Rocha MP, Nery AA, Alves MS. Social and labor movements and occupational health surveillance practices in mining. Interface (Botucatu). 2026; 30: e240645 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.240645
Abstracts
The objective of this study is to determine whether occupational health surveillance practices are being developed in coordination with social and labor movements, and whether they meet the requirements of the National Policy on Workers’ Health. The study had a qualitative approach and used content analysis based on interviews with surveillance technicians, mining workers, and representatives of social control in a territory with intense mineral exploitation. Actions are either emergency responses, such as investigating deaths, or demanded responses, such as monitoring victims of asbestos-related incidents. No effective coordination between surveillance and social and labor representatives for the development of ongoing collaborative activities was identified. We found surveillance practices that are misaligned with the guidelines of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS). We recommend dialogue between social actors and governmental entities to foster participatory surveillance.
Keywords
Social control; Mining; Occupational health; Occupational health surveillance
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