LABOR REFORM, AN ANALYSIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to expose and analyze the changes in Brazilian Labor Law under Law 13497 enacted on July 13, 2017, in disagreement with the fundamental and social principles enshrined in the Federal Constitution of 1988, widely known as labor reform due to Considering the considerable changes that it promoted in Labor Law, resulting in the regression of working conditions and access to justice, the study is developed through a bibliographical research of the relevant literature on the subject, and of the pertinent legislation, it is concluded that the mere flexibilization of labor rights, in addition to generating insecurity for the worker, and accentuating the power of the employer, is not the solution for economic growth and job creation, with peripheral nations such as Brazil presenting better results in promoting the economy on the part of the state and the economic integration of the population through social measures.