title: [Work-related accidents and diseases in migrant workers].
abstract: It is estimated that in Italy there are about 4 million migrant workers, accounting for 10% of total workforce. They are heavily involved in the so-called "3D jobs" (dangerous, dirty and demanding/degrading). The available data, from literature as well as national official sources, show an overall higher risk of occupational accidents in migrant workers as compared with the natives and a relevant prevalence of occupational diseases, with an increasing trend in the last few years. Within such a framework, Occupational Physician is clearly called to play a proactive role.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale ed Applicata, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro ed Igiene Industriale, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy. cecilia.arici@med.unibs.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arici
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porru
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007221:Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010819:Physician's Role; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*