URBAN MOBILITY AND LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION IN TERESINA

IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS

Abstract

Urban mobility has gained increasing relevance in studies on cities, labor, and social inequalities. Public transportation plays a fundamental role in enabling the population's access to employment, public services, and other urban spaces. Limitations in accessibility, long commuting times, and the precariousness of transportation systems can restrict occupational opportunities for certain social groups, contributing to the reproduction of socio-spatial inequalities. This article seeks to answer the following question: how do urban mobility conditions, mediated by public transportation, contribute to labor market segmentation and hinder the formation of class consciousness among workers? The general objective is to analyze the relationship between urban mobility, labor market segmentation, and its implications for the formation of class consciousness. Specifically, the study seeks to examine the role of urban mobility in access to employment, understand the mechanisms that structure labor market segmentation, and investigate how the fragmentation of occupational insertion conditions interferes with the formation of class consciousness. The study is based on the hypothesis that mobility constraints reinforce occupational inequalities, intensify labor market segmentation, and hinder the development of collective bonds among workers.