2006
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-71822006000200009
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Catador de material reciclável: uma profissão para além da sobrevivência?

Abstract: RESUMO: O artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa que objetivou investigar as relações de trabalho entre catadores de materiais recicláveis e organizações de reciclagem dos materiais coletados. Os catadores atuam no município de Goiânia. A reciclagem de lixo urbano figura como atividade emergente após movimentos ambientalistas e de preservação ambiental. Embora gere vantagens ambientais indiscutíveis, sobressaem os aspectos econômicos. A catação de materiais recicláveis constitui, para muitos trabalhadores… Show more

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“…As observed elsewhere, the level of education among recyclable waste collectors was low [7][8][9]12,15 . In fact, nearly 73% of the study population had less than 8 years of schooling.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 54%
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“…As observed elsewhere, the level of education among recyclable waste collectors was low [7][8][9]12,15 . In fact, nearly 73% of the study population had less than 8 years of schooling.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 54%
“…Despite its economic and environmental importance, this occupation is associated with unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. In addition, recyclable waste collectors have a lifestyle that is characterized by socioeconomic exclusion and stigmatization [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…There is no way to ignore the conditions under which the collectors develop their work exposed to numerous health risks by interfering in leaked looking for recyclable materials such as contamination and risks to physical integrity waste 13,14 . Assess the health of these workers according to the concept adopted by the Ministry of Health, where health promotion depends on determinants and conditioning factors such as lifestyle, working conditions, housing, environment, education, leisure, culture, access to goods and services essential means understanding the collector as a whole being 4 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Keywords: collectors; social identity; workers association. * Endereço para correspondência: Regina Heloisa Maciel -reginaheloisamaciel@gmail.com A catação de materiais recicláveis representa, para muitos trabalhadores, a única forma de garantir a sobrevivência e a possibilidade de inclusão num mercado de trabalho excludente (Medeiros & Macedo, 2006). O segmento populacional, geralmente proveniente das classes menos favorecidas dos centros urbanos, que se dedica a essa atividade, é conhecido como catadores ou coletores de lixo.…”
Section: Abstract Recycable Materials Collectors and Social Identifyunclassified