Productive restructuring and transformations in industrial employment in advance the eucalyptus forestry advancement in Southwest Maranhense

Abstract

This article goal is to present the recent process of the productive chain restructure in the southeast of the Maranhão State that started right after the implementation of the paper and cellulose plant Suzano in the city of Imperatriz, with the use of eucalyptus as main element of the productive chain in this type of industry. We try to understand, based on these changes, how the labor local market has changed, analyzing the process of requalification of professionals based in the requirements of the company and its local agents in order to fulfill the new economical process with the required specialization level. In order to achieve this goal was utilized an analytical data with the following information: geographical production and increase of eucalyptus plantation in the Maranhão state, also the graduation records of high school, technical school and bachelor’s degree where the plant is located, and data provided by Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE, Yearly relation of Social Information – RAIS and General subscription of employment and unemployment - CAGED. The results suggest that there’s a change in how the local economy is changing to attend the demands of the plant Suzano in all the competences required to provide effective professionals.