Health and Labour from the Perspective of Railway Dock workers in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The main goal of this study is to understand and analyse the perspective of dockworkers on health and labour at the Railway Dry Port of the Municipality of Uruguaiana in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. Sixteen dockworkers participated in the study under the methodological approach of qu...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2015-04, Vol.20 (4), p.1207-1216
Main Authors: Costa, Valdecir, Souza, Katia Reis, Teixeira, Liliane Reis, Hedlund, Charles Jopar, Fernandes Filho, Luiz Antonio, Cardoso, Letícia Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Health
Brazil
Health Policy & Services
Humans
Occupational Health
Ports
Transportation Facilities
Working conditions
Workload
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Summary:The main goal of this study is to understand and analyse the perspective of dockworkers on health and labour at the Railway Dry Port of the Municipality of Uruguaiana in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. Sixteen dockworkers participated in the study under the methodological approach of qualitative research. The fieldwork was conducted through individual interviews by applying a semi-structured research script with open-ended questions. For the data analysis, the "discourse analysis" method was adopted, leading to the definition of five thematic categories of interpretation. From the perspective of dockworkers, dock work differs in both the weight of toil, which is hard and intense, and the sense of satisfaction regarding the collaborative and collective aspect of labour, emphasising the human side of labour. Several reports on work accidents and the identification of hazards that may be avoided by implementing changes in the organisation and work conditions were also noted.
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
1678-4561
1413-8123
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232015204.00722014