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“The COVID 19 pandemic worsened my living and working conditions”. A qualitative research study of female Brazilian immigrants in Oporto

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dc.contributor.authorde Diego-Cordero, Rocio
dc.contributor.authorBorges, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorDa Silva, Camila Gleydes Vitória
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Carpintero Muñoz, Maria Angeles
dc.contributor.authorArgueta Hermoso, Isabel María
dc.contributor.authorTarriño-Concejero, Lorena
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T10:08:22Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T10:08:22Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractImmigrant women face a double vulnerability, being a woman and an immigrant, a situation that hinders their entry into the labor market and worsens their working conditions and occupational health with respect to the native population. The objective of these women is to seek employment or educational opportunities and improving their own lives and those of their families. All this is affected by the axes of gender, ethnicity, migration and socioeconomic level, as well as being confronted with the patriarchal structure of exercise of power and domination. These situations of inequality have aggravated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, worsening working conditions and their occupational health. This study aims to explore the working conditions of the female Brazilian immigrant population living in Porto (Portugal) and how these conditions may affect their health. Qualitative research through semi-structured interviews conducted during the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic was used. The results show of them had work overload, manifesting anxiety and stress. Physical affectations related to poor work ergonomics and the lack of occupational health examinations in working immigrant women is highlighted. The importance of strengthening migration policies related to occupational health is highlighted. In pandemic situations, the vulnerability of these women increases, worsening their overall healthpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationWOMEN & HEALTH R. vol. 62, 9-10 2022pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03630242.2022.2140379pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1745-5065
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/43918
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Editorpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wwah20/62/9-10?nav=tocListpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectImmigrantspt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational healthpt_PT
dc.title“The COVID 19 pandemic worsened my living and working conditions”. A qualitative research study of female Brazilian immigrants in Oportopt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage763pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue9-10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage753pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleWomen & Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume62pt_PT
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person.givenNameElisabete
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