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BENCOMO E, Tania Z  e  ROJAS M, Belkis C. Temporary Work Companies: Eliminated or Modified in Their Legal Nature?. Gaceta Laboral [online]. 2007, vol.13, n.3, pp.305-329. ISSN 1315-8597.

The main objective of this study was to analyze the normative aspects of temporary work companies (TWC), using as a general reference the legal context of some Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay), and particularly the Venezuelan case. Methodology was an explanatory-descriptive type of research, supported by a bibliographical review of doctrinal and legal sources as well as jurisdictional decisions. These elements permitted an analysis of the present legal situation of TWCs in Venezuela, which, on one hand, assume the character of intermediaries according to the terms of article 54 of the Statutory Labor Law, and on the other hand, are eliminated from the legal context on which they were based; in this sense, they have entered a situation of legal insecurity that directly affects the obligations and legitimate rights of employers, their temporary and permanent workers, as well as the companies that maintained legal connections with this figure, which in some ways, empowered employment in the country and fortified a labor market with greater flexibility.

Palavras-chave : Temporary work companies; TWC; temporary work; flexibilization; OLL; ILO.