Explaining occupational injury rates between migrant and native workers in Taiwan, 1998–2011
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11147282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Su-Fen You (Kaohsiung Medical University), Yu-Feng Wong (National Cheng Kung University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 512-539 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0117196815611538 |
| OpenAlex | W2248984046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This study explains trends in occupational injury rates among migrant and native workers in Taiwan and evaluates the results of related regulatory protection policies for migrants between 1998 and 2011. Results indicate that the relative occupational injury rate between migrant and native workers dropped from 2.1 times to 1.1 times during the whole period; on average, the injury rates for migrant workers were 1.45 times higher compared with non-migrants. Although policies protecting migrants’ rights may have resulted in lower injury rates, the minimum wage policy has otherwise given rise to an increase in injury rates. We argue that governmental regulations regarding the monitoring and management of migrant workers’ safety have been only loosely enforced under the guest-worker policy
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Labour economics · Migrant workers · Occupational injury · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Wage · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Traffic and Road Safety
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |