BODY AND SILENCE IN THE MORAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE: A REFLECTION FROM THE WORK CLINIC

Cuerpo y silencio en el acoso moral en el trabajo: una reflexión desde la clínica del trabajo

Corpo e silêncio no assédio moral no trabalho: uma reflexão a partir da clínica de trabalho

ABSTRACT:

The following essay reflects from the work clinic proposed by Dejours on the suffering for moral harassment at work that is felt in the body and that leads the victims to suffer different psychosomatic ailments. Being a stigmatizing violence, moral harassment at workplace obstructs the sublimatory potential of work, which negatively affects the subjectivity, pleasure and mental health of workers. This damage is analyzed in this essay on three cases of Chilean workers who experienced harassment in the performance of their work tasks in psychosocial programs of SENAME (National Service of Minors).

Keywords:
Work clinic; suffering at work; moral harassment at workplace; body