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Immigrazione e lavoro. Riflessioni su ruoli ed opportunità per il Medico del Lavoro nella tutela della salute e della sicurezza dei lavoratori migranti
No full textIt is estimated that in Italy there are 4 million migrant workers, accounting for about 10 percent of the total workforce. They contribute to national economic development but they are also heavily involved in the so-called "3D jobs" (dangerous, dirty and demanding/degrading).To draw occupational physicians' (OP) attention to the necessity of dealing with occupational health and safety problems related to migrant workers, highlighting his/her role and opportunities, in order to guarantee access to health services and prevent occupational health inequalities.The available data on occupational diseases and accidents among migrant workers are discussed, as well as conditions of individual susceptibility; as an example, data are commented obtained in many years of health surveillance in a foundry.Migrant workers may suffer from occupational health inequalities. The OP, by means of focused risk assessment, health surveillance, fitness for work and health promotion, can substantially improve migrant workers' health. In fact, data from our experience showed how a migrant workforce may be well characterized and also represent an opportunity, instead of being a "risk factor".Within the framework of needs for further methodological and applied research, the OP can play a proactive role in workplaces, aimed at real integration of migrant workers, with overall benefits for workers, enterprises and society
Migration, work and inequalities in occupational health and safety: roles and opportunities for occupational health services
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Occupational injuries and migrant workers: scientific evidence and practical implications from an experience in Italian foundries
No full textOccupational health and migrant workers: a clinical-epidemiological experience in Northern Italy
No full textMigrant workers' occupational safety and health: lessons learned from a field study in enterprises, workers' patronages and clinical settings
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Psychosocial risk among migrant workers: what we can learn from literature and field experiences
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Fitness for work in health care workers across ethics, science and good practices: introductory remarks
No full textFitness for work (FfW) judgement is the final task of both risk assessment and health surveillance, aimed at protecting workers’ health and working capacity. Numerous are the specific concerns regarding health care workers. In particular: i) the frequent difficulty to determine at pre-employment/pre-placement examinations the specific task that the individual worker will perform; ii) the prevalence of female workers and the contemporary presence of numerous occupational risk factors that are potential cause of harmful effects on women's reproductive health; iii) the progressive aging of the staff, especially nurses; iv) the risk to third parties, with particular reference to the issues of biological risk and abuse of substances, also in relation to shift work, fatigue and occupational stress; v) the increasing number of immigrant workers among support staff.In such cases the occupational physician, in respect of both ethical principles and regulations and with an appropriate balance between scientific evidence and the precautionary principle, should express a FfW judgement that allows both the adaptation of work to the worker and vice versa, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH). Proper FfW judgement allows also to achieve the expected benefits, not only for the workers but also for employers, companies and the society
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