IMPACTOS DA PANDEMIA DA COVID - 19 NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO INFORMAL E POSSÍVEIS MEDIDAS GOVERNAMENTAIS A FIM DE AMENIZÁ-LOS

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has represented a global public health problem, with social distancing and isolation as a major preventive measure, which has caused rapid changes in the job market. The primary objective of the article is to understand the negative effects on the informal labor market produced by the pandemic and the government's actions to mitigate them. Having as main problem the impacts of the pandemic on the Brazilian job market and what can be done by the government to soften the consequences. The methodology used in this article was based on a literature review and analysis of data provided by geographic and statistical information providers in Brazil. The theoretical references that will give clues to the theme will be built based on the readings of: Krein(2010), Proni (2010), Targino (2015), Vasconcelos (2015) and Antunes (2009). Through this article it was possible to conclude that public health measures had a negative financial impact on the livesof families, companies and the government, and among the various governmental measures adopted in order to mitigate this scenario, one of the most resolute is carried out through the application of resources in health and in the sectors responsible for the population's quality of life, as it will boost the economy with the generation of formal jobs.