Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Workers' Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil The Experience of the TRAPP-TRAPPURA Projects

Author(s)

Correa-Filho, Heleno Rodrigues ^[1] ; Cugliari, Luciana ^[1] ; Coelho dos Santos Gaspar, Aide A. ^[1] ; Loureiro, Jose Fernando ^[2] ; Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Dept Social & Prevent Med, Fac Med Sci, BR-13084970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Campinas Municipal Hlth Adm, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Community Hlth & Sustainabil, Lowell, MA - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; v. 16, n. 1, p. 36-43, JAN-MAR 2010.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

Informal labor markets have grown in peripheral countries, accounting for more than 50% of jobs. There is anecdotal evidence of a direct relation between informal sector growth and an increase in the frequency and severity of work-related diseases and injuries. Two sister Pilot Projects were conducted in Uberaba and Campinas, Brazil to develop population-based epidemiological Surveillance of workplace injuries in the informal sector. Results for Campinas and Uberaba found cumulative yearly incidences of 5.1% and 10.4%, with incidence rates of 2.2 and 6.5 injuries per 100,000 worked hours, respectively The proportions of lost work time were 0.3% and 0.31%. Rates found were comparable to those found in the literature for both formal and inforinaljobs. These results Suggest that bad working conditions in the formal labor market are replicated in the informal market as Subcontracting and outsourcing contribute to the growth of informal jobs. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 06/00970-6 - Carlos Eduardo Gomes Siqueira | University of Massachussets, Lowell - United States
• Grantee: Heleno Rodrigues Corrêa Filho
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International