Workers Health and the Lack of Social Protection in Contemporary Capitalism

Authors

  • Aurora Marcionila de Assunção Ferreira UFPE – Recife – Pernambuco
  • Angela Santana do Amaral UFPE – Recife – Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/%25x

Abstract

This article is the result of a study that analyzed the social determinations of workers who are absent because of work accidents or occupational illness and the relation of this process with the new demands of the productive world, which results in the loss of their capacity to work and in debilitation of their health, leaving them in an unprotected condition. The theoretical-methodological support for the study is critical social theory. A review of the literature about the issue was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were realized with ten workers who experienced the problematic examined in the study from 2010-2012, which were analyzed with a qualitative approach. The results indicate the existence of mechanisms that are exercised by the state that have a strong impact on worker health.

Author Biographies

Aurora Marcionila de Assunção Ferreira, UFPE – Recife – Pernambuco

Mestre em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Assistente Social do Hospital das Clínicas da UFPE.

Angela Santana do Amaral, UFPE – Recife – Pernambuco

Doutora em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professora do Departamento de Serviço Social da UFPE.

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Published

2014-12-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2014): Estado e política social: saúde

Section

Thematic space

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