The aim of this article is to discuss challenges being faced by the Brazilian development project, which has been based on the mass consumption of the last three Multi-year Plans, which have sought to strike a balance between the increased income of Brazilian workers, greater employability, and the elimination of job instability. This study attempts to assess and compare indicators of formal job quality as defined by the proposal by the International Labour Organization (ILO) of a Decent Work Agenda, together with data which show the trajectory of Brazil's entry into the foreign trade arena. The paper raises issues about the possibilities of guaranteeing a policy of a greater role in the globalization process while re-evaluating the direct consequences of the internationalization of production and trade on the quality of work and generation of income. The text concludes by pointing out that development policy formation centered on a larger domestic market, with proposals for expanding mass consumption, means the redefinition of goals, not only for employability, but also creating jobs that fulfill workers' fundamental rights, in accordance with the parameters of the Decent Work Agenda.
Development; Decent work; Monitoring indicators
