Jovens universitários brasileiros nas linhas de produção japonesas

Abstract

Migration flows of Japanese-Brazilians to Japan, known as Dekasegui Movement, started in the mid '80s. Throughout a little more than two decades of existence, the relevance of this flow has been widespread through innumerable research studies conducted about the subject. Researchers in various areas of knowledge analyzed this phenomenon from the different approaches it comprises, and which relate to economy, society, culture, psychology, law, linguistics, taxes, education, just to name a few. This article focuses on the observation of the recent phase of the Dekasegui movement, which is characterized by the growing participation of young university students. Among other aspects, this study discusses the reasons that led Japanese companies that use immigrant workforce to direct their look to these youngsters, as well as the strategies used by recruiting agencies to attract this segment of the Japanese-Brazilian community. In other words, it seeks an understanding of how young Japanese-Brazilian university students are being selected to work in Japanese production lines under the pretext of taking part in vacation programs, internships or similar activities.