Violence in the Workplace in Brazilian Society: A Conceptual Study and Mapping of Existing and Emerging Criminal Types in Light of Convention No. 190/2019 of the International Labor Organization

Abstract

This article analyzes the multi-causal phenomenon of violence in the workplace in Brazilian society, to be based on the spectrum of a conceptual study and the mapping of the elements of existing and emerging criminal types, in light of Convention No. 190/2019 of the International Labor Organization—ILO, referencing and exposing the consequences associated with the risks of physical and mental illness, absenteeism, increased turnover in jobs, decreased productivity and the damage caused to the organizational climate. Manifestations of violence in the workplace have always been part of the daily professional life of each category of working people. There is great difficulty in identifying, conceptualizing and individualizing harassers and victims. Anonymity is a common practice for the aforementioned assaulted people, in order to avoid personal exposure to other co-workers and their own family. It is necessary to outline a set of effective measures to produce positive effects in terms of prevention. In this conceptual study, the dialectical method was used to discuss and re-read the parameters contained in Convention No. 190/2019-ILO. This is a complex public health problem in which there is an exponential increase in various situations of violence in the workplace of companies and in the public service. These hidden criminal practices, transformed into routine facts, cause a deleterious impact on the dignity of the human person, directly influencing the quality of life of working people.