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

T Sterud, T Tynes, IS Mehlum, KB Veiersted… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background A systematic attempt to summarize the literature that examines working
conditions and occupational health among immigrant in Europe and Canada. Methods We …

Women's experiences of immigration to Canada: A review of the literature.

MS Rezazadeh, ML Hoover - Canadian Psychology/Psychologie …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
La présente revue systématique des écrits consacrés aux expériences des immigrantes de
première génération établies au Canada a été réalisée dans le but de décrire les facteurs …

Occupational health and safety vulnerability of recent immigrants and refugees

B Yanar, A Kosny, PM Smith - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Recent immigrants and refugees have higher rates of work-related injuries and illnesses
compared to Canadian-born workers. As a result, they are often labelled as vulnerable …

Layers of vulnerability in occupational safety and health for migrant workers: case studies from Canada and the UK

M Sargeant, E Tucker - Policy and practice in health and safety, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In many high-income countries, such as Canada and the UK, there has recently been a
significant increase in the number of migrant workers. This paper examines the occupational …

Access to health‐care in Canadian immigrants: a longitudinal study of the National Population Health Survey

MS Setia, A Quesnel‐Vallee… - Health & social care …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Immigrants often lose their health advantage as they start adapting to the ways of the new
society. Having access to care when it is needed is one way that individuals can maintain …

Should studies of risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders be stratified by gender? Lessons from the 1998 Quebec Health and Social Survey

K Messing, F Tissot, SR Stock - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & …, 2009 - JSTOR
Objectives Several studies have reported male-female differences in the prevalence of
symptoms of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), some arising from workplace …

Safe employment integration of recent immigrants and refugees

A Kosny, B Yanar, M Begum, D Al-Khooly… - Journal of International …, 2020 - Springer
This study examined the employment preparation and work experiences of recent
immigrants and refugees in Ontario, Canada, to determine key resource needs and …

Preserving workers' dignity in workers' compensation systems: an international perspective

K Lippel - American journal of industrial medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Workers' compensation systems are among the most generous disability
insurance systems in North America, although they are also known to be potentially …

Are immigrants, ethnic and linguistic minorities over‐represented in jobs with a high level of compensated risk? Results from a Montréal, Canada study using census …

S Premji, P Duguay, K Messing… - American journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives Few Canadian data sources allow the examination of disparities by
ethnicity, language, or immigrant status in occupational exposures or health outcomes …

Delicate dances: immigrant workers' experiences of injury reporting and claim filing

A Kosny, E MacEachen, M Lifshen, P Smith… - Ethnicity & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Immigrants often come to Canada for the purpose of employment and make up
a large proportion of our labour force. Yet, these workers' labour market experience may not …