Abstract

MOTTA, Georgina Maria Véras  and  BORGES, Livia de Oliveira. The work conditions of the street-sweepers. Arq. bras. psicol. [online]. 2016, vol.68, n.3, pp. 75-91. ISSN 1809-5267.

The article reports a research developed, from a psychosociological perspective, with street-sweepers in the hypercenter of Belo Horizonte. It describes the work conditions in the managerial context of the governmental institution, and considered four categories: contractual and legal conditions, physical and material conditions, process and characteristics of activity, and social-managerial environment. The activities of field consisted of the application of Work Condition Questionnaire (WCQ) and semi-structured interviews, and observations. Among the results, the research showed problematic physical and material conditions, relevance of autonomy (in the tasks) and permanency in the work stretches for implementation of the activity. The relationship between workers and organization pointed out the need to promote workers' participation in the institution and management of the activity in order to value workers' experiences and to achieve a better quality in the public cleanliness in the city. However, the employer does not reveal itself sensitive to these aspects.

Keywords : Urban cleanliness; Work conditions; Street-sweepers; Management.

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