Objectives:

To identify the studies regarding the health of Latin America's agroindustry workers from 1980 to 2018 and the evidences of the relationship between work precariousness and health.

Methodology:

Summarized systematic review of the literature available in Web of Science (including Scielo) and Scopus Lilacs-Bireme (Virtual Health Library Regional Portal) with the aid of a bibliographic reference manager, a program to visualize bibliometric networks and a qualitative data analysis program.

Results:

Regarding the categories of "agroindustry" and "health", the research provided 2056 records published between 1978 and 2018. 1795 articles were excluded as they did not meet the objective of the review. 261 included articles were statistically analyzed and 30 were chosen for qualitative review. An increasing trend of articles was identified, particularly in Brazil (with the highest amount within the region), given the boom of agroindustry in the last decades. Sugarcane is the most studied subsector and, from the perspective of its implications, the most harmful effects are due to exposure to agro-toxins, and the most frequent, to ergonomic conditions that generate musculoskeletal problems.

Conclusions:

A biomedical approach predominates in the analyzed period; however, the literature consolidates with contributions of social sciences. This has made it possible to further problematize the health-disease conditions of agroindustry workers, in view of the changes in the productive models and the increase of the sector's work precariousness.

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