Intermediación laboral y mercados de trabajo en agriculturas reestructuradas: el caso del Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
Author:
Quaranta, Germán
Fabio, Francisco
Keywords:
Labor intermediation
Labor flexibility
Mobilization
Restructured agriculture
Intermediación laboral
Flexibilidad laboral
Movilización
Agricultura reestructurada
Labor flexibility
Mobilization
Restructured agriculture
Intermediación laboral
Flexibilidad laboral
Movilización
Agricultura reestructurada
Date:
2011-05-01
Abstract:
This article addresses the characteristics of labor intermediation in the context of restructured corporate agriculture, focusing on the role of the phenomenon in shaping labor markets. Traditionally, labor intermediation in agriculture facilitated labor force recruitment, mobilization and control, primarily through coercive means. Nowadays, labor intermediation in agricultural contexts which have been restructured socially and productively has changed its profile and characteristics. The diversity of its modalities and functions allows companies to use highly flexible strategies for labor recruitment, while allowing different forms of worker registration. Agricultural production in the Uco Valley, in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, is a case in point with great potential to improve the conceptualization of labor intermediation in this type of scenario. The diversity of functions and the variety of actors involved constitute a scenario from which conclusions can be drawn about the nature of the phenomenon under the conditions mentioned above. Por tradición, la intermediación laboral en la agricultura ha facilitado el reclutamiento, la movilización y el control de la fuerza de trabajo. En la actualidad, en contextos de agriculturas reestructuradas social y productivamente, ésta modifica su perfil y características; la diversidad de sus modalidades y funciones permite a las empresas utilizar estrategias muy flexibles de contratación, a la vez que posibilita formas diferentes de registro de los trabajadores. Las producciones agrícolas del Valle de Uco, en la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina, constituyen un caso con gran potencial para avanzar en la conceptualización de la intermediación laboral en este tipo de escenarios. La heterogeneidad de formas, funciones y actores conforman un panorama a partir del cual es posible extraer conclusiones sobre su naturaleza en las condiciones señaladas.
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