RELAÇÃO ENTRE O TRABALHO INFORMAL E QUALIDADE DE VIDA NO TRABALHO

Abstract

Quality of work life (QWL) is an area of study that aims to understand the favorable and unfavorable aspects of the work environment, valuing the well-being of workers. In the current productivity system, many organizations impose accelerated work rhythms to meet the growing demands of consumers. However, in this context, physical, psychological, economic, social, environmental or organizational aspects are affected, interfering in the quality of life of workers. Furthermore, to this scenario are added even greater complexities, related to informal activities as alternatives for work and survival. The objective of this work is to discuss the relationship between informal work and the quality of life of workers, taking into account scientific publications in the area of Administration. To this end, the applied methodology was guided by a systematic review of the literature, with qualitative analysis, where 10 articles were initially collected and 4 articles were analyzed. Based on the considerations of the analyzed articles, it was possible to identify the relevance that the authors give to the historical context of informal work, seeking to understand its dynamics and pointing out some public policy measures necessary to improve the working conditions of informal workers. It was also possible to infer that there is an antagonistic relationship between informal work and quality of life at work. Informal work, being related to precarious work and presenting few labor rights, tends to have low levels of quality of life at work.