Relações de trabalho nas empresas de construção civil: o caso da empresa Tâmega

Abstract

Companies, in the course of their activities, seek to reduce the cost of labor, increase productivity, and exert greater control over the production process, while workers seek to achieve higher wages, more benefits and better working conditions. that the interests of workers and companies are in many cases divergent, which gives rise to conflict. Conflicts lead to organizational changes that predispose to innovation, when they are adequately resolved, but when they are partially resolved, they negatively affect the organization's performance. The research was carried out at the civil construction worksite of the company Tâmega, in Maputo province, on the asphalt, soil and painting fronts. The Tâmega company employs a lot of seasonal labor, with a low level of education (incomplete primary level). In this company, the main causes of conflicts are: economic working conditions (salaries), legal working conditions (contracts). Conflict resolution can be done in a number of ways, but first it is important to perceive and identify the cause of the conflict. As a way to resolve the conflict, the company adopts conciliation and mediation, as the parties have the opportunity to be heard and to express their points of view. , The resort to strike has not been used much in the company, as the dialogue between employers and workers is good, which makes workers able to express their discontent, if any.