Work experiences of Latino building cleaners: An exploratory study
Work experiences of Latino building cleaners: An exploratory study
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.22986
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Flynn, Michael A.
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作者：
Eggerth, Donald E.;Ortiz, Bermang;Flynn, Michael A.
背景美国大约有380万清洁工人。清洁劳动力主要由妇女、移民和少数民族组成，她们的工资很低，教育水平也很低。他们暴露在物理、化学、生物和心理社会危害中。方法采用定性研究方法，调查拉美裔移民作为建筑清洁工的经历。采用扎根理论编码方法对77名受试者的焦点小组数据进行了分析。结果确定了三个主要主题：经济脆弱性、心理社会应激源以及对健康和安全的影响。尽管工人们意识到与工作相关的安全隐患，但他们认为移民身份限制了就业机会，导致他们接受恶劣的工作条件。他们通过减少对健康的负面影响和使与工作有关的伤害和疾病正常化，从心理上解决受伤和应对问题。结论研究结果表明，对这些工人的干预应该认识到移民经常工作的敌对的组织和心理社会环境。
Background There are roughly 3.8 million cleaning workers in the United States. The cleaning workforce is largely composed of women, immigrants, and ethnic minorities who receive low wages and have low education levels. They are exposed to physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial hazards. Methods Qualitative methodology was used to investigate how Latino immigrants experience work as building cleaners. A grounded theory coding approach was used to analyze focus group data from 77 participants. Results Three major themes were identified: economic vulnerability, psychosocial stressors, and health and safety effects. Although workers are aware of the safety hazards associated with their jobs, they believe their immigration status limits employment opportunities leading them to accept poor working conditions. They work through injuries and cope psychologically through minimizing negative health impacts and normalizing work-related injuries and illnesses. Conclusions The findings suggest that interventions for these workers should recognize the hostile organizational and psychosocial contexts within which immigrants often work.