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ID (ISN) del documento111513
Número CIS 11-0154
ISSN - Título de la serie 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Año 2010
Número de serie
Autor(es) Benach J., Muntaner C., Chung H., Benavides F.G.
Título Immigration, employment relations, and health: Developing a research agenda
Información bibliográfica 2010, Vol.53, p.338-343. 27 ref.
Resumen International migration has emerged as a global issue that has transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of persons. A review of literature indicates that public health researchers should be concerned about the health consequences of migration processes. Migrant workers are more represented in dangerous industries and in hazardous jobs, occupations and tasks. They are often hired as labourers in precarious jobs with poverty wages and experience more serious abuse and exploitation at the workplace. Also, analyses document migrant workers' problems of social exclusion, lack of health and safety training, fear of reprisals for demanding better working conditions, linguistic and cultural barriers that minimize the effectiveness of training, as well as incomplete access to OHS services and care and compensation when injured. The overall impact of immigration on population health, however, still is poorly understood and many mechanisms, pathways and overall health impact are poorly documented. Current limitations highlight the need to engage in explicit analytical, intervention and policy research.
Descriptores (primarios) nivel de salud; reparación de los accidentes y enfermedades; trabajadores emigrantes; aspectos sociales
Descriptores (secundarios) condiciones de trabajo; revisión bibliográfica; condiciones del empleo
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Generalidades sobre prevención
Broad subject area(s) Aspectos generales
Navegación por categoria(s) Empleo precario
Psychological factors