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A qualitative study about immigrant workers’ perceptions of their working conditions in Spain

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A qualitative study about immigrant workers’ perceptions of their working conditions in Spain

dc.contributor.author	Ahonen, E.Q.
dc.contributor.author	Porthé, Victoria
dc.contributor.author	Vázquez, M.L.
dc.contributor.author	García García, Ana María
dc.contributor.author	López-Jacob, María José
dc.contributor.author	Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
dc.contributor.author	Ronda-Pérez, Elena
dc.contributor.author	Benach, Joan
dc.contributor.author	Benavides, Fernando G.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-30T11:25:59Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-30T11:25:59Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.citation	AHONEN, E Q ; Porthe, V ; Vázquez, M L ; Garcia Garcia, Ana Maria ; López-Jacob, M J ; Ruiz-Frutos, C ; Ronda-Pérez, E ; Benach, Joan ; Benavides, Fernando G., 2009, A qualitative study about immigrant workers’ perceptions of their working conditions in Spain, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 11, p. 936-942	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/16767
dc.description.abstract	Background: Spain has recently become an inward migration country. Little is known about the occupational health of immigrant workers. This study aimed to explore the perceptions that immigrant workers in Spain had of their working conditions. Methods: Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study. Criterion sampling. Data collected between September 2006 and May 2007 through semi-structured focus groups and individual interviews, with a topic guide. One hundred and fifty-eight immigrant workers (90 men/68 women) from Colombia (n = 21), Morocco (n = 39), sub-Saharan Africa (n = 29), Romania (n = 44) and Ecuador (n = 25), who were authorised (documented) or unauthorised (undocumented) residents in five medium to large cities in Spain. Results: Participants described poor working conditions, low pay and health hazards. Perception of hazards appeared to be related to gender and job sector. Informants were highly segregated into jobs by sex, however, so this issue will need further exploration. Undocumented workers described poorer conditions than documented workers, which they attributed to their documentation status. Documented participants also felt vulnerable because of their immigrant status. Informants believed that deficient language skills, non-transferability of their education and training and, most of all, their immigrant status and economic need left them with little choice but to work under poor conditions. Conclusions: The occupational health needs of immigrant workers must be addressed at the job level, while improving the enforcement of existing health and safety regulations. The roles that documentation status and economic need played in these informants’ work experiences should be considered and how these may influence health outcomes.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	qualitative ; inmigrant workers ; working conditions	en
dc.title	A qualitative study about immigrant workers’ perceptions of their working conditions in Spain	en
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS	en
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Salud pública	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1136/jech.2008.077016	en
dc.identifier.idgrec	059267	en
dc.type.hasVersion	VoR	es_ES
dc.identifier.url	http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/11/936.full.pdf	en