Elizardo Scarpati Costa is an assistant professor of Sociology at Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Cordoba, Spain in 2019 sponsored by Carolina Foundation. He holds a master's degree in Sociology from L'Ecole de Hautes Études en Science Sociales (EHESS), France and a PhD in Sociology from the Social Studies Center (CES) at the University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal. He is coordinator of the research group Labor Relations, Social Inequalities and Emancipation (RTDS) at FURG, Brazil. He has several publications of articles and booksand participation in scientific events in the labor world area.