Migrant workers, essential work, and COVID-19.
Am J Ind Med
; 64(2): 73-77, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-985921
ABSTRACT
Globally, migrant and immigrant workers have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic as essential workers. They might be a Bulgarian worker at a meat processing plant in Germany, a Central American farmworker in the fields of California, or a Filipino worker at an aged-care facility in Australia. What they have in common is they are all essential workers who have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic and have been infected with coronavirus at work. COVID-19 has highlighted the inequitable working conditions of these workers. In many instances, they are employed precariously, and so are ineligible for sick leave or social security, or COVID-19 special payments. If these are essential workers, they should get at least the same health and safety benefits of all nonessential workers. Improving the working and living conditions of migrant workers can and should be a positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Transients and Migrants
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COVID-19
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Ind Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ajim.23209
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