Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE
The article discusses life and work conditions of young, middle-aged and elderly street pickers, focusing on experiences of childhood, adolescence and actual job. Eight workers, between 20 and 85 years of age, men and women, were interviewed. The data indicates that: all had a childhood and adolesce...
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author | Regina Heloisa Maciel Tereza Glaúcia Rocha Matos Izabel Cristina Ferreira Borsoi Ana Beatriz Correia Mendes Priscila Teles Siebra Cildevânia Araújo Mota |
author_facet | Regina Heloisa Maciel Tereza Glaúcia Rocha Matos Izabel Cristina Ferreira Borsoi Ana Beatriz Correia Mendes Priscila Teles Siebra Cildevânia Araújo Mota |
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description | The article discusses life and work conditions of young, middle-aged and elderly street pickers, focusing on experiences of childhood, adolescence and actual job. Eight workers, between 20 and 85 years of age, men and women, were interviewed. The data indicates that: all had a childhood and adolescence marked by lack of resources and emotional support, early insertion in precarious work and low education; the current work maintains the previous experiences of precarious living and working conditions and lack of prospects of inclusion in the formal work market; young workers express feelings of hopelessness and failure; middle-aged and older workers managed to build a safety net through associations of recyclable collectors; all participants reported they have to deal with bigotry revealed in the eyes "of others" for whom a collector is "garbage", "beggar, vulture", a possible "thief". Finally, all believe the work is critical to their and their families' survival and is a "right" job. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8f0251a2243743588597b49694e595672022-12-22T03:10:43ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroArquivos Brasileiros de Psicologia0100-86921809-52672011-10-0163Spe7182Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CERegina Heloisa Maciel0Tereza Glaúcia Rocha Matos1Izabel Cristina Ferreira Borsoi2Ana Beatriz Correia Mendes3Priscila Teles Siebra4Cildevânia Araújo Mota5Universidade de Fortaleza e da Universidade Estadual do CearáUniversidade de FortalezaUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade de FortalezaUniversidade de FortalezaUniversidade de FortalezaThe article discusses life and work conditions of young, middle-aged and elderly street pickers, focusing on experiences of childhood, adolescence and actual job. Eight workers, between 20 and 85 years of age, men and women, were interviewed. The data indicates that: all had a childhood and adolescence marked by lack of resources and emotional support, early insertion in precarious work and low education; the current work maintains the previous experiences of precarious living and working conditions and lack of prospects of inclusion in the formal work market; young workers express feelings of hopelessness and failure; middle-aged and older workers managed to build a safety net through associations of recyclable collectors; all participants reported they have to deal with bigotry revealed in the eyes "of others" for whom a collector is "garbage", "beggar, vulture", a possible "thief". Finally, all believe the work is critical to their and their families' survival and is a "right" job.http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-52672011000300008&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=ptRecyclable materials collectorsPrecarious employmentInformal workLife histories |
spellingShingle | Regina Heloisa Maciel Tereza Glaúcia Rocha Matos Izabel Cristina Ferreira Borsoi Ana Beatriz Correia Mendes Priscila Teles Siebra Cildevânia Araújo Mota Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE Arquivos Brasileiros de Psicologia Recyclable materials collectors Precarious employment Informal work Life histories |
title | Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE |
title_full | Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE |
title_fullStr | Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE |
title_full_unstemmed | Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE |
title_short | Precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de recicláveis em Fortaleza, CE |
title_sort | precariedade do trabalho e da vida de catadores de reciclaveis em fortaleza ce |
topic | Recyclable materials collectors Precarious employment Informal work Life histories |
url | http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-52672011000300008&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt |
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