Working conditions and health in Central America: a survey of 12,024 workers in six countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the survey methodology and initial general findings of the first Central American Survey of Working Conditions and Health.

Methods

A representative sample of 12,024 workers was interviewed at home in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Questionnaire items addressed worker demographics, employment conditions, occupational risk factors and self-perceived health.

Results

Overall, self-employment (37%) is the most frequent type of employment, 8% of employees lack a work contract and 74% of the workforce is not covered by social security. These percentages are higher in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, and lower in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. A third of the workforce works more than 48 h per week, regardless o

SUBMITTER: Benavides FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8861877 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature