[Work process and working conditions in poultry processing plants: report of a survey on occupational health surveillance].
This article presents the report of a survey on health surveillance activities performed in poultry processing plants in the south of Brazil. It aims to contribute to an understanding of the work process developed, the growth of the sector, the organization of labor and the confrontation with the economic model of this sector, which has been exposing employees to working conditions that undermine their health. The working conditions identified are considered largely incompatible with health and human dignity. The study supports interinstitutional intervention, especially with the Public Ministry of Labor, criticizes the weak implementation of specific government interventions in health conditions in the industry and introduces the new Regulatory Standard 36 as a positive perspective for the near future.
Centro de Documentação, Pesquisa e Formação em Saúde do Trabalho, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, pbarros@ufrgs.br.
Paulo Antonio Barros
PA
Oliveira
Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Saúde e Trabalho.
Jussara Maria Rosa
JM
Mendes
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000592:standards; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards; D011200:Poultry; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D014937:Work / Q000592:standards