A systematic review of working conditions and occupational health among immigrants in Europe and Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A systematic attempt to summarize the literature that examines working conditions and occupational health among immigrant in Europe and Canada.

Methods

We established inclusion criteria, searched systematically for articles included in the Medline, Embase and Social Sciences Citation Index databases in the period 2000-2016 and checked the reference lists of all included papers.

Results

Eighty-two studies were included in this review; 90% were cross-sectional and 80% were based on self-report. Work injuries were consistently found to be more prevalent among immigrants in studies from different countries and in studies with different designs. The prevalence of perceived discrimination or bullying was found to be consistently higher among immigrant workers tha

SUBMITTER: Sterud T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6011510 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature