Surveillance of migrant worker health in the Bioceanic Road Corridor

Abstract

The health of migrant workers on the Bioceanic Route requires comprehensive actions, and it is necessary to understand their issues and problems. This is a theoretical reflection article whose objective was to comprehend the possibilities of health surveillance actions for workers in migration situations on the Bioceanic Route in Mato Grosso do Sul. For the identification of these elements, a narrative review of the literature was used, in light of a theoretical framework. Use the portal States National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (Medline/PubMed), applying the terms: “Surveillance of the Workers Health”; “Health Vulnerability”; “Transients and Migrants”; combined with the Boolean operator “AND”. Five aspects that constitute health worker surveillance were identified: assistance, surveillance, notification, planning, and management. In the context of assistance, it is crucial to provide access to health services, including emergency care, maternal and child care, and treatment of communicable and work-related diseases. Health surveillance should focus on prevention and health promotion through actions centered on identifying occupational risks, accidents, and work-related illnesses. The collection and analysis of epidemiological data are essential to guide surveillance actions and implement appropriate measures, made possible through notifications. For planning and management, it is necessary to strengthen partnerships with social devices, enhance the worker health care network, and regularize the work of these migrants to combat precarious and illegal practices. It is concluded that public policies should be addressed to the dimensions that make up the surveillance of the worker's health, aiming to ensure better living conditions for migrant workers in the Bioceanic Route.