Migrant Work Conditions and Health Status — A Longitudinal Study on ‘Dirty Work’ Among Undocumented and Newly Regularized Workers

Article Article scientifique Article Migrant Work Conditions and Health Status — A Longitudinal Study on ‘Dirty Work’ Among Undocumented and Newly Regularized Workers eng 2024-08-10 author Lenko Mariya 990177 author Refle Jan-Erik 0000-0003-3732-4108 921604 Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités (CIGE) author Burton-Jeangros Claudine 0000-0003-2258-9728 29914 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Fakhoury Julien 0000-0002-5465-5307 778872 author Consoli Liala 0000-0001-8339-3767 727539 author Jackson Yves-Laurent Julien 0000-0001-5619-333X 83989 Médecine de premier recours hospitalo-universitaire (MPRHU) 10.1007/s12134-024-01182-5 1488-3473 https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12134-024-01182-5 Migrant workers, particularly undocumented migrants, may be constrained to accept ‘dirty work’. This term refers to poorly paid jobs with long working hours and significant exposure to various risks, potentially affecting their health. While many scholars discuss the health-related risks associated with these work conditions, empirical quantitative evidence is scarce regarding their direct effects on health among undocumented and newly regularized migrants. Consequently, we have formulated the following research question: Does ‘dirty work’ have an influence on the self-rated health of undocumented and newly regularized migrants over time? To answer this question, we utilized a dataset collected during an exceptional regularization procedure in the Swiss Canton of Geneva. Through surveys conducted across four waves, we demonstrate the direct and indirect effects of work conditions on migrants’ health using both random effects and fixed effects models. Our operationalization of ‘dirty work’ reveals that exposure to physically demanding positions has a direct, negative impact on migrants’ self-rated health. This result holds independently of the development of chronic health conditions over time. Our study confirms the existence of a relationship between occupational risks and health and underscores the significance of residence status in this context. Dewey 301 Dewey 613 Dewey 618.97 Swiss National Science Foundation Parchemins: Etude prospective de l’impact du programme de régularisation Papyrus sur la santé et les conditions de vie des migrants sans-papiers à Genève 182208 CH Projects 14 Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités 0D6 197 Institut de recherches sociologiques TG 201 Institut de médecine de premier recours 22A9 false 1282 Centre LIVES b0de4c4f-eeb7-4c34-88f9-d3772d5c3d0a NCCR LIVES https://doi.org/10.48573/fys6-br62 Journal of international migration and integration eff5cc48-c7c1-4b45-b283-3049361094ac Article (Published version) Public Article_scientifique_from_crossref.pdf 831951 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 4e8ab46d7fa5073df77a54e66baaea3d49867507fcdac1cc9a3180fc4bf069e1 openAccess Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de recherches sociologiques Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours

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