As condições de trabalho dos catadores do "aterro sanitário" de Cajazeiras - PB: sob a ótica dos catadores.

Abstract

The unbridled consumption caused by transformations resulting from the Industrial revolutions not only contributed to the aggravation of problems environmental changes, but for the changes in the lifestyle of society, which produce more and more solid waste. In this context, presence of recyclable waste pickers, who find themselves in this activity an alternative of employment and income generation for your survival. THE municipality of Cajazeiras-PB uses the “landfill” as the final destination of solid waste generated by the city, as well as the existence of waste pickers in the area from the landfill. The main objective of the research was to bring to light the perception of the collectors of recyclable materials about their working conditions and living experience. THE This work consisted of an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative approach with different approaches, and the study population was consisting of collectors of the landfill. As a data collection instrument The semi-structured interview was used, the collected data were presented in form of discourse analysis of the subject himself, through qualitative and descriptive. Results indicate that waste pickers face numerous difficulties due to the lack of support by competent authorities, and the lack of minimal infrastructure to do your job. As well as the low income obtained in the collation for the lack of buyers of materials. Given the above, we expected collectors can be legally recognized with guarantees social and social rights, leaving the condition of being excluded from society forgotten.