Responsabilidade social no desenvolvimento regional.

Abstract

This paper is about decent work, its relation with corporate social responsibility, and their influence on regional development. According to the Ethos Institute of Social Responsibility, one of the indexes for a company to claim social responsibility is its providing of decent work. Based on field research done with workers of companies in the region of Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul State), it analyzes the corporate social responsibility with regards to the kind of work given by these companies to their employees. As a result of this analysis, the connections between social responsibility and on-going regional development with regards to social inclusion and exclusion are presented. This research work resulted in the making of a Decent Work Perception Index that makes possible to analyze the commitment of companies with the employability of their workers. A labor market study was dont and also its changes along the times. Therefore, this research paper contains a reflection about corporate social responsibility and the quality of jobs companies offer to their employees as a way of social inclusion and regionaldevelopment.