The informal organization of Bolivian immigrants in the city of Sao Paulo for better conditions of life

Since the 1980s, a large number of undocumented Bolivian immigrants is entering the Brazilian borders in search of jobs and better quality of life. In most cases, these immigrants are incorporated by sewing workshops, especially in São Paulo, where they live in subhuman conditions and face strenuous hours of work. Given this context, the main purpose of this paper is to discuss the situation of informal political organizations that seek social improvements within that particular group of workers, contemporaneously, in the city of Sao Paulo, and secondly, which are their urgent demands. Subsequently, we will discuss to what extent the fear of deportation, associated with the legal restrictions imposed by the Brazilian State, may interfere in the intricate process of looking for social achievements, as well as, basic guarantees, present in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by these immigrants.