The quality of life at work as a strategic factor for the sustainable development of communities in Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
The quality of life at work as a strategic factor for the sustainable development of communities in Brazil
Received 24th March, 2017; Received in revised form 29th April, 2017; Accepted 15th May, 2017; Published online 30th June, 2017
Copyright© 2017, Joemar Braga Alves. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aims to evaluate the perception of quality of life at work in informal commerce located in a community in the State of Rio de Janeiro. This research aims to promote sustainable development in communities located in Brazil and abroad, based on research a community located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro and focusing on one of the pillars of the "Triple Botton Line" that are people . For the evaluation of the perception of quality of life at work, an instrument was used to measure QWL based on indications from the World Health Organization (WHO) - it is verified that the instrument is the most appropriate for what is intended to be investigated. The relationship between workers and their companies and their perception of a satisfactory quality of life at work can contribute to the sustainable development of the community-based enterprise as well as to the sustainable development of the region. In order for sustainable development to take place, it is necessary that there be participation of all local actors, that is: Community - Organizations - Collaborators and Government. "It was observed in the study that there is a concern on the part of the authorities with the environmental preservation of the region, since The city council recognized in 1981, by means of a decree-law, part of the area as an environmental reserve, that is, unfit for residential use, so any facility that is made on the spot after the enactment of the law is considered illegal. The region is home to a small number of businesses, such as bars, restaurants and snack bars. It was noticed during the survey that the people who work in these local enterprises find it interesting to carry out research in this region, since Perceive that the quality of life at work can generate a better organizational climate and collaborate, in a certain way, for the sustainable development of the In this sense, since these surveys are concerned with listening to the worker, even if it is formal or informal, they collaborate to generate a perception of value and awareness in the people involved in this process, although some recognize that there are others Factors that should be evaluated in this context, such as disorderly growth and basic sanitation.
