Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019): Dossier "The Meaning and Impacts of Labor Reform on the World of Work"

Since its first edition, the Labor and Human Development Law Journal has been guided by the purpose of offering a space for the publication of quality national and international interdisciplinary scientific studies on topics related to labor relations, thought from the perspective of human and social development, and with a view to contributing to the improvement of theoretical reflections and practical actions related to the legal field and the world of work.

In this line, in this first issue of the second volume of the journal, we present the Special Dossier "The Meaning and Impacts of Labor Reform on the World of Work", organized by invitation of Professors Dr. Márcio Túlio Viana (PUC-MG) and Dr. José Dari Krein (UNICAMP - CESIT), which, in a presentation text, pave the way for the subsequent nine scientific articles written by researchers from different parts of the country and abroad, all approved after submission to the double-blind peer review system.

The Dossier, as presented by its organizers, contemplates discussions on the legal, social and economic meanings of Labor Reform in Brazil, showing, for example, that despite the discourse that tried to justify it, the economy continues to walk sideways, including the fall in the income mass. And the labor market, also for this reason, continues its trajectory - which began with the 2015 crisis - of worsening employment indicators and the formalization of labor contracts. Thus, it is possible to state scientifically that, besides denying the arguments and theses of its propagators, the reality of the reform points to the advance of labor precariousness and vulnerability of workers.

On the other hand, and with the same objective of incorporating different perspectives, we do not limit ourselves, in this collection, to collect research and studies made in our territory. Always aware of the double blind review criteria, we have selected excellent texts from foreign colleagues, who - by happy coincidence - all carry in their veins the same Latin blood that contaminates us, and therefore carry in their hearts sensitivities similar to ours. These are reflections that focus on the meaning and impact of labor reforms and the processes of labor precariousness in countries such as Colombia, Mexico and Spain, highlighting points of approach and distance with the Brazilian Labor Reform.

The Regional Labor Prosecutor's Office of the 15th Region continues, with this Journal, in its mission to build a channel for the dissemination of qualified knowledge aimed at the entire community that proposes to think about the world of labor under a humane and solidary bias.

Have a great reading!

The Editorial Team