Health and self-care among garbage collectors: work experiences in a recyclable garbage cooperative Salud y autocuidado entre minadores de basura: vivencias en el trabajo en una cooperativa de basura reciclable Saúde e autocuidado entre catadores de lixo: vivências no trabalho em uma cooperativa de lixo reciclável

• Main Authors: Clarice Maria Dall'Agnol (Author), Fernanda dos Santos Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Study performed with garbage pickers who organized a cooperative to sort recyclable garbage in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in a shed loaned by the city administration. This activity, which has attracted an increasing number of people excluded from the formal job market, presents peculiar health risks and...