AIM(S) This study sought to explore the job satisfaction level of migrant nurses working in a multicultural society and, more specifically, the relationship between their job satisfaction levels, work environment, their intentions to leave and the predictors of their intentions to leave. BACKGROUND Nursing shortages have led to the increasing trend of employing migrant nurses, which necessita...

PROBLEM Undocumented migrant workers are generally ineligible for state social security schemes, and either forego needed health services or pay out of pocket. APPROACH In 2001, the Thai Ministry of Public Health introduced a policy on migrant health. Migrant health insurance is a voluntary scheme, funded by an annual premium paid by workers. It enables access to health care at public facilit...

In the context of decline in working-age population and exhaustion demographic dividend China, how to increase supply labor has become an issue critical economic development. Optimizing preschool education system enhancing accessibility high-quality low-cost pre-primary schooling help free married women from childcare, boost their force participation, thus, augment labor. This study discovers t...

background china is a country with a high prevalence of hepatitis b. as a special population, migrant workers are more vulnerable to hepatitis b. objectives the present study was conducted to gain insight into the prevalence of hepatitis b and knowledge about hepatitis b among migrant workers in shandong province, china, as well as to explore a series of strategies for preventing and controllin...

BACKGROUND Migrant health is receiving increasing international attention, reflecting recognition of the health inequities experienced among many migrant populations and the need for health systems to adapt to diverse migrant populations. In the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) there is increasing migration associated with uneven economic integration and growth, socio-economic vulnerabilities, an...

BACKGROUND 20 million migrant workers in China lost their jobs during the economic crisis of 2008. Both urban migration and unemployment have long been documented to be associated with vulnerability to mental problems. This study aims to examine the mental health of unemployed migrant workers in Eastern China and its relation to duration of unemployment and coping strategy during the recent eco...

This paper presents an approach for estimating the impact of migrant workers on wage of native workers. If a particular group of native workers is replaced by migrant workers, the wages of the native workers will decline. The reduction of the wages of native workers may depend on how easily their jobs can be taken to migrant workers. Second, if migrant workers complement a particular group of n...

BACKGROUND Research on socio-economic determinants of migrant health inequalities has produced a large body of evidence. There is lack of evidence on the influence of structural factors on lives of fragile groups, frequently exposed to health inequalities. The role of poor socio-economic status and country level structural factors, such as migrant integration policies, in explaining migrant hea...