Abstract
Work is a principal driver of current international migration, a primary social determinant of health, and a fundamental point of articulation between migrants and their host society. Efforts by international organizations to promote migrant health have traditionally focused on infectious diseases and access to healthcare, while international labor organizations have largely focused on issues of occupational health. The underutilization of the domain of work in addressing the health of migrants is truly a missed opportunity for influencing worker well-being and reducing societal economic burden. Understanding of the relationships among migration, work, and health would facilitate further integration of migrant health concerns into the policy agenda of governments and international agencies that work at the nexus of labor, health and development. The domain of work offers an opportunity to capitalize on the existing health and development infrastructure and leverage technical resources, programs and research to promote migrant health. It also provides the opportunity to advance migrant health through new and innovative approaches and partnerships.
Highlights
Work is a principle driver of current international migration [1]
Under the Social Determinants of Health paradigm, the domain of work offers an opportunity to capitalize on the existing health and development infrastructure to better understand the relationship between migration, work, and health and advance migrant health through new and innovative approaches and partnerships
2010 at the 1st Global Consultation (GC) in Migration Health led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Spain, which hosted the event [30]
Summary
Of the 232 million international migrants, an estimated 150.3 million are migrant workers, actively participating in the labor force of destination countries [1]. Global estimates of migrant workers in 2016 reveal the vast majority to be employed within the service sector (71.1%), including 7.7% who work as domestic workers [1]. Migration is a hallmark of the global economy, and migrant flows to both traditional and new destinations have continually increased over the past 30 years [1]. Public Health 2017, 14, 1248 organizations [4] Despite these economic contributions, the impact migration has on the health and well-being of international migrants and sending/receiving communities remains poorly understood and underrepresented in the research literature, especially within the area of low-skilled migrant workers in the Global South [5]. Under the Social Determinants of Health paradigm, the domain of work offers an opportunity to capitalize on the existing health and development infrastructure to better understand the relationship between migration, work, and health and advance migrant health through new and innovative approaches and partnerships
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