Condições de trabalho e risco de adoecimento por agrotóxico: trabalhadores rurais na CEPLAC

Abstract

Cocoa helped build cities, became colonels on historical figures, but otherwise left the margins of history anonymous rural workers, who were very important in the territorial configuration of the cocoa region. Working as a nurse working 20 years ago in CEPLAC started to observe the working conditions of these rural workers and complaints they had. Disquieted me know if these complaints were related to the work they performed, with the handling pesticides. Thus, this research has guiding question was the following question: what are the working conditions of rural workers engaged in the cultivation of the cacao? How do these work conditions affect the health of rural workers? The bibliography examined the importance of farmers in land development in Southern Bahia, is rarely recognized at both the historical and the political and social, and ignored as part of the system of agricultural research for development of cocoa farming. In this study we analyzed the working conditions and the impact of pesticide use on farm workers CEPLAC, characterizing the territory of the Research Center CEPLAC - CEPEC by Arnaldo Experimental Station Medeiros and its extension, the PROSEC, described as the work develops rural and under what conditions these locations. It was also described the demographic profile and the living conditions and sanitation of rural workers in crowded CEPLAC ESARM and PROSEC and finally identified the main symptoms that affected and affect these rural workers. Constaou that the working conditions of rural workers were poor during the first growing crops and are still in the post-crisis broom, being proven by pesticide contamination levels of acetylcholinesterase. This is a major health issue by rural workers who deal with the cocoa crop.