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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2013

01-02-2013 | Original Paper

Work-Related Injuries Among Immigrant Workers in Italy

Authors: Michele Antonio Salvatore, Giovanni Baglio, Laura Cacciani, Amedeo Spagnolo, Aldo Rosano

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

In Italy, work-related injuries among immigrant workers are an emerging concern. In this study, we compared the occurrence of work-related injuries between legally residing immigrants from High Migration Pressure Countries and Italians and evaluated the associations with potential risk factors. Using data from the 2007 Labour Force Survey conducted by Italy’s National Institute of Statistics, we examined the relationship between the occurrence of work-related injuries in the previous 12 months and being an immigrant among a nationally representative sample. The occurrence of work-related injuries was significantly higher among immigrant males compared to Italian males (adjusted OR = 1.82; 95 % CI 1.53–2.16), particularly in the construction sector, for which the results showed a U-shaped trend of the odds ratios of injuries for immigrants compared to Italians with increasing number of years of work in the same job. No associations were found among women. The findings suggest that prevention programs need to be implemented to limit the burden of work-related injuries among immigrants.
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Metadata
Title
Work-Related Injuries Among Immigrant Workers in Italy
Authors
Michele Antonio Salvatore
Giovanni Baglio
Laura Cacciani
Amedeo Spagnolo
Aldo Rosano
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9673-8

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