2022
DOI: 10.20435/inter.v23i2.2989
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Job Precariousness: Supply Chain Management in a Waste Pickers Association

Abstract: Waste pickers are key players within municipal solid waste management and an important link in the recycling chain. Waste pickers perform their activities in precarious conditions: they work in bad weather; run the risk of traffic accidents; come in contact with insects that transmit disease and suffer from weight overload. These conditions are aggravated by the lack of labor rights and guarantees, as well as the instability of income and exploitation in commercial processes receiving derisory prices for mater… Show more

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“…Among the most emerging public policies, aspects for the regulation and mitigation of risks at work can be considered. The absence of labor and social rights produces a series of effects, such as the recurrence of low pay to the category, even below the minimum wage (Silva et al, 2022).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among the most emerging public policies, aspects for the regulation and mitigation of risks at work can be considered. The absence of labor and social rights produces a series of effects, such as the recurrence of low pay to the category, even below the minimum wage (Silva et al, 2022).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%