Using Three Cross-Sectional Surveys to Compare Workplace Psychosocial Stressors and Associated Mental Health Status in Six Migrant Groups Working in Australia Compared with Australian-Born Workers

Daly, Alison; Carey, Renee; Darcey, Ellie; Chih, HuiJun; LaMontagne, Anthony D.; Milner, Allison; Reid, Alison

doi:10.3390/ijerph16050735

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“…Even though we found significant differences for most associations, the limited number of workers included in the sample did not permit us to do more specific statistical analysis—for example, stratifying by gender [28]. However, our results showing a higher incidence of common mental disorder among the Spanish-born, although based on only 14 participants, concurs with recent work from Australia, wherein Australian-born workers working in insecure jobs had poorer mental health compared with immigrant workers [29].…”

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Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders

Ronda

Martı́nez

Reid

et al. 2019

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The healthy migrant effect and its impact on mental health has been reported in the general population of many countries. Information is limited about its impact on working populations. The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence of common mental disorders over a one-year follow-up period among a cohort of Colombian and Ecuadorian employees in Spain, taking into account the duration of residence and comparing with Spanish-born workers. Data was from the Longitudinal Studies on Immigrant Families Project (PELFI), a follow-up survey of immigrants and Spanish-born workers interviewed in 2015 and 2016. Mental health was assessed using the 12-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12). Crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORas) for common mental disorders by sociodemographic and employment characteristics were created. There were differences for immigrants with time of residence less than or equal to 15 years (time of residence 11–15 years: ORa = 0.06, 95% CI = (0.26–0.01); time of residence 1–10 years: ORa = 0.06, 95% CI = (0.36–0.01)). There was evidence of a healthy immigrant worker effect, as newer arrivals from Ecuador and Columbia to Spain had a lower incidence of common mental disorders than either the Spanish-born or immigrant workers who had lived in Spain for more than 15 years.

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Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders

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Reid

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“…Furthermore, in this study more than two-thirds of the study participants have experienced workrelated stress. This result is supported by a study that reported migrant workers may experience high levels of stress that is attributed to a fast-paced work environment, precarious or insecure jobs and loss of protective socio-cultural factors such as social support, family ties, language and group identity [39][40][41][42].…”

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Considerable risk of work-related injury and illnesses among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Gelaye¹,

Debalke²,

Ayele³

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Background: Migrant and seasonal farm workers are at increased risk for occupational fatalities and injuries. However, there is limited evidence about the risk of occupational injury in those who move within the country to take up work in Ethiopia, although in recent years such employment-related geographical mobility is receiving increasing attention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate work-related injuries, illnesses and the associated risk factors among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia.Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was employed from October to November 2019 among seasonal and migrant farm workers. The study was carried out in two sites of Amhara regional state, northwest Ethiopia. A cluster sampling technique was used to select 990 study participants. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 20 to identify predictors. The significance level was obtained at 95% CI and p- value ≤ 0.05.Results: In this study, the period prevalence of work-related injury among seasonal and migrant farm workers was 32.5% (95% CI: 29.7, 35.9). Above half (60.9%) of study participants have shown three or more heat-related illness symptoms. Extreme weakness (56.8%), skin rash (45.1%), headache (40.4%), profuse sweating (42.9%) and fatigue (45.1%) were the commonest heat-related symptoms reported by the seasonal and migrant farm workers. Moreover, the prevalence of work-related stress among seasonal and migrant farm workers was 67.6% (95% CI: 64.6, 70.7). Being unemployed before migration (AOR = 2.22, 95% CI: 1.26, 3.91), working for > 8 h/day (AOR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.16, 2.27), stress (AOR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.88) and thermal discomfort (AOR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.98) were the significant risk factors for work-related injury.Conclusion: In this study, heat-related illness, work-related injury and stress among seasonal and migrant farm workers in northwest Ethiopia remain a major public health problem. Employment history, average working hours and stress were among the risk factors associated with a work-related injury. Hence, provision of ongoing safety training, personal protective equipments, improving working hours and stress management could be given attention to minimize the problem.

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“…The first was conducted in 2017 with Australian-born workers of Caucasian ancestry and the second in 2018 with workers in Australia born in New Zealand, India or the Philippines. Full details of the sampling have been described in a previous study [ 22 ]. Briefly, the first survey, conducted in 2017, recruited a sample of Australian-born workers of Caucasian ancestry aged 18 and over stratified by state and area of residence.…”

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Examining the Impact of Two Dimensions of Precarious Employment, Vulnerability and Insecurity on the Self-Reported Health of Men, Women and Migrants in Australia

Daly

Schenker

Ronda

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Precarious employment is increasing and adversely affects health. We aimed to investigate how perception of precariousness in current employment impacts gender and migrant workers in Australia. Using cross-sectional interviews of 1292 workers born in Australia, New Zealand, India and the Philippines, data were collected on self-reported health, employment conditions and sociodemographics. Factor analysis of nine questions about perceptions of current employment revealed two dimensions, vulnerability and insecurity. Women had higher vulnerability scores (µ = 6.5 vs. µ = 5.5, t = 5.40, p-value (p) < 0.000) but lower insecurity scores (µ = 8.6 vs. µ = 9.3 t = −4.160 p < 0.0003) than men. Filipino-born workers had higher vulnerability compared with other migrant workers (µ = 6.5 vs. µ = 5.8 t = −3.47 p < 0.0003), and workers born in India had higher insecurity compared with other migrant workers (µ = 9.8 vs. µ = 8.9, t = −6.1 p < 0.0001). While the prevalence of insecurity varied by migrant status, the negative effect on health was higher for Australian-born workers than migrants. Increasing levels of vulnerability and insecurity impacted self-reported health negatively (Coefficient (Coef).0.34 p < 0.0001; Coef.0.25 p < 0.0001, respectively). The combination of high vulnerability and high insecurity had the greatest impact on health (Coef. 2.37 p = 0.002), followed by high vulnerability and moderate insecurity (Coef. 2.0 p = 0.007). Our study suggests that understanding both changes in employment conditions over time as well as knowledge of cultural patterns may offer the best chance of understanding the impact of precarious employment experiences.

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Using Three Cross-Sectional Surveys to Compare Workplace Psychosocial Stressors and Associated Mental Health Status in Six Migrant Groups Working in Australia Compared with Australian-Born Workers

Cited by 28 publications

References 47 publications

Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders

Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders

Considerable risk of work-related injury and illnesses among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Examining the Impact of Two Dimensions of Precarious Employment, Vulnerability and Insecurity on the Self-Reported Health of Men, Women and Migrants in Australia

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