Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Workers' Perceptions of Health and Safety in the Workplace
Reports
- ENGLISH: California's Immigrant Workers Speak up About Health and Safety in the Workplace (Policy Brief)
- ENGLISH: Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Workers' Perceptions of Health and Safety in the Workplace (Full Report)
- ENGLISH: Appendix VI: Industry Profiles and Expanded Findings
- SPANISH: Informe y Recomendaciones Sobre Salud y Seguridad: Trabajadores Inmigrantes de California Toman la Palabra y se Expresan Acerca de la Salud y Seguridad en el Centro de Trabajo (Informe de Politica)
LOSH conducted an ethnographic in-depth study of 75 immigrant workers in six industries in Southern California between January and October 2001. The industries chosen were: day labor, domestic work, garment work, homecare, hotel and restaurant work. Most of those interviewed -- 90 percent -- worried that they would get injured on the job. The majority said they had experienced work-related injuries or illnesses, but only two thirds had reported these to their employers. Those who did not report gave a variety of reasons for not doing so, not the least of which was concern that their employer would retaliate against them.