O trabalho escravo contemporâneo e seus impactos na saúde mental de trabalhadores : análise da bibliografia brasileira (2015-2020)

Abstract

This research sought to elucidate aspects regarding the mental health phenomena of workers who are victims of contemporary slave labor already the academic literature between the years 2015 to 2020. It is known that there has been an increase in the number of slave workers in Brazil (more than 40 million in 2016) each year, leading to a high degree of disruption, lack of articulation and commitment of the public power by not providing necessary support for policies that promote the access to economic and employment inclusion or the restoration and due psychosocial assistance to those workers. Those involved in contemporary slave labor are also people in situations of extreme vulnerability – this type of work harms the dignity of human beings in their most fundamental rights, and in countless aspects. The methodological procedure used in this study aimed at qualitative and exploratory bibliographic research of academic publications. By means of a systematic review of academic literature, we were able to evaluate and raise issues with regard to the repercussion of contemporary slave labor on the mental health of workers and how this experience would reflect on their mental and emotional state to this peoples. Hypothetically, there would be psychological problems and afflictions related to low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, frustration and isolation, among other expressions. Mental illness can also be a result of mistreat mentfound in such field, beyond the predominance to exhausting journey working, unhealthy working environments and degrading, as well as the various types of violence involved in this practice, leading to workers’ burnout, depression, multiple late sequel accompaniedof cases of death by work, suicide and homicide.