Reforma portuária, trabalho e ação sindical: O exemplo do porto de Itajaí-SC 2000-2016

The purpose of the article is to evaluate the impact of public policies onthe Brazilian port sector, based on a reform cycle started in the years 2000s, taking asan example the case of the port of Itajai, SC, Brazil. In fact, the intention is todemonstrate the role of workers and Unions when contesting the most damaging effectsof port privatization processes. We analyzed how the port unions built new ways tocooperate and propose alternative forms for organizing their work, thus also acting toguide the local port development policy.