Labor market insecurity for nursing assistants and technicians in the State of Ceará, Brazil.

Cien Saude Colet

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade de Fortaleza. Av. Washington Soares 1321, Edson Queiroz. 60811-905  Fortaleza  CE  Brasil.

Published: January 2020

AI Article Synopsis

  • The article examines the labor market conditions for nursing assistants and technicians in Ceará, Brazil from 2013 to 2017, focusing on job insecurity aspects using two key data sources.
  • Findings indicate significant job insecurity due to low salaries, poor work relationships, high turnover rates, and adverse working conditions despite there being more job openings than layoffs.
  • Overall, the study reveals no signs of improvement in job security for these professionals, as corroborated by both the Brazilian Nursing Team Profile Survey and the Annual List of Social Information data.

Article Abstract

The article analyzes the labor market of nursing assistants and technicians in the State of Ceará, Brazil, from 2013 to 2017, concerning job insecurity aspects. Two data sources were employed. The cross-sectional Brazilian Nursing Team Profile Survey (PPEB) was used as the baseline, and the longitudinal Annual List of Social Information (RAIS) database, allowed the study of the trend of some of the variables related to job insecurity. Given the small number of similar studies for this professional category, we opted for an exploratory data approach that supported a critical discussion of the results. The job insecurity of nursing assistants and technicians is supported by empirical evidence in the four perspectives adopted by the International Labor Organization-ILO: time-related, economic, social, and organizational. While it is a market with a positive balance of admissions compared to layoffs, jobs have low salaries, poor work relationships, high turnover, lack of prospect of career advancement, and adverse working conditions such as exposure to violence, discrimination, and accidents. We can conclude that RAIS data corroborate the PPEB findings, and point out that there is no trend of improvement for this situation.

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