Relationships and working conditions of social workers today: the proletarianization of the profession

Abstract:

This article presents some of the investigative pathways and “findings” of a survey^* on the relationships and working conditions of social workers in the labor market. Highlights the current trends for the processing of professional action through the proletarianization thesis, which indicates precariousness, informality, intensification and outsourcing of work - aimed at very low salary levels, temporary contracts, subcontracting, unhealthy spaces, overloads, illnesses and humiliations.

Keywords:
Work; Social Service; Marketplace of Work; Professional Action Processing; Proletarianization