Characterizing the low wage immigrant workforce: A comparative analysis of the health disparities among selected occupations in Somerville, Massachusetts

Panikkar, Bindu; Woodin, Mark; Brugge, Doug; Hyatt, Raymond R.; Gute, David M.

doi:10.1002/ajim.22181

Cited by 29 publications

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“…Chemicals used in the dry cleaning business have been linked to negative health outcomes (17,50,60). Construction workers are exposed to chemicals from paints (76). All three of these industries-hotel cleaners, nail salons and dry cleaning-are dominated by immigrant workers, which again fits the pattern of immigrant workers populating the most hazardous occupations, often without adequate training and protection.…”

Section: Environmental Exposuresmentioning

confidence: 92%

Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health and Safety

Moyce

Schenker

2024

Annual Review of Public Health

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In 2015, approximately 244 million people were transnational migrants, approximately half of whom were workers, often engaged in jobs that are hazardous to their health. They work for less pay, for longer hours, and in worse conditions than do nonmigrants and are often subject to human rights violations, abuse, human trafficking, and violence. Worldwide, immigrant workers have higher rates of adverse occupational exposures and working conditions, which lead to poor health outcomes, workplace injuries, and occupational fatalities. Health disparities of immigrant workers are related to environmental and occupational exposures and are a result of language/cultural barriers, access to health care, documentation status, and the political climate of the host country. Recommendations on global and local scales are offered as potential solutions to improving the health of immigrant workers.

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Section: Environmental Exposuresmentioning

confidence: 92%

Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health and Safety

Moyce

Schenker

2024

Annual Review of Public Health

347

259

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“…The cleaning workforce is largely composed of women, immigrants, and ethnic minorities who are paid low wages and tend to have low education levels . Latino workers, and in particular Latina women, make up a significant portion of this workforce .…”

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confidence: 99%

Work experiences of Latino building cleaners: An exploratory study

Eggerth

Ortiz

Keller

et al. 2019

American J Industrial Med

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Background: There are roughly 3.8 million cleaning workers in the United States. The cleaning workforce is largely composed of women, immigrants, and ethnic minorities who receive low wages and have low education levels. They are exposed to physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial hazards.Methods: Qualitative methodology was used to investigate how Latino immigrants experience work as building cleaners. A grounded theory coding approach was used to analyze focus group data from 77 participants.

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“…3,4 Most Latino immigrant workers in the US have manual occupations in hazardous industries with high rates of work-related injuries, 5,6 including agriculture, 6,7 construction, 8,9,10 manufacturing, 11 and services. 12,13 …”

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confidence: 99%

Musculoskeletal pain, depression, and stress among Latino manual laborers in North Carolina

Tribble

Summers

Chen

et al. 2015

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health

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The jobs of Latino manual laborers place their mental and physical health at risk. This study evaluates the associations among musculoskeletal pain, mental health, and work organization in Latino manual laborers. Farmworkers and non-farmworkers (n=189) in North Carolina were interviewed for self-reported musculoskeletal pain, depressive symptoms, stress, work safety climate, and precarious job status. More non-farmworkers than farmworkers had neck and shoulder pain, but they did not differ in other areas of musculoskeletal pain. Depressive symptoms had a significant association with neck and shoulder pain (p<0.05). Precariousness had a significant association with back pain (p<0.05). Farmworker participants had H-2A visas and were afforded some protection compared to non-farmworker manual workers. Research is needed to improve policy that relieves pain and improves mental health for all Latino manual workers.

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Characterizing the low wage immigrant workforce: A comparative analysis of the health disparities among selected occupations in Somerville, Massachusetts

Cited by 29 publications

References 34 publications

Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health and Safety

Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health and Safety

Work experiences of Latino building cleaners: An exploratory study

Musculoskeletal pain, depression, and stress among Latino manual laborers in North Carolina

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