Uma história de mulheres de classes populares no mundo do trabalho e sua relação com o Benefício de Prestação Continuada, da Política de Assistência Social, em Pelotas RS (2010-2014).

Abstract

The study of the trajectory of the woman of popular class in the world of business, that demand the benefit of the repayment continue in Pelotas is the theme of this lecture, take into consideration historical and cultural aspects that determine the relationship of the woman in the society. It was used as methodological resource the thematic oral history, with the interview of four woman, approaching themes as work, family and the political of the Social Assistance, as well was made one documentation review in the social legislation. Women's history was reference in the study with the intention of giving visibility to those who is usually anonymous. The popular class category and the families was used to understand the way of living at this woman, that overstep the material lack and it is build cultural and historically. The intention was to understand the different arrangements of the families, the roles and the hierarchy inside of those groups. The actions of the politics of social assistance, having as the preference at the family nucleus, with a reflex under the woman life, that has the historical role of take care of. The insertion of these women in the labor market occurred between 13 and 18 years old, due to situations of social vulnerability of their families, in activities related to care, mainly informal and with low remuneration. The work is conceived as place of sociability, of transposition of private to public sphere, but it is also perceived as reason of illness for most of the narrators. The insertion of the woman in the business world is unequal, in function informal and with low payment. The restriction of social rights announced in 1990 has affected specially the woman, that has this historical of unprotection. At present, the Benefit of the Continue Repayment (BPC), the Social Assistance of the Organic Law (LOAS), have being the alternative of many woman that don’t have access to the Politics of the Social Security, however it is not understood as a social right, due to the difficulty for its access.