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Occupational health and safety of foreign-born workers
This workshop brings together representatives from multiple perspectives to examine knowledge and gaps in research and practice related to the workplace health and safety of foreign-born workers. It discusses inequalities by immigrant and migrant status across various dimensions of health and safety including exposure to risks, compensation and prevention.
Organizer / Organisateur
Stephanie Premji, McMaster University
Participants
Sylvie Gravel, Université du Québec à Montréal
Occupational health and safety in small enterprises employing immigrants
Belia Berrocal, Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario
Immigrant workers' experiences with the Ontario workers' compensation system
Andria Babbington, UNITE HERE
Health and safety issues affecting immigrant workers in the hotel sector
Stephanie Premji, McMaster University
A conceptual model of the production of inequalities in occupational health by immigrant and migrant status
Betty Pirs, WorkSafe BC
Seasonal Agriculture Workers from Mexico - Expanding the Borders of Workplace Health and Safety
Chair / Modérateur
Stephanie Premji, McMaster University
14th Metropolis Conference
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
(Westin Harbour Castle) 1 Harbour Square
Toronto
Canada
Agriculture and horticulture workers, Occupations in services - Domestic work, Sales and service occupations - general, Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations - general, Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations - general, Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing, Dancers, and Iba
Policy analysis
Mambabatas, Mananaliksik, and NGO / komunidad group / network ng pagkakaisa
Kalusugan at Kaligtasan
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, México, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Iba pang mga Lalawigan, Pederal, and Nova Scotia
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