The world work points contexts of inclusion and exclusion that lead to social sibjects to pursue livelihood strategies against theimperative of capital. The bulge, the women who historically have sought greater social visibility actually fit into the contemporarylabor market, even in the informal setting. Thus the study aims tounderstand the place of the family and the scope of work of the artisans of Manaus craft fair from downtown Manaus. The methodological procedures involved the direct observation and then applyingsshowed that wo fourteen questionnaires and interviews with open and closed questions, which were performed in the craft industrywhere he works with bedding, bath and table. The survey resultsshowed that women have family support to carry out the activities and effectiveness of work, but this factor does not meannotoriously solidarity regarding the livelihood strategies of the family. It also pondered the difficulties regarding the separation of the home environment with work, which shows a confusion between t the beginning of the paper regardins the work activities of women and development of domestic action and attention to family members for the said social subject, which configures itself as the lead in a changing society.