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(6 days ago) Many immigrants take jobs in industries unfamiliar to them when they come to the US. As such workplace safety training is critical. However, immigrant workers frequently report not receiving any safety training on the job and the training that they do receive can be of poor quality. Therefore, determining … See more

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2014/12/04/immigrant-osh/

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Occupational Health and Safety and Migrant Workers: …

(3 days ago) WEBIt is evident that the relationship between health, work, and immigration is still understudied, and occupational injuries and work-related illnesses remain …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367908/

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How OSHA’s New Authority Empowers Immigrant Workers

(2 days ago) WEBOn March 30, we marked our new authority with a kickoff event joined by worker advocates, labor organizers, union groups and consulates. When a certification request …

https://blog.dol.gov/2023/03/31/how-oshas-new-authority-empowers-immigrant-workers

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Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health and Safety

(7 days ago) WEBIn 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 …

https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013714

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Occupational Health and Safety Protections for Immigrant …

(2 days ago) WEB1. APHA will engage in policy discussions on immigration and/or immigrant workers, on the federal and/or state level, to ensure that these important safety and …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2014/07/09/15/19/occupational-health-and-safety-protections-for-immigrant-workers

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Highly Educated Immigrant Workers’ Perspectives of …

(3 days ago) WEB1.1. OHS and Immigrant Workers. The goals of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) are to inform workers about workplace hazards. OHS standards in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9317822/

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Safety and health for migrant workers - International …

(7 days ago) WEBSafety and health for migrant workers. According to the ILO global estimates, in 2017 there were 164 million migrant workers over 237 million of migrants …

https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/safety-and-health-at-work/areasofwork/hazardous-work/WCMS_765258/lang--en/index.htm

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Immigrant Workers: Vital to the U.S. COVID-19 Response

(9 days ago) WEBSix million immigrant workers are at the frontlines of keeping U.S. residents healthy and fed during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing disproportionate shares of physicians, …

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-workers-us-covid-19-response

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Health, Safety and Well-being of Migrant Workers: New …

(6 days ago) WEBThey critically study the impactof work Hazards on the health and wellbeing of migrant workers in order to shed light on the social and health implications of migrant work, …

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-52632-0

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Migration and Occupational Health: Understanding the Risks

(4 days ago) WEBGlobal migration has doubled in the past 50 years, with about 214 million people currently living outside their countries of origin. The largest driver for migration is …

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/migration-and-occupational-health-understanding-risks/

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Immigrant and Refugee Health - CDC

(3 days ago) WEBMigration and Border Health. Guidance and resources to help other countries prevent and control infections in globally mobile populations. Introduction to CDC's Immigrant, …

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/index.html

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Highly Educated Immigrant Workers’ Perspectives of Occupational …

(1 days ago) WEBThis study explored the perspectives of new immigrant workers regarding occupational health and safety and workplace conditions that increase workers’ …

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/14/8757

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Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBIf recent immigration, education, and health-care trends continue, immigrants’ presence in the health-care sector will only increase going forward. Nearly …

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigrant-health-care-workers-united-states

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Refugee and migrant health - Global - World Health Organization …

(Just Now) WEBRefugee and migrant health is a global health issue that affects millions of people who face various challenges and risks. The World Health Organization (WHO) …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/refugee-and-migrant-health

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OSHA Offers New Protections for Immigrant Workers EHS Today

(6 days ago) WEBOSHA’s new authority – effective March 30, 2023 – “will strengthen its ability to protect all workers, including those whose immigration status or other social and …

https://www.ehstoday.com/standards/osha/article/21260006/osha-offers-new-protections-for-immigrant-workers

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Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the health and safety of

(3 days ago) WEBTheir immigration status, language barriers, and a number of interpersonal and organizational factors leave them particularly vulnerable to elevated occupational …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7358760/

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Immigrant issues: Health and safety - American Medical Association

(1 days ago) WEBStatements on health and safety conditions at immigrant detention centers. On Oct. 10, 2022, the AMA sent a letter to DHS and HHS urging the Administration to …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/immigrant-issues-health-and-safety

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for Immigrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(7 days ago) WEBAll workers are protected by health and safety law regardless of immigration status. Protection of workers’ health and safety is critical, but health and …

https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Webinar-Part2-Worker-Rights-Slides-2020-04-15.pdf

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Safety Advocates Applaud New Protections for Immigrant Workers

(Just Now) WEBLos Angeles: Leaders of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) said today that a new policy announced Tuesday, February …

https://nationalcosh.org/2023-02_New_Protections_for_Immigrant_Workers

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Immigrants as Essential Workers During COVID-19

(9 days ago) WEBOver the past 6 1/2 months, while many of us have hunkered down in our homes, millions of immigrants—just like millions of other Americans—have gone out at …

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/immigrants-essential-workers-covid-19/

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Safety at work and immigration Journal of Population Economics

(Just Now) WEBThis paper examines the effect of immigration on workplace safety, an understudied outcome in the literature. We use a novel administrative dataset of the …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00148-020-00791-5

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State Health Coverage for Immigrants and Implications for Health …

(7 days ago) WEBAs of 2022, there were 21.2 million individuals who are noncitizen immigrants residing in the U.S., accounting for about 7% of the country’s total population. Among …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/state-health-coverage-for-immigrants-and-implications-for-health-coverage-and-care/

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Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability of Recent …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Recent immigrants and refugees have higher rates of work-related injuries and illnesses compared to Canadian-born workers. As a result, they are often …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165099/

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Immigration crisis meets reality as economy needs more workers

(9 days ago) WEB(Reality check: higher immigration rates came when the worker-hungry economy needed it most.) Economists at Bank of America said this week that …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/28/immigration-crisis-economy-jobs-market-workers

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