Resumo:
The overall goal of this dissertation is to investigate how the Unified Black Movement contributes to the integration and improvement of working conditions for black women in Salvador. This study proposes a discussion of dimensions related to the historical demands of black women and the black movement in the pursuit of racial and gender equality in the Brazilian labor market. The proposition on racial and gender inequality in the world of work is situated within the theoretical debate, in the Brazilian context, and especially in the Bahian context, based on intersectionality and Marxist feminism among the categories of race, gender, and social class. A literature review was conducted to build theoretical chapters on the labor market, social gender relations, race, racial and sexual division of labor, paid domestic work, and social reproduction, accompanied by the systematization of statistical data from official sources. Additionally, documentary research on MNU newspapers and bulletins from 1981 to 2014 was carried out. In this part of the work, the discussion regarding the Unified Black Movement takes center stage, as well as the contributions of the organization in addressing racism and gender inequality in labor organization. In the third part, in-depth interviews were conducted with some MNU activists and the MNU women's group in Salvador.
