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Adams A, Joe C, Klinger N, Laforest E, Shankar J, Chen SP. "It's Just a Checklist": Examining the Needs of Occupational Health and Safety Training for New Immigrant Workers in Canada. J Occup Environ Med 2023; 65:677-684. [PMID: 37167944 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES New immigrant workers (NIWs) are overrepresented in hazardous workplaces. Sufficient Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) training could minimize workplace injuries. This study aims to identify the current status of OH&S and training for NIWs in Canada. METHODS Generic qualitative research was conducted. Seven NIWs and nine service providers were interviewed to understand OH&S issues, perceptions on rules and regulations, and expectations for training. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. RESULTS Four themes that affect OH&S for NIWs include attitudes toward safety and training, personal barriers, Canadian workplace culture, and macrolevel interconnected systems. Three needs on OH&S training are increasing accessibility, ensuring full understanding, and building confidence. CONCLUSIONS Current training does not mitigate safety risks in workplaces, and NIWs do not feel empowered to exercise their rights. New training protocols would be beneficial to equip NIWs to enter the workforce.
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- Alexa Adams
- From the Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (A.A., C.J., N.K., E.L., S.P.C.); and Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (J.S.)
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Senthanar S, Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Premji S, Bültmann U, McLeod CB. Differences in Modified-Return-to-Work by Immigration Characteristics Among a Cohort of Workers in British Columbia, Canada. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION 2023; 33:341-351. [PMID: 36308629 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-022-10077-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Introduction To investigate differences in modified-return-to work (MRTW) within the first 30 days of a work-related, short-term disability injury by immigration characteristics. This question was part of a program of research investigating differences in work and health experiences among immigrant workers and explanations for longer work disability durations. Methods Workers' compensation claims, immigration records and medical registry data were linked to identify a sample of workers in British Columbia, Canada with a short-term disability claim for a work-related back strain, concussion, limb fracture or connective tissue injury occurring between 2009 and 2015. Multivariable logistic regressions, stratified by injury type, investigated the odds of MRTW, defined as at least one day within the first 30 days on claim, associated with immigration characteristics, defined as a Canadian-born worker versus a worker who immigrated via the economic, family member or refugee/other humanitarian classification. Results Immigrant workers who arrived to Canada as a family member or as a refugee/other immigrant had a reduced odds of MRTW within the first 30 days of work disability for a back strain, concussion and limb fracture, compared to Canadian-born workers. Differences in MRTW were not observed for immigrant workers who arrived to Canada via the economic classification, or for connective tissue injuries. Conclusion The persistent and consistent finding of reduced MRTW for the same injury for different immigration classifications highlights contexts (work, health, social, language) that disadvantage some immigrants upon arrival to Canada and that persist over time even after entry into the workforce, including barriers to MRTW.
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- Sonja Senthanar
- School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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- School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Ortlieb R, Knappert L. Labor market integration of refugees: An institutional country-comparative perspective. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2023.101016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Cazalilla-Parras S, Martínez-Linares JM, Yuba-Francia J, López-Entrambasaguas OM. Nursing students in Saharan refugee camps: Expectations and options of professional future from a qualitative perspective. Nurse Educ Pract 2022; 65:103466. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ortlieb R, Ressi E. From refugee to manager? Organisational socialisation practices, refugees' experiences and polyrhythmic socialisation. EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/emre.12500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Renate Ortlieb
- Institute of Human Resource Management University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Institute of Human Resource Management University of Graz Graz Austria
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Fedrigo L, Cerantola M, Frésard CE, Masdonati J. Refugees’ Meaning of Work: A Qualitative Investigation of Work Purposes and Expectations. JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/08948453211066343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study explores the meaning of work for 22 young refugees aged from 18 to 35 from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yemen through semistructured interviews. Using consensual qualitative research, we sought to understand the purposes work fulfills, their work expectations, and how purposes and expectations might have changed over time. Results showed that work fulfills many purposes found in the literature, (e.g., development, structure, health, identity, and material benefits) as well as purposes in relation with others and the larger society. Participants expect their work to correspond to their selves (e.g., interests and personality), offer decent working conditions, and allow meaningful relationships and opportunities to help others. Illustrations of two participants’ paths provided insights into a possible change of meaning of work. In addition to implications for practice, the influence of relational and contextual factors is discussed.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES—Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives (NCCR LIVES), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Senthanar S, Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Premji S, Bültmann U, McLeod CB. Differences in Work Disability Duration for Immigrants and Canadian-Born Workers in British Columbia, Canada. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:11794. [PMID: 34831550 PMCID: PMC8625680 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182211794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate differences in work disability duration among immigrants (categorized as economic, family member or refugee/other classification upon arrival to Canada) compared to Canadian-born workers with a work-related injury in British Columbia. Immigrants and Canadian-born workers were identified from linked immigration records with workers' compensation claims for work-related back strain, connective tissue, concussion and fracture injuries requiring at least one paid day of work disability benefits between 2009 to 2015. Quantile regression investigated the relationship between immigration classification and predicted work disability days (defined from injury date to end of compensation claim, up to 365 days) and modeled at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of the distribution of the disability days. With a few exceptions, immigrants experienced greater predicted disability days compared to Canadian-born workers within the same injury cohort. The largest differences were observed for family and refugee/other immigrant classification workers, and, in particular, for women within these classifications, compared to Canadian-born workers. For example, at the 50th percentile of the distribution of disability days, we observed a difference of 34.1 days longer for refugee/other women in the concussion cohort and a difference of 27.5 days longer for family classification women in the fracture cohort. Economic immigrants had comparable disability days with Canadian-born workers, especially at the 25th and 50th percentiles of the distribution. Immigrant workers' longer disability durations may be a result of more severe injuries or challenges navigating the workers' compensation system with delays in seeking disability benefits and rehabilitation services. Differences by immigrant classification speak to vulnerabilities or inequities upon arrival in Canada that persist after entry to the workforce and warrant further investigation for early mitigation strategies.
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- Sonja Senthanar
- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; (S.S.); (L.T.); (C.B.M.)
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; (S.S.); (L.T.); (C.B.M.)
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; (S.S.); (L.T.); (C.B.M.)
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- School of Labour Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4, Canada;
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- Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; (S.S.); (L.T.); (C.B.M.)
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Côté D, Durant S, MacEachen E, Majowicz S, Meyer S, Huynh A, Laberge M, Dubé J. A rapid scoping review of COVID-19 and vulnerable workers: Intersecting occupational and public health issues. Am J Ind Med 2021; 64:551-566. [PMID: 34003502 PMCID: PMC8212119 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND This article reports the results of a rapid scoping review of the literature on COVID-19 transmission risk to workers in essential sectors such as retail, health care, manufacturing, and agriculture, and more particularly the experiences of workers in precarious employment and social situations. METHODS Following scoping review methods, we included 30 studies that varied in terms of methodology and theoretical approaches. The search included peer-reviewed articles and grey literature published between March and September 2020. RESULTS Based on the studies reviewed, we found that COVID-19 infection and death rates increased not only with age and comorbidities, but also with discrimination and structural inequities based on racism and sexism. Racial and ethnic minority workers, including migrant workers, are concentrated in high-risk occupations and this concentration is correlated to lower socioeconomic conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic appears in the occupational health and safety spotlight as an exacerbator of already existing socioeconomic inequalities and social inequalities in health, especially in light of the intersection of issues related to racism, ethnic minority status, and sexism. CONCLUSIONS This review provides early evidence about the limitations of institutions' responses to the pandemic, and their capacity to provide a safe and decent working environment for all workers, regardless of their employment status or the social protections they may enjoy under normal circumstances. It is also important to think about these issues in the postpandemic context, when conditions of precariousness and vulnerability persist and possibly worsen.
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- Daniel Côté
- Institut de recherche Robert‐Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), MontréalQuébecCanada
- Department of AnthropologyUniversité de Montréal, MontréalQuébecCanada
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- School of Public Health and Health SystemsUniversity of WaterlooOntarioCanada
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- School of Public Health and Health SystemsUniversity of WaterlooOntarioCanada
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- School of Public Health and Health SystemsUniversity of WaterlooOntarioCanada
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- School of Public Health and Health SystemsUniversity of WaterlooOntarioCanada
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- Institut de recherche Robert‐Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), MontréalQuébecCanada
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- School of RehabilitationUniversité de MontréalQuébecCanada
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- Institut de recherche Robert‐Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), MontréalQuébecCanada
- School of ManagementUniversité du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)QuébecCanada
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Electronic recycling plants: human resources and OHS management case studies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/ijwhm-06-2019-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe electrical and electronic recycling industry is experiencing significant growth while paying no particular attention to the health and safety of recycling workers. Who are these recycling workers? How are they recruited and trained in OHS measures? This article will attempt to answer these questions.Design/methodology/approachAs part of a toxicological study carried out on five companies, samples were taken from employees (n = 100) and their working environment. Among them, 26 workers and six managers also participated in interviews on the management of OHS preventive practices. This article presents analyses of the recruitment strategies for these workers and the management of preventive measures.FindingsThe main findings were that preventive practices vary according to the company's social mission and recruitment strategy. OHS preventive practices vary among the companies, even though the workers are similarly exposed to multiple contaminants. Precarious employment relationships put these workers in a vulnerable position.Originality/valueAlthough recycling electrical and electronic equipment (e-recycling) has been an ecological and moral concern in Western societies for several decades, occupational health and safety (OHS) management in recycling plants has received little attention.
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Ginevra MC, Di Maggio I, Santilli S, Nota L. The role of career adaptability and future orientation on future goals in refugees. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2020.1865874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Maria Cristina Ginevra
- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Senthanar S, MacEachen E, Premji S, Bigelow P. “Can Someone Help Me?” Refugee Women’s Experiences of Using Settlement Agencies to Find Work in Canada. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12134-019-00729-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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