Introduction to the concept of mobbing

Introduction to the concept of mobbing

"Through their national work environmental acts Sweden, Finland and Norway support the rights of workers to remain both physically and mentally healthy at work. Yet, in recent years, a workplace-related psychosocial problem has been discovered, the existence and extent of which was not known earlier.

This phenomenon has been referred to as "mobbing", "ganging up on someone", "bullying" or "psychological terror". In this type of conflict, the victim is subjected to a systematic, stigmatizing process and encroachment of his or her civil rights. If it lasts a number of years, it may ultimately lead to ejection from the labor market when the individual in question is unable to find employment due to mental injury sustained at the former work place.

I introduced this phenomenon in 1984. It certainly is a very old one, well known in every culture from the very beginning of these cultures. Nevertheless, it has not been systematically described until the research started in 1982 which led to a small scientific report written in the fall of 1983 and published in early 1984 at The National Board of Occupational Safety and Health in Stockholm, Sweden

(Leymann & Gustavsson, 1984)"

quinta-feira, 17 de julho de 2008

Cansaço mata um camionista por mês em Portugal

"Devido ao cansaço acumulado e às condições de trabalho precárias, morre um camionista por mês, em Portugal.
A denúncia é do Sindicato dos Trabalhadores dos Transportes Rodoviários e Urbanos.
Joaquim Valentim diz que é uma média preocupante.
O Sindicato garante que os camionistas andam cansados porque têm contratos a prazo.
Uma situação laboral precária que afecta muitos profissionais em todo o país.
Joaquim Valentim vai mais longe e garante que muitos patrões pressionam os camionistas para adulterarem os tacógrafos.
Uma situação que o Sindicato diz ser do conhecimento do Ministérios dos Transportes e do Trabalho, que já foram informados, mas ainda não deram qualquer resposta."
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