Immigrant Workers Policy Brief

Reports

• ENGLISH VERSION: California's Immigrant Workers Speak up About Health and Safety in the Workplace (4 pages)
  
  
• SPANISH VERSION: 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 (4 páginas)

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.

If you are interested in downloading the full "Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Workers' Perceptions of Health and Safety in the Workplace," report and/or the Appendix VI: "Industry Profiles and Expanded Findings" please complete the registration form.

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