Condiciones de salud y de trabajo informal en recuperadores ambientales del área rural de Medellín, Colombia, 2008

Ballesteros, Viviana Lenis; Arango, Yolanda Lucía López; Urrego, Yicenia Milena Cuadros

doi:10.1590/s0034-89102012000500014

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“…Some relevant items in the "Life, work and health condition" analytical category contribute to help better understanding the herein assessed matters. The first of them corroborates the idea that the precarious working conditions waste pickers live in are characterized by high socio-environmental vulnerability (aLENCaR;CaRDoSo;aNTUNES, 2009;BaLLESTERoS;aRaNGo E URREGo, 2012;CoELHo et al, 2016b;CoELHo et al, 2016c;SoUSa, MENDES, 2006). Moreover, such environment favors the occurrence of labor accidents (CaVaLCaNTE;FRaNCo, 2007;CoELHo et al, 2016c;SHIBaTa et al, 2015) and of physical and mental diseases (aLENCaR;CaRDoSo;aNTUNES, 2009;CoELHo et al, 2016b;aLVaRaDo-ESQUIVEL et al, 2008;aLVaRaDo-ESQUIVEL, 2013;aRaÚJo;SaTo, 2017;GUTBERLET;Ba-EDER, 2008;RoZMaN et al, 2008;SHIBaTa et al, 2015;SINGH;CHoKHaNDRE, 2015) capable of impairing their quality of life and health promotion.…”

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“…The selected articles evidenced waste pickers' low adhesion to individual protection equipment use, although they also showed the inappropriate use of materials found among the collected waste. However, these materials do not protect waste pickers from risks inherent to the waste-picking activity (aLENCaR;CaRDoSo;aNTUNES, 2009;BaLLESTERoS;aRaNGo E URREGo, 2012;PEREIRa et al, 2012;SaNToS, SIL-Va, 2009;SHIBaTa et al, 2015;SoUSa, MENDES, 2006). Hoefel et al (2013) point out that such refusal results from their complaint about the discomfort of picking with gloves; despite the risks, waste pickers rather do not wear gloves, since productivity is a relevant factor for them.…”

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A Sight Over the Health of Waste Pickers: An Analytical Framework Proposition

2018

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This study aims to identify articles focused on the waste picker’s health to support the construction of an analytical framework that considers the individual and the environment in the scope of their labor activity. For this purpose, it is intended to answer the following question: which aspects can be considered in the analysis of the waste picker’s health in their labor activity? Methodologically, it has an exploratory nature and use the Systematic Review of Literature. The results pointed out to four categories of analysis grouped into the following aspects: meanings, individual, activity and environment. The analytical framework proposed presents contributions for an extended understanding of waste picker’s health, its aspects and interrelationships. Finally, it is suggested that empirical studies could be carried out to validate the proposed structure.

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A Sight Over the Health of Waste Pickers: An Analytical Framework Proposition

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“…These conditions may be related with an exhausting type of work that requires excessive physical effort and repetitive movements and is characterised by long working days that may reach 60 or more hours per week. The studies of Alencar et al (2009); Ballesteros et al (2012); Gangopadhyay and Das (2012); Lakhani (2004); Rosa and Matos (2010) explored this issue. The fact that the informal worker has no social or labour rights contributes to job exploitation and insecurity.…”

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Informal Work and the Implications for the Workers’ Health: An Integrative Review

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Andrade²

2015

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Background: There are currently 127 million people working in informal conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Informal work is characterised by not ensuring access to basic social and labour rights, accentuating social inequalities. Objectives: To identify the implications of informal work for the health of the workers in this sector of the economy. Methodology: Integrative literature review, conducted between December 2013 and February 2014. Results: The study included 17 articles written in Portuguese, English or Spanish, available in the LILACS, MEDLINE and CINAHL databases. Conclusion: In informal work settings, the workers are mostly affected by musculoskeletal system diseases and mental health problems. This type of work is a predominantly manual work, poorly paid, and not enough to meet the needs of the workers and their families, thus generating feelings of worthlessness and sometimes depression.

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“…Co-op members do not stop working to seek medical care unless the injury is serious. Studies in Brazil 9 and other countries 12,31 also reveal that SF operate in an unhealthy and unsafe manner. According to Ballesteros et al 31 , who compared the health status of recycling workers organized in associations with independent ones, there is similar morbidity for both groups without any gain in work quality for the former.…”

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Workers’ perception of hazards on recycling sorting facilities in São Paulo, Brazil

Moreira

Günther

Siqueira³

2019

Ciênc. saúde coletiva

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The paper discusses views, perceptions, experiences, knowledge and behaviors related to occupational risks among recycling workers. Data collection involved field observation and two focus groups in each site. Narratives were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for themes. Findings are presented according to the following topics: economic and environmental value of recycling; aspects of employment in the cooperative system; occupational hazards; and suggestions of improvements. Municipal programs of selective collection, as implemented in most Brazilian municipalities, still need improvements to achieve their goals and objectives. We learned that organizing recycling workers in cooperatives, despite its broad acceptance as a replacement to informal garbage collection in streets and landfills, only brought small progress regarding the safety and quality of life of cooperative workers. Recycling workers noticed the existence of workplace hazards, but seemed resigned to the situation, considered them as part of the job and did not communicate their needs to supervisors. They ignored the existence of some measures to prevent hazards and sometimes even created work practices and alternatives that endangered their own health.

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Condiciones de salud y de trabajo informal en recuperadores ambientales del área rural de Medellín, Colombia, 2008

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

A Sight Over the Health of Waste Pickers: An Analytical Framework Proposition

A Sight Over the Health of Waste Pickers: An Analytical Framework Proposition

Informal Work and the Implications for the Workers’ Health: An Integrative Review

Workers’ perception of hazards on recycling sorting facilities in São Paulo, Brazil

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