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 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.
Departamento de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, valdecircosta2005@yahoo.com.br.
Valdecir
V
Costa
Centro de Estudos de Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fiocruz.
Katia Reis
KR
Souza
Centro de Estudos de Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fiocruz.
Liliane Reis
LR
Teixeira
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uruguaiana.
Charles Jopar
CJ
Hedlund
Hospital Pompeia de Caxias do Sul.
Luiz Antonio
LA
Fernandes Filho
Universidade Federal do Pampa.
Letícia Silveira
LS
Cardoso
D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D000072436:Transportation Facilities; D016526:Workload