The survey showed that jobs with less need for qualification disappear gradually with the rural mechanization and search for greater productivity and competitiveness of the plants, adding to the number of shutdowns at a sensitive time of reduced government incentives and benefits for the sector in a crisis scenario international financial and impact on the internal market.