Occupational Injury Occurrence and Related Risk Factors among Chinese Migrant Workers

Abstract

To study occupational injury occurrence and related risk factors among Chinese migrant workers, 650 migrant workers across 3 cities are surveyed with questionnaires utilizing convenience sampling design. Logistic regression model is adopted to determine the effect of individual factors, occupational training and working on occupational injury of migrant workers. Results show that 69.82% of respondents suffer from occupational injury. Occupational injury among migrant workers is subject to individual, safety training and working factors. Occupational training substantially reduces the occurrence of occupational injury. Male workers are more prone to occupational injury than females. Labour contract curtails occupational injury. Labour authorities are advised to enhance supervision over migrant worker-concentrated enterprises to ensure the provision of occupational training and labour contract, with a focus on male workers and migrant workers with more than 10-years working history.