Dimensions of the collective on motorcycle messengers’ work activity

Authors

  • Thiago Drumond Moraes Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Milton Raimundo Cidreira de Athayde Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

work collective, motorcycle messenger, work accidents, security.

Abstract

Brazilian Public Policies seek to reduce the severity of motorcycle messengers work accidents, prioritizing individual dimensions of piloting. Their results are limited by not satisfactorily consider collective dimensions of work and its effects on profession. Moreover, there is lack of research in this field. Cooperating to movement of understand↔transform, was aimed to verify how professional collective has been developing within motorcycle messengers’ professional milieu. Guided by Ergology, in the research were mobilized clinical approaches of work: Psychodynamic of Work and Clinic of Activity. Was observed the existence of professional collective in formation, verified by practical knowledge, defensive systems, professional languages, values and rules of craft, which began to be produced and shared among workers. However, was found that individualism and low solidarity among peers undermine the work’s collective in formation, reducing its ability to respond to degrading working conditions. It is understood inevitable its strengthening to pursue safer professional practice.

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Author Biographies

Thiago Drumond Moraes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Professor do Departamento de Psicologia Social e do Desenvolvimento da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Doutor em Psicologia Social pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Milton Raimundo Cidreira de Athayde, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Docente do Instituto de Psicologia – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Pós-doutor em Ergologia pela Université d`Aix-en-Provence, França. Doutor em Engenharia de Produção/Ergonomia pela COPPE/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

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Published

2014-08-31

How to Cite

MORAES, T. D.; ATHAYDE, M. R. C. DE. Dimensions of the collective on motorcycle messengers’ work activity. Fractal: Journal of Psychology, v. 26, n. 2, p. 327-348, 31 Aug. 2014.

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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2014)

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