ABSTRACT
The space-time flexibilization of work became common in private and public Brazilian companies after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study was to analyze, through a survey questionnaire, the researchers' perceptions at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) about work, social, and labor productivity characteristics related to the teleworking adopted over the course of a year in the company. The target audience of the study included 487 scientific researchers (master, doctor and post-doc level) from the public company located in 32 cities, widely distributed throughout the Brazilian territory. The perceptions of the research participants were highly positive in relation to teleworking, with reflections on labor productivity enhancement and gains related to work autonomy and quality of life. Also, the future expectations about teleworking reveal the desire of a majority of the Embrapa researchers to maintain a flexible working arrangement, particularly based on a hybrid model. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Portuguese) A flexibilizacao espaco-temporal do trabalho tornou-se comum nas empresas privadas e publicas brasileiras apos o advento da pandemia de COVID- 19. O presente estudo objetivou analisar por meio da aplicacao de um questionario de pesquisa as percepcoes dos pesquisadores da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (Embrapa), apos um ano atuando sob regime de teletrabalho, em relacao as caracteristicas laborais, sociais, produtivas e de contexto do trabalho, bem como aos beneficios, desafios e expectativas futuras associadas a esse modelo de trabalho. O publico-alvo do estudo englobou 487 pesquisadores cientificos (mestres, doutores e pos-doutores) da empresa publica alocados em 32 cidades amplamente distribuidas no territorio brasileiro. As percepcoes dos participantes da pesquisa em relacao ao teletrabalho foram altamente positivas, refletindo-se em aumento de produtividade laboral e ganhos na autonomia do trabalho e na qualidade de vida. As expectativas revelam o desejo da maioria dos pesquisadores da Embrapa de manterem o regime de trabalho flexivel, especialmente na modalidade hibrida. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Spanish) La flexibilizacion espacio-temporal del trabajo se hizo comun en las empresas publicas y privadas brasilenas con el advenimiento de la pandemia COVID-19. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar, mediante la aplicacion de un cuestionario de encuesta, las percepciones de los investigadores de Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (Embrapa), luego de un ano de trabajo en regimen de teletrabajo, en relacion a las caracteristicas laborales, sociales, productivas y del contexto laboral, asi como los beneficios, desafios y expectativas futuras asociadas a este modelo de trabajo. El publico objetivo del estudio incluyo a 487 investigadores cientificos (con maestrias, doctorados y postdoctorados) de la empresa publica ubicados en 32 ciudades ampliamente distribuidas en el territorio brasileno. Las percepciones de los participantes de la investigacion en relacion con el teletrabajo fueron altamente positivas, reflejando un aumento en la productividad laboral y beneficios en la autonomia laboral y la calidad de vida. Las expectativas revelan el deseo de la mayoria de los investigadores de Embrapa de mantener el regimen de trabajo flexible, especialmente en la modalidad hibrida. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
ABSTRACT
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the central role of the One Health (OH) approach, as a multisectoral and multidisciplinary perspective, to tackle health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. This study assessed Brazilian preparedness and response to COVID-19 and zoonoses with a focus on the OH approach and equity dimensions. We conducted an environmental scan using a protocol developed as part of a multi-country study. The article selection process resulted in 45 documents: 79 files and 112 references on OH; 41 files and 81 references on equity. The OH and equity aspects are poorly represented in the official documents regarding the COVID-19 response, either at the federal and state levels. Brazil has a governance infrastructure that allows for the response to infectious diseases, including zoonoses, as well as the fight against antimicrobial resistance through the OH approach. However, the response to the pandemic did not fully utilize the resources of the Brazilian state, due to the lack of central coordination and articulation among the sectors involved. Brazil is considered an area of high risk for emergence of zoonoses mainly due to climate change, large-scale deforestation and urbanization, high wildlife biodiversity, wide dry frontier, and poor control of wild animals' traffic. Therefore, encouraging existing mechanisms for collaboration across sectors and disciplines, with the inclusion of vulnerable populations, is required for making a multisectoral OH approach successful in the country.