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dc.titleMigration and health in the construction industry: Culturally centering voices of Bangladeshi workers in Singapore
dc.contributor.authorDutta, M.J
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T06:36:23Z
dc.date.available2020-11-17T06:36:23Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationDutta, M.J (2017). Migration and health in the construction industry: Culturally centering voices of Bangladeshi workers in Singapore. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14 (2) : 132. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020132
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/183551
dc.description.abstractConstruction workers globally face disproportionate threats to health and wellbeing, constituted by the nature of the work they perform. The workplace fatalities and lost-time injuries experienced by construction workers are significantly greater than in other forms of work. This paper draws on the culture-centered approach (CCA) to dialogically articulate meanings of workplace risks and injuries, voiced by Bangladeshi migrant construction workers in Singapore. The narratives voiced by the participants suggest an ecological approach to workplace injuries in the construction industries, attending to food insecurity, lack of sleep, transportation, etc. as contextual features of work that shape the risks experienced at work. Moreover, participant voices point to the barriers in communication, lack of understanding, and experiences of incivility as features of work that constitute the ways in which they experience injury risks. The overarching discourses of productivity and efficiency constitute a broader climate of threats to worker safety and health. © 2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceUnpaywall 20201031
dc.subjectconstruction industry
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subjectlabor migration
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectsafety
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectBangladeshi
dc.subjectbuilding industry
dc.subjectcomprehension
dc.subjectconfusion (uncertainty)
dc.subjectconstruction worker
dc.subjectcultural factor
dc.subjectfatigue
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjecthelp seeking behavior
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinsomnia
dc.subjectinterpersonal communication
dc.subjectmigrant worker
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectoccupational accident
dc.subjectoccupational hazard
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.subjectoccupational safety
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectsleep deprivation
dc.subjecttraffic and transport
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectCaucasian
dc.subjecthealth disparity
dc.subjectoccupational accident
dc.subjectsafety
dc.subjectstatistics and numerical data
dc.subjectSingapore [Southeast Asia]
dc.subjectAccidents, Occupational
dc.subjectConstruction Industry
dc.subjectEuropean Continental Ancestry Group
dc.subjectHealth Status Disparities
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectOccupational Health
dc.subjectSafety
dc.subjectSingapore
dc.subjectTransients and Migrants
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.subjectWorkplace
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentDEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA
dc.description.doi10.3390/ijerph14020132
dc.description.sourcetitleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.description.volume14
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.page132
dc.published.statePublished
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