CLAIMS OF RURAL WORKERS EMPLOYED SUGARCANE PLANTATION: THE STRIKE IN GUARIBA OF 1984 AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LAND WITHIN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO

Abstract

The 1980s was marked by a series of claims/public demonstrations of rural workers employed in sugarcane productions in São Paulo. This article covers elements that allow us to understand the reasons that led to the outbreak of the Strike in Guariba in 1984, and from awareness/mobilization issued from this demonstration, many leaders emerged in the midst of struggles, in order to prompt reflection for workers about the exploratory conditions they were subjected in the cane fields. Beyond the labor achievements, the struggle for agrarian reform in the region was one of the important facts to consider in this context. Thus, due to this process, the conquest of Rural Settlement of “Córrego Rico”, located in Jaboticabal-SP, neighboring municipality Guariba, will be discussed in this article.