Processo de trabalho e processo de valorização: extração de mais-valia na mineração, Congonhas (MG)

Abstract

This work aims at showing the production process in the iron ore extractive subsector, being it understood as the synthesis of both the labor process and the process of producing surplus value. It is based on empirical research on a local unit, Casa de Pedra mine, in the municipality of Congonhas, Minas Gerais. Therefore, we sought to understand and analyze the production process through the lens of both the economic and social determinations of this sector, from the perspective of the workers involved in this process and their strategies to face the increase in the extraction of surplus value in the iron ore industry.