Immigrant Workers. The Stakes of Surveillance in Matters of Work Health and Safety
Unlike public services, occupational health and safety (OHS) do not have data to monitor the health status of immigrant workers, temporary and permanent, victims of health inequalities related to the precariousness of their conditions of employment. To calculate the incidence of injuries among these workers, databases of claims for an employment injury should be matched with those of immigrants who have immigrated in recent years. To calculate the severity of the injuries, data on immigrants’ sources of income in immigration files should be explored, identifying compensation income for occupational injuries. This paper proposes to mobilize research skills to document the health status of immigrant workers and develop equitable prevention approaches for immigrant workers.