Occupational Therapy and informal work: reflections for practicing
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Economics, Occupational Health, Occupational Therapy, Informal Sector, Employment, PrecariousAbstract
Introduction: Because of the growing number of informal workers in Brazil and with the implementation of the “Labor Reform”, it is important to understand the issue of informal work, pointing out challenges for professions dedicated to the care/attention to workers, such as Occupational
Therapy. Objective: To discuss the issue of informal work in contemporary times and to indicate possible consequences for the practice of Occupational
Therapy. Method: This is a theoretical article that conducts discussions based on legal documents, current statistical data, studies that trace the historical
panorama of the informal economy, and classic studies of Occupational Therapy in the work field. Results: Although interventions in Occupational
Therapy and work have moved towards overcoming approaches strictly aimed at the return of motor functions, there are still practical challenges. In
addition to the practices traditionally carried out, it is necessary to act considering that the deregulation of work results in consequences for the various areas of the workers' lives. It is necessary for professionals from the different pillars of social security to be committed, in addition to the health and social security network. The importance of practices aimed at exercising sociability, awareness, and information about rights in the sense of social transformation is pointed out. Conclusion: Given the current situation, it is necessary to expand the performance of the profession in the field of work to include informal workers. One must understand the reality of these workers in the different devices that receive them and the economic/social issues involved in the development of this type of work.
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