Production of health vulnerabilities: women's work in agricultural companies of Chapada do Apodi, Ceará

ABSTRACT The study analyzes the impacts that the work at the irrigated fruit companies, installed at Chapada do Apodi, Ceará, exerts on women's health. This is a qualitative research developed between the years 2014 and 2015, through ethnographic work, semi-structured interviews and observation of the work process. Data were analyzed through Discourse Analysis. It was observed that the organization of work in those companies is characterized by a great sexual division. It has been found that women are threatened by specific risks and violations of rights that promote vulnerabilities and impact their health conditions.