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Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil

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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 informal jobs. 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.

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Corrêa-Filho, Heleno R., Cugliari, Luciana, Gaspar, Aidê A. C. D. S., Loureiro, José F., and Siqueira, Carlos E. Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil. , , . , 2010. Corrêa-Filho, H. R., Cugliari, L., Gaspar, A. A. C. D. S., Loureiro, J. F., and Siqueira, C. E. (2010). Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil. , , . Corrêa-Filho, Heleno R., Cugliari, Luciana, Gaspar, Aidê A. C. D. S., Loureiro, José F., and Siqueira, Carlos E. "Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil." 2010, .Corrêa-Filho Heleno R., Cugliari Luciana, Gaspar Aidê A. C. D. S., Loureiro José F., and Siqueira Carlos E. "Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil." (2010). Corrêa-Filho, H R, Cugliari, L, Gaspar, A A C D S, Loureiro, J F, and Siqueira, C E 2010, 'Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil', , , . Heleno R Corrêa-Filho, Luciana Cugliari, Aidê A C D S Gaspar, José F Loureiro, and Carlos E Siqueira, 'Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil' (2010). Corrêa-Filho H. R., Cugliari L., Gaspar A. A. C. D. S., Loureiro J. F., and Siqueira C. E. Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil. . 2010. Corrêa-Filho, Heleno R., Cugliari, Luciana, Gaspar, Aidê A. C. D. S., Loureiro, José F., and Siqueira, Carlos E. Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil. . 2010. , .

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