Abstract

TREVISAN MANZOLI, Stênio; IGUTI, Aparecida Mari  and  MONTEIRO, Inês. Work and health conditions of vegetable planters from a Brazilian municipality. Trab. soc. [online]. 2018, n.30, pp.269-284. ISSN 1514-6871.

This exploratory study aimed to identify the profile, lifestyle and health and working conditions of workers from a small establishment/ producer property in a municipality of Minas Gerais - Brazil, with 53 workers, and the questionnaire - Questionário de dados sociodemográficos, estilo de vida e aspectos de saúde e trabalho - QSETS were used for data collection. Most were young (mean 28, 8 years, ranging from 17 to 60 years); male, married, with children; 75.5% had up to seven years of schooling (fundamental incomplete education) and 86.6% had a formal employment relationship. The majority reported activities in the main stages of crops, planting, cultivation and harvesting. Issues related to working conditions and the use of the body was reported: permanence in long tiring postures, standing, crouching, weight bearing and repetitive movements; and 39.6% were exposed to agrochemicals. Regarding health, 43% of workers reported some type of illness and 60% of those who had pain in the last six months or exposed to pesticides, considered their health worse or a little worse than people of the same age. The research allowed us to describe the work in the vegetable culture, identifying the need for the adoption of preventive measures, in particular in the questions of the musculoskeletal system and exposure to pesticides in order to prevent illness.

Keywords : Occupational health; Working conditions; Rural workers; Life style.

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