Introduction: Foreign workers residing in Italy as of 1st of January 2018 amount to 2.4 million, representing 10,5% of the total employment; an increase of 1.2 points (+243.000 units) compared to the previous year. Their presence in agriculture sector reaches 16.9%. Between 2008 and 2013 (in the midst of the economic crisis) italian workforce was replaced by foreign workers which became a structural element of the agricultural sector. The present study, which shows the preliminary results of a survey on migrant workers in agro-zootechnical sector, is aimed at analysing risk perception of health and safety in the workplace in order to identify training needs which takes into consideration aspects relating to social and work integration. Methods: The survey was carried out through the administration of a face-to-face questionnaire to 983 randomly recruited migrant workers with the involvement of agricultural companies and trade associations in three territories (Cremona and Mantua in Lombardy, Rieti and Latina in Lazio, Foggia in Puglia), geographical areas which denote different and emblematic social and working conditions of migrant workers. Results: The majority of the sample is male (96.7%), with a similar average age - about 40 years - for the sample of Lombardy and Lazio, compared to a younger sample, around 32 years, for Foggia. While migrant workers of Lombardy and Lazio are mostly of Asian origin (76% and 52.5% respectively), with a clear prevalence of Indians (62% and 47.5%), the sample of Puglia comes from Africa, in particular from Nigeria (26%). More than 60% of the Lombardy sample is in Italy for over 10 years, while this percentage is 41% in Lazio and drops to around 3% in Foggia. Only 27% of respondents attended an Italian language course, often/always used at work by about 47% of the sample, in their free time by just over 11% and with the family by 12%. With regard to the risk perception, 68% of respondents do not believe that there are risks at work, 70.1% of respondents do not feel personally exposed to risks in the workplace and about 77% are not afraid of injury due to their own work. Over 84% of the sample are not aware of the legislative framework on occupational safety and health at work (Legislative Decree 81/08).
Living and working in health and safety: preliminary results from a survey on migrant workers in agro-zootechnical sector in Italy / Persechino, Benedetta; Gianturco, Giovanna; Laurano, Patrizia; Rondinone, BRUNA MARIA; Valenti, Antonio; di Noia, Francesco; Marino, Donato; D'Anna, Mauro; Fortuna, Grazia; Iavicoli, Sergio. - (2020), pp. 228-228. (Intervento presentato al convegno 14th EAOHP CONFERENCE | 2020 Promoting healthy and sustainable work tenutosi a European University Cyprus).
Living and working in health and safety: preliminary results from a survey on migrant workers in agro-zootechnical sector in Italy
Giovanna GianturcoSecondo
;Patrizia Laurano;Bruna Maria Rondinone;Antonio Valenti;
2020
Abstract
Introduction: Foreign workers residing in Italy as of 1st of January 2018 amount to 2.4 million, representing 10,5% of the total employment; an increase of 1.2 points (+243.000 units) compared to the previous year. Their presence in agriculture sector reaches 16.9%. Between 2008 and 2013 (in the midst of the economic crisis) italian workforce was replaced by foreign workers which became a structural element of the agricultural sector. The present study, which shows the preliminary results of a survey on migrant workers in agro-zootechnical sector, is aimed at analysing risk perception of health and safety in the workplace in order to identify training needs which takes into consideration aspects relating to social and work integration. Methods: The survey was carried out through the administration of a face-to-face questionnaire to 983 randomly recruited migrant workers with the involvement of agricultural companies and trade associations in three territories (Cremona and Mantua in Lombardy, Rieti and Latina in Lazio, Foggia in Puglia), geographical areas which denote different and emblematic social and working conditions of migrant workers. Results: The majority of the sample is male (96.7%), with a similar average age - about 40 years - for the sample of Lombardy and Lazio, compared to a younger sample, around 32 years, for Foggia. While migrant workers of Lombardy and Lazio are mostly of Asian origin (76% and 52.5% respectively), with a clear prevalence of Indians (62% and 47.5%), the sample of Puglia comes from Africa, in particular from Nigeria (26%). More than 60% of the Lombardy sample is in Italy for over 10 years, while this percentage is 41% in Lazio and drops to around 3% in Foggia. Only 27% of respondents attended an Italian language course, often/always used at work by about 47% of the sample, in their free time by just over 11% and with the family by 12%. With regard to the risk perception, 68% of respondents do not believe that there are risks at work, 70.1% of respondents do not feel personally exposed to risks in the workplace and about 77% are not afraid of injury due to their own work. Over 84% of the sample are not aware of the legislative framework on occupational safety and health at work (Legislative Decree 81/08).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
