Between law and voluntary sustainability standards: a case study of the labor conditions in Brazilian coffee production

dc.contributor.author	Perosa, Bruno Benzaquen
dc.contributor.author	Saes, Maria Sylvia Macchione
dc.contributor.author	Jesus, Clesio Marcelino de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-09T23:05:25Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-09T23:05:25Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-05
dc.identifier.citation	PEROSA, B. B.; SAES, M. S. M.; JESUS, C. M. Between law and voluntary sustainability standards: a case study of the labor conditions in Brazilian coffee production. Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, Brasília, v. 62, n. 3, e275418, 05 jan. 2024.	pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn	1806-9479
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9479.2023.275418	pt_BR
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.sbicafe.ufv.br/handle/123456789/14442
dc.description.abstract	The rise of private governance mechanisms has been highlighted as a critical instrument to avoid labor rights flexibilization and defend decent work conditions in agricultural chains. This paper analyzes the impact of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs) on labor rights in the coffee production sector of Cerrado Mineiro, a traditional region in Brazil. In 2017, Brazil underwent a comprehensive reform of its labor laws and legal institutions. Based on qualitative research using primary and secondary data, this research investigates whether VSSs were effective in preserving labor rights for rural workers in a more deregulated institutional environment following the 2017 labor reform. Results indicate that VSSs do not guarantee labor rights, and that labor law relaxation may endanger rural coffee workers.	pt_BR
dc.format	pdf	pt_BR
dc.language.iso	en	pt_BR
dc.publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural	pt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural;v. 62, n. 3, e275418, 2024;
dc.rights	Open Access	pt_BR
dc.subject	Coffee production	pt_BR
dc.subject	Labor rights	pt_BR
dc.subject	Labor reform	pt_BR
dc.subject	Private governance	pt_BR
dc.subject.classification	Cafeicultura::Economia e política agrícola	pt_BR
dc.title	Between law and voluntary sustainability standards: a case study of the labor conditions in Brazilian coffee production	pt_BR
dc.type	Artigo	pt_BR