Productive processes of rural workers in the extrativism of the carnaúba straw

Abstract: The study aimed to map the productive process of the rural workers in the extractivism of the carnauba straw. Descriptive research, of the type of case study, developed in Cariré - Ceará, between May of 2016 to June of 2017, with 18 rural workers. The extrativism of the straw involves cutting, animal handling, inadequate storage, among others, that can directly influence the health-disease-care-work process.