Refugees and access to employment in Brazil: implications for health and sociability.

This is a reflective study with the objective of analyzing the possibilities of access to employment by refugees in the Brazilian territory, in view of the socio-legal conditions in Brazil, understanding the relationship between work and health. Refugees experience the penalty of restricted access to employment, which has a significant impact on their lives. By remaining disconnected from work, they are pushed to the margins of society. In addition to this, they face difficulties in accessing adequate housing, healthcare services, education, healthy food, among others, all of which deeply affect their way of life in a foreign country with a different culture. The work becomes relevant in the discussion about access to health, goods and services necessary to live with dignity, and its implications in the work-health-disease relationship. Collaborative actions at a global level are necessary to ensure that employment opportunities are available for refugees. In this regard, this reflection articulates two basic ideas: the recognition of the importance of work in social life and living conditions, and the understanding that the determination of the health-disease process goes beyond the biological and individual choices, having historicity and a social and cultural character.

Refugees and access to employment in Brazil: implications for health and sociability / Refugiados y acceso al empleo en Brasil: implicaciones para la salud y la sociabilidad / Refugiados e o acesso ao emprego no Brasil: implicações na saúde e sociabilidade

ABSTRACT This is a reflective study with the objective of analyzing the possibilities of access to employment by refugees in the Brazilian territory, in view of the socio-legal conditions in Brazil, understanding the relationship between work and health. Refugees experience the penalty of restricted access to employment, which has a significant impact on their lives. By remaining disconnected from work, they are pushed to the margins of society. In addition to this, they face difficulties in accessing adequate housing, healthcare services, education, healthy food, among others, all of which deeply affect their way of life in a foreign country with a different culture. The work becomes relevant in the discussion about access to health, goods and services necessary to live with dignity, and its implications in the work-health-disease relationship. Collaborative actions at a global level are necessary to ensure that employment opportunities are available for refugees. In this regard, this reflection articulates two basic ideas: the recognition of the importance of work in social life and living conditions, and the understanding that the determination of the health-disease process goes beyond the biological and individual choices, having historicity and a social and cultural character.

RESUMEN Se trata de un estudio reflexivo con el objetivo de analizar las posibilidades de acceso al empleo por refugiados en el territorio brasileño, frente a las condiciones socio-jurídicas en Brasil, comprendiendo la relación entre trabajo y salud. Los refugiados experimentan la penalización del acceso al empleo como el mayor impacto en sus vidas, ya que al mantenerse alejados del trabajo, se les coloca en los márgenes de la sociedad. A esto se suman las dificultades para acceder a una vivienda adecuada, servicios de salud, educación, alimentación saludable, entre otros, con profundas implicaciones en la forma de vida en un país y cultura diferentes. El trabajo adquiere relevancia en la discusión sobre el acceso a la salud, los bienes y servicios necesarios para vivir con dignidad y sus repercusiones en la relación trabajo-salud-enfermedad, requiriendo acciones colaborativas a nivel global para asegurar que haya empleo disponible para los refugiados. En ese sentido, esta reflexión articula dos ideas básicas: el reconocimiento de la importancia del trabajo en la vida social y en las condiciones de vida, y la comprensión de que la determinación del proceso salud-enfermedad va más allá de las elecciones biológicas e individuales, teniendo una historicidad y carácter social y cultural

RESUMO Trata-se de estudo reflexivo com o objetivo de analisar as possibilidades de acesso ao emprego por refugiados no território brasileiro, frente às condições sociojurídicas do Brasil, compreendendo as relações entre trabalho e saúde. Os refugiados vivenciam a penalização de acesso ao emprego com maior impacto em sua vida, pois ao manterem-se afastados do trabalho, são colocados à margem da sociedade. Somam-se a isto as dificuldades de acesso a moradias adequadas, aos serviços de saúde, educação, alimentação saudável, dentre outros, com implicações profundas no modo de viver em um país distinto do seu e de sua cultura. O trabalho adquire relevância na discussão sobre o acesso à saúde, bens e serviços necessários para viver com dignidade e suas repercussões na relação trabalho-saúde-doença, sendo necessárias ações colaborativas em nível global para garantir que o emprego esteja disponível para refugiados. Neste sentido, a presente reflexão articula duas ideias básicas: reconhecimento da importância do trabalho na vida social e nas condições de vida; e que a determinação do processo saúde-doença ultrapassa o biológico e as escolhas individuais, tendo uma historicidade e caráter social e cultural.