A harmonização das políticas sociais em projetos de integração econômica : uma análise a partir das políticas previdenciárias no âmbito do MERCOSUL.

Abstract

This paper deals with the harmonization of social politics in the agreement of economic integration of the Mercado Comum do Sul (MERCOSUR), in particular an analysis as to social security policies. Thus, they are considered the debates and tensions involving national reforms in the social security of the bloc's member countries systems from the 2000s For this, we use the methodology of documentary research and literature review, with an emphasis on documentation records the work of the subgroup 10 - Labour Affairs, Employment and Social Security between 2001 and 2014. Based on this, the paper presents, in the first instance, the history of MERCOSUR, as well as how social policies have been addressed in integration process, efforts to harmonize social security policies among member countries, related to the theoretical framework of harmonization. In second place, the reforms of the social security legislation in Brazil and Argentina, especially from the 2000s Finally, the study focuses on the analysis of the tensions and matching difficulties between the social security policies of the MERCOSUR countries. Pointing to the difficulties encountered by MERCOSUR countries with regard to the harmonization of their social security legislation. Despite the signatures of Socio-labor Declaration of MERCOSUR in 1998, and the Multilateral Agreement on Social Security of MERCOSUR in 1997, governments always prioritized their national policies by putting up a proposal for harmonization of the laws just generally. In this sense, the statements that the MERCOSUR workers should be guaranteed the right to social security and the indication that the States Parties must commit to a minimum network of social protection that protects its inhabitants against the contingency social risks, illness, old age, disability and death, as stated in the Socio-labor Declaration of MERCOSUR, the reforms effectively carried out by agreement of member countries do not always keep commitments to guarantee rights to workers.