Tobacco industry generates 44 jobs in Brazil

A survey conducted among companies associated with the Interstate Tobacco Industry Union (SindiTabaco) and the Bahia State Tobacco Industry Union (Sinditabaco-BA) updated the number of jobs generated by tobacco industries in Brazil. In the South region – Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná – there are 30.472 jobs, while in the Northeast – where tobacco is produced in Bahia, Sergipe, and Alagoas – there are 13.640 jobs, totaling 44.112 in Brazil.

The figure is the sum of 15.758 permanent employees, 22.790 temporary workers hired during the harvest season, 3.523 permanent outsourced employees, and 2.041 transport workers. The data was collected from members of both entities, without taking into account jobs at non-member companies or indirect jobs generated by the sector.

In the Southern Region, home to the world's largest tobacco industrial complex, there are 11.118 permanent employees and 14.390 temporary workers hired during the peak of the harvest. There were also 3.173 permanent outsourced workers working in areas such as food, security, and cleaning, in addition to 1.791 raw tobacco transporters responsible for transporting the raw material from the properties to the factories.

In the Northeast, where cigar tobacco production predominates, Sinditabaco-BA counted 4.640 permanent employees and 8.400 temporary workers hired during the harvest. The region also has 350 permanent outsourced workers and 250 tobacco transporters, totaling 13.640 jobs.

SindiTabaco president Valmor Thesing (pictured) emphasizes that the jobs created by the sector contribute significantly to the quality of life of workers' families, in addition to boosting local businesses and the service sector. "Santa Cruz do Sul and Venâncio Aires, in Rio Grande do Sul, where most of the tobacco industries are concentrated, have differentiated per capita incomes. This is largely due to the tobacco industries, which drive the regional economy," he concludes.

Survey data

South

• Permanent employees: 11.118

• Seasonal workers (peak harvest): 14.390

• Outsourced services (fixed in the company): 3.173

• Transporters (raw tobacco): 1.791

• Total: 30.472

North East Region

• Permanent employees: 4.640

• Seasonal workers (peak harvest): 8.400

• Outsourced services (fixed in the company): 350

• Transporters (raw tobacco): 250

• Total: 13.640

Brazil

• Permanent employees: 15.758

• Seasonal workers (peak harvest): 22.790

• Outsourced services (fixed in the company): 3.523

• Transporters (raw tobacco): 2.041

• Total: 44.112