Violence in market workers: case reports

Abstract

Objective: To report cases of violence suffered by street market workers in a Municipal Market in the interior of Bahia, Brazil. Materials and Methods: This is a field research, exploratory, qualitative approach, case study type, which sought to observe the occurrence of violence in street market workers in a city in the interior of Bahia. Results: With the construction of the aforementioned study, it was noted that market workers who are victims of violence, are mostly women, the age range varies from 18 to 75 years, a good part has low education, self-declared as brown, single and most works in the restaurant business. The working time at the fair varies from months to 30 years, with long working hours, however the majority reported being satisfied with the work. Regarding violence, the psychological type was the most prevalent. Conclusion: It is emphasized that it is of the utmost importance that measures are taken to combat violence in the workplace by the government, thus guaranteeing better working conditions for marketers.