Os impactos da evolução tecnológica na saúde do trabalhador brasileiro

Abstract

Reflecting on the impacts that technological developments have had on the health condition of Brazilian workers is the objective of this study. The aim is to understand the concept of worker health, its trajectory in Brazil and discuss the guidelines of the Brazilian state to legislate and control new work configurations, observing the changes that have occurred at work following the ongoing work reform and pension reform. in Brazil. It is evident that technological innovations can be understood as an achievement and fundamental for life in this society, but it also appears as a tool to modernize and expand the forms of control and exploitation of the workforce. Therefore, the objective of this work is to reveal the effects of these reforms on working conditions and on the process of adaptation of workers to the demands of innovative technologies. To achieve the objectives described, bibliographical research was carried out in which it was concluded that there are several factors that have an impact on precariousness and damage to the physical and mental health of workers, influencing the way they work, the way in which they interact in society and your well-being. The flexibilization of work combined with technological innovations demand training from workers, more speed, diligence so that they can meet the new organizational format, maximize working time, and corroborate the appropriation of the worker's intellectual. Finally, it is essential to understand worker health and understand that there is a set of manifestations in the body and mind of workers. Only by recognizing the damage that new work configurations have caused to workers' health can we achieve actions that seek to avoid or alleviate them.