Multiculturalism and work: the protection of the right of religious liberty of minority groups in Brazil

Authors

  • Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil
  • André Luiz Sienkievicz Machado Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

Abstract

Developed by the critical-explanatory description method proper of Jurisprudence, the research results from the identification of the need for systematic ordering of legal criteria for the solution of conflicts arising from the confluence of religious diversity elements in the workplace, assuming as hypothesis the existence of a normative protection system of minority religious groups. In order to solve the problem, the general purpose of the research is to analyze, in a multicultural society such as the Brazilian one, the protection scope of the fundamental right to religious freedom of minority groups in the labor relations field. More specifically, it examines the elements related to the exercise of this fundamental right in the workplace, especially in situations of tension. For this, the paper discusses the scope of protection of the fundamental right of religious freedom of minority groups in contractual relations of work, using as theoretical paradigm the circle of dialogic and reflexive interaction between democracy, multiculturalism and work in the context of the Brazilian Democratic State of Law. The study begins with the outline of the expansion of minority religious groups in Brazil. The analysis sets out to critically examine the regulatory framework for the protection of minority groups' right to religious freedom and to fight discrimination related to work. Finally, the study describes the most common conflicts in the dynamic process of intersection between religion and work, developing legal criteria for the solution of these conflicts.

Keywords:

Multiculturalism; democracy; labor; religious freedom; minority groups.

Author Biographies

Ana Virginia Moreira Gomes, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

Pós-Doutorado na School of Industrial and Labor Relations da Cornell University (2007). Doutorado em Direito pela Universidade de São Paulo (2000). LL.M na Faculdade de Direito da University of Toronto (2009). Graduação em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (1994). Professora dos Cursos de Mestrado e Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito Constitucional e do Curso de Graduação em Direito da Universidade de Fortaleza. Coordena o Núcleo de Estudos em Direito do Trabalho e Seguridade Social na Universidade de Fortaleza

André Luiz Sienkievicz Machado, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

Mestrando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito Constitucional da Universidade de Fortaleza. Especialista em Direito do Trabalho e Direito Processual do Trabalho pelo Centro Universitário Christus (2017). Graduado em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2006). Exerce o cargo de Procurador do Estado do Ceará (2008–). Membro do Núcleo de Estudos sobre Direito do Trabalho e da Seguridade Social da Universidade de Fortaleza.