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Eight Years of Labor Reform: Between Promises of Modernization and Algorithmic Dystopia

A Legal, Economic, and Social Analysis of Contemporary Labor Precariousness

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  • Erotilde Ribeiro Santos Minharro University of Bologna
Published: 2025-10-01 Issue: Vol. 1 No. 48 (2025) Pages: 56-69

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Capa da 48ª edição da Revista Científica Virtual ESASP (OAB-SP), referente ao ano de 2025. O design apresenta uma foto de fundo com desfoque de pessoas caminhando em um ambiente moderno. Sobreposta à imagem, destaca-se o título em letras sóbrias: "8 Anos da Reforma Trabalhista: Reflexões e Perspectivas".

Abstract

The article critically analyzes the effects of the 2017 Labor Reform, focusing on the rise of work via digital platforms. It investigates how the flexibility of Law No. 13,467/2017 and algorithmic control contributed to precariousness, transforming the worker into a social "just-in-time." The author discusses the mismatch between promises of job creation and the reality of "uberization," advocating for the need for regulation that guarantees fundamental rights and human dignity against the sovereignty of algorithms. (Received: June 2025 | Accepted: September 2025).

Keywords

Algorithmic Management Uberization Labor Precariousness.

Author Biography

  • Erotilde Ribeiro Santos Minharro, University of Bologna

    Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Bologna. PhD and Master in Labor Law and Social Security Law from USP. Professor of Labor Procedural Law and Compliance at FDSBC. Labor Judge. Researcher at NTADT/USP and holder of Chair 07 of the Brazilian Academy of Social Security Law.

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    How to Cite

    Eight Years of Labor Reform: Between Promises of Modernization and Algorithmic Dystopia: A Legal, Economic, and Social Analysis of Contemporary Labor Precariousness. Revista ESASP - Revista Científica Virtual da Escola Superior de Advocacia da OAB/SP, São Paulo, v. 1, n. 48, p. 56–69, 2025. Disponível em: https://revista.esaoabsp.com/index.php/esa/article/view/95. Acesso em: 15 oct. 2026.

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