| Document ID (ISN) | 76665 |
| CIS number |
01-800 |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Leal Ferreira L., Gonzaga M.C., Donatelli S., Bussacos M.A
Ministério do Trabalho |
| Title |
Comprehensive analysis of the work of sugarcane harvesters in the region of Araraquara, São Paulo |
| Original title |
Análise coletiva do trabalho dos cortadores de cana da região de Araraquara, São Paulo [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Fundacentro, Rua Capote Valente 710, São Paulo, SP 05409-002, Brazil, 1998. 57p. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Present working conditions of sugarcane harvesters in Brazil are not very different from those described by historians; to this day, these workers represent a segment of labour that is highly exploited. This study of the working conditions of sugarcane cutters in the state of São Paulo, whose numbers are currently estimated at 400,000, is based on interviews and includes actual quotations of workers. Contents include: layout of plantations; tasks and activities of sugarcane cutters; system for calculating workers' wages (as a function of acreage harvested); impact on health (pain of the arms, blisters and cuts to the hands, exhaustion), system for identifying workers and labour inspection. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
industrial crop farming; harvesting grain crops; conditions of work; sugar cane; Brazil |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
work organization; heavy work; economic aspects; upper extremity disorders; personal protective equipment; work study; supervisors; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Brazil |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
|
