Risks and vulnerabilities of motorcyclist workers during the COVID -19 pandemic in Brasil

Abstract

Objective: to highlight the risks and vulnerabilities on which motorcycle workers are subject to, owing to their profession, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Method: circumstance-based literature review article throughout reflection based on analysis of scientific articles present at SciELO and PubMed, legislation, and epidemiologic bulletins by the Brazilian Ministry of Health between May/June 2020. Result: approximately 17 million motorcycle restaurant food delivery workers have through fast-delivery applications a source of income. This type of labor is increasingly being characterized as an alternative to unemployment within a demanding market, being so, the reason upon which this certain function is depreciated. Throughout the COVID-19 context, the delivery service has exponentially grown, being the motorcyclist function indispensable among risks imposed by the growing pandemic. Conclusion: the working conditions precariousness and the outsourcing of motorcycle restaurant food delivery workers have significantly worsened in the actual context, together with the transmission and contamination risks by COVID-19.