A rotina que adoece: precarização do trabalho entre motoristas rodoviários de Maceió/AL

Abstract

This article has as its object of study the precariousness of work among road drivers in the city of Maceió/AL and the implications for the health of these workers. This is a descriptive research, with a qualitative approach. The study was carried out at a bus terminal in MaceióAlagoas and the choice for the study site was based on the fact that it is one of the largest bus terminals in Alagoas and on account of the large flow of drivers and passengers on a daily basis, enabling the capture of multiple contexts and discourses. The data collection process took place by approaching the drivers, who were then invited to participate in the research by clarifying the objectives, purpose of the research, its risks and the importance of their participation, its voluntary nature, confidentiality regarding their identity and the data obtained, absence of financial expenses and the right to withdraw from the research at any time. The collected data were analyzed under the prism of content analysis described by Bardin. It is concluded that the work routine of these drivers in Maceió is permeated by the exploitation of work in the subtle way in which companies give opportunities, especially to beginners, and in the intensification of work in the condition of controlling through electronic devices the fuelconsumption of its employees.