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abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the cases of
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Bangladeshi, Filipina, Nigerian, Palestinian and Pakistani migrant
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workers and how the frame of their work and employment in precarious,
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low-status/low-wage jobs affects their perceptions and practices
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regarding health and access to healthcare services.
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Design/methodology/approach Using qualitative research methodology, the
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analysis via in-depth interviews focuses on male Bangladeshi, Nigerian,
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Pakistani and Palestinian unskilled manual and textile laborers as well
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as street vendors, and female Filipina live-in domestic workers.
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Findings Migrants are entrapped in a context of isolative and
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exploitative working conditions, i.e., in unskilled labor, textile work,
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street-vending, personal services, care and domestic work, which lead
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them to adopt a self-perception in which healthcare and social
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protection are not a priority.
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Social implications Throughout the paper it has become clear that these
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precarious low-status/low-wage jobs have an important underside effect
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on migrants'' lives, intensifying labor and health instability and
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exposing migrants to employment-generating activities that do not
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guarantee health safety. In Greek society, the impact of migration on
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public health is characterized by many as a time bomb ready to explode,
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especially in urban centers. Meanwhile, the economy and particularly the
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informal sector of the labor market is benefiting from migrant workers.
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More research is needed as this mode of exploitative labor and
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precarious employment needs to be adequately addressed to mitigate
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barriers in the access of labor and healthcare rights.
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Originality/value Via its contribution to the sociology of migration
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with particular emphasis on labor healthcare, the paper provides
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evidence that due to their concentration in precarious,
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low-status/low-wage jobs migrant workers have very limited access to
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healthcare services. The removal of inequalities and discrimination
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against migrant workers in accessing healthcare services and medical
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care is a challenge for South European Union countries and particularly
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for Greece. However, in spite of this, there is no uniform policy in the
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management of migrants with respect to their access to health services.
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The paper will aid debates between policy makers and academics working
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on migration and inequalities due to the division of labor and health
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disparities, will contribute to the understanding of the perils attached
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to precarious, low-status/low-wage jobs and in addressing health
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inequalities effectively.'
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affiliation: 'Fouskas, T (Corresponding Author), Technol Educ Inst TEI Athens, Dept
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Social Work, Athens, Greece.
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Fouskas, T (Corresponding Author), Univ West Attica, Egaleo, Greece.
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Fouskas, Theodoros, Technol Educ Inst TEI Athens, Dept Social Work, Athens, Greece.
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Fouskas, Theodoros, Univ West Attica, Egaleo, Greece.'
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author: Fouskas, Theodoros
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author-email: theodoros.fouskas@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Fouskas
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given: Theodoros
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/IJHRH-01-2018-0010
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files: []
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issn: 2056-4902
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH CARE
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keywords: 'Greece; Healthcare; Access; Migrants; Refugees; Low-status work;
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Perceptions and practices; Precarious employment'
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language: English
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number: 4, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '23'
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orcid-numbers: Fouskas, Theodoros/0000-0003-0507-217X
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pages: 298-311
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papis_id: e6b557def20ada4cb15a996ac762b647
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ref: Fouskas2018repercussionsprecari
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researcherid-numbers: Fouskas, Theodoros/AAI-5588-2020
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times-cited: '9'
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title: Repercussions of precarious employment on migrants' perceptions of healthcare
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in Greece
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000442231900007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '5'
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volume: '11'
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web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services
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year: '2018'
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