Living Conditions, Access to Healthcare Services, and Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers in the Çukurova Region

Öztaş, Dilek; Kurt, Burak; Koç, Ayşegül; Akbaba, Muhsin

doi:10.1080/1059924x.2018.1470048

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“…This might be attributed to adverse occupational exposure to hazardous conditions and unsafe working environments [13,29]. This result is supported by a study conducted across countries that stated that lack of provision of safety training and protective equipment, the use of unsafe farm machinery and poor health care access poses a significant risk for work-related injuries and fatalities [7,17,[30][31][32]. Moreover, seasonal and migrant farm workers may take a greater risk on the job including work for less pay, working for longer hours and do not complain about unsafe working conditions fearing loss of jobs.…”

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“…Migrant and seasonal farm workers also face many occupational hazards as a result of heavy lifting and carrying; excessive heat exposure, unsecured machinery, prolonged, whole-body vibration (e.g., tractor driving); and rapid repetitive motions [9,[14][15][16][17]. Though migrant and seasonal farm workers are vital to the nation's economy, they are marginalized and underserved populations with many unmet socioeconomic and health care needs [9].…”

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“…It is estimated that almost half of the deaths associated with 1.2 million annual occupational accidents worldwide occur in the agricultural sector [17]. Moreover, 6629 injuries occurred between 2000 and 2005 among migrant workers in Italy [11].…”

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“…Moreover, 6629 injuries occurred between 2000 and 2005 among migrant workers in Italy [11]. Nearly one-fifth of the migrant and seasonal agriculture workers in Turkey experienced a health problem and more than half of them (55.7%) suffered from muscle pain in 2017 [17].…”

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“…Factors that can impact the health and safety of migrant and seasonal farm workers include low 4 income, extreme temperatures, exposure to old and unsafe machinery, high workloads, long working hours, exposure to biting insects and animals, and allergies [17,25,26].…”

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Considerable risk of work-related injury and illnesses among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Gelaye¹,

Debalke²,

Ayele³

et al. 2020

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Background: Migrant and seasonal farm workers are at increased risk for occupational fatalities and injuries. However, there is limited evidence about the risk of occupational injury in those who move within the country to take up work in Ethiopia, although in recent years such employment-related geographical mobility is receiving increasing attention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate work-related injuries, illnesses and the associated risk factors among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia.Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was employed from October to November 2019 among seasonal and migrant farm workers. The study was carried out in two sites of Amhara regional state, northwest Ethiopia. A cluster sampling technique was used to select 990 study participants. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 20 to identify predictors. The significance level was obtained at 95% CI and p- value ≤ 0.05.Results: In this study, the period prevalence of work-related injury among seasonal and migrant farm workers was 32.5% (95% CI: 29.7, 35.9). Above half (60.9%) of study participants have shown three or more heat-related illness symptoms. Extreme weakness (56.8%), skin rash (45.1%), headache (40.4%), profuse sweating (42.9%) and fatigue (45.1%) were the commonest heat-related symptoms reported by the seasonal and migrant farm workers. Moreover, the prevalence of work-related stress among seasonal and migrant farm workers was 67.6% (95% CI: 64.6, 70.7). Being unemployed before migration (AOR = 2.22, 95% CI: 1.26, 3.91), working for > 8 h/day (AOR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.16, 2.27), stress (AOR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.88) and thermal discomfort (AOR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.98) were the significant risk factors for work-related injury.Conclusion: In this study, heat-related illness, work-related injury and stress among seasonal and migrant farm workers in northwest Ethiopia remain a major public health problem. Employment history, average working hours and stress were among the risk factors associated with a work-related injury. Hence, provision of ongoing safety training, personal protective equipments, improving working hours and stress management could be given attention to minimize the problem.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Considerable risk of work-related injury and illnesses among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Gelaye¹,

Debalke²,

Ayele³

et al. 2020

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A Comparison Quality of Life of Children of Seasonal Agricultural Workers and Local Residents in Turkey

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Demirtas

Aygar³

et al. 2023

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers: Comparison with Local Residents

Emiral¹,

Önsüz²,

Özay³

et al. 2021

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Background: Seasonal agricultural workers group is one of the most disadvantageous groups of working life in Turkey same as many other countries. We aimed to determine the status of cardiovascular disease risk factors among migrant seasonal agricultural workers (MSAW) and to compare obtained data with local residents. Methods: This study cross-sectional study was conducted among MSAW in Eskisehir, Turkey and closest town residents in 2015 during agricultural season. These 455 MSAW were living in camps composed of 20 or more tents. Local residents sample composed of 532 local residents were reached at their houses by using random sampling method with data acquired from health organization records. Both groups were subjected to same questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity among MSAW women was 40.5%, hypertension 19.9%, diabetes 4.9% and hypercholesterolemia 6.5%. These prevalences were 68.0%, 38.6%, 13.9% and 20.8% respectively among local residents. The prevalence of smoking risk among local residents was 1.5 times more than MSAW. In addition, the prevalence of overweight/obese risk was 4 times more; hypertension risk 1.8 times more, diabetes risk 3.8 times more and hypercholesterolemia risk 2.7 times more among local residents than MSAW (P<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors of MSAW was lower than local residents in the study groups. Even though health risks that MSAW faced were more linked with environment and life conditions, cardiovascular disease risk factors should not be ignored. Health services should be guided by considering obstacles that MSAW experienced in accessing health services.

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Living Conditions, Access to Healthcare Services, and Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers in the Çukurova Region

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Considerable risk of work-related injury and illnesses among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Considerable risk of work-related injury and illnesses among seasonal and migrant farm workers in Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

A Comparison Quality of Life of Children of Seasonal Agricultural Workers and Local Residents in Turkey

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers: Comparison with Local Residents

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