Abstract
What we know about the low-wage work and the low-wage worker in Brazil? Probably the economic criterion will be used to derive a more objective response: the level of income what they have. Alone, this response neglects that low-wage work is performed by a certain workers group that have many problems to access another labour reality, in the face of a series of social preconditions that make the precariousness of work into something premature and durable in their lives. In this theoretical essay, we reflect on the limitations of economic criteria for the debate on the work of low-income Brazilians in organizational studies. As a result, we indicate some implications for research practice.
Keywords:
Low-wage work; Social inequality; Low-wage workers; Precarious work; Contemporary Brazil