abstract: 'One of the most important social phenomena in the global context is the

  flow of immigration from developing countries, motivated by economic and

  employment related issues. Discrimination can be approached as a health

  risk factor within the immigrant population''s working environment,

  especially for those immigrants at greater risk from social exclusion

  and marginalisation. The aim of this study is to research perceptions of

  discrimination and the specific relationship between discrimination in

  the workplace and health among Spain''s immigrant population. A

  qualitative study was performed by means of 84 interviews and 12 focus

  groups held with immigrant workers in five cities in Spain receiving a

  large influx of immigrants (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante and

  Huelva), covering representative immigrant communities in Spain

  (Romanians, Moroccans, Ecuadorians, Colombians and Sub-Saharan

  Africans). Discourse narrative content analysis was performed using

  pre-established categories and gradually incorporating other emerging

  categories from the immigrant interviewees themselves. The participants

  reported instances of discrimination in their community and working

  life, characterised by experiences of racism, mistreatment and

  precarious working conditions in comparison to the Spanish-born

  population. They also talked about limitations in terms of accessible

  occupations (mainly construction, the hotel and restaurant trade,

  domestic service and agriculture), and described major difficulties

  accessing other types of work (for example public administration). They

  also identified political and legal structural barriers related with

  social institutions. Experiences of discrimination can affect their

  mental health and are decisive factors regarding access to healthcare

  services. Our results suggest the need to adopt integration policies in

  both the countries of origin and the host country, to acknowledge labour

  and social rights, and to conduct further research into individual and

  social factors that affect the health of the immigrant populations. (C)

  2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Agudelo-Suarez, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Antioquia, Fac Dent,
  Calle 64 52-59, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.

  Agudelo-Suarez, Andres, Univ Antioquia, Fac Dent, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.

  Agudelo-Suarez, Andres; Gil-Gonzalez, Diana; Ronda-Perez, Elena, Univ Alicante,
  Prevent Med \& Publ Hlth Area, Alicante, Spain.

  Porthe, Victoria, Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt \& Hlth Sci, Occupat Hlth Res Unit,
  Barcelona, Spain.

  Paramio-Perez, Gema, Univ Huelva, Dept Environm Biol \& Publ Hlth, Huelva, Spain.

  Garcia, Ana M., Univ Valencia, Dept Prevent Med \& Publ Hlth, E-46003 Valencia,
  Spain.'
author: Agudelo-Suarez, Andres and Gil-Gonzalez, Diana and Ronda-Perez, Elena and
  Porthe, Victoria and Paramio-Perez, Gema and Garcia, Ana M. and Gari, Aitana
author-email: agudeloandres@odontologia.udea.edu.co
author_list:
- family: Agudelo-Suarez
  given: Andres
- family: Gil-Gonzalez
  given: Diana
- family: Ronda-Perez
  given: Elena
- family: Porthe
  given: Victoria
- family: Paramio-Perez
  given: Gema
- family: Garcia
  given: Ana M.
- family: Gari
  given: Aitana
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.046
files: []
issn: 0277-9536
journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
keywords: Immigration; Discrimination; Working conditions; Spain; Racism
keywords-plus: RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION; UNITED-STATES; AMERICANS; PRESSURE
language: English
month: MAY
number: '10'
number-of-cited-references: '34'
orcid-numbers: 'Gema, Paramio/0000-0002-3359-1981

  Benavides, Fernando G./0000-0003-0747-2660

  Gema, Paramio/0000-0002-3359-1981

  Ronda, Elena/0000-0003-1886-466X

  Agudelo-Suarez, Andres/0000-0002-8079-807X

  Garcia, Ana M/0000-0001-9429-289X

  Gil-Gonzalez, Diana/0000-0002-8989-448X'
pages: 1866-1874
papis_id: d82c818f3d4a6dab133ec580c187c0a4
ref: Agudelosuarez2009discriminationwork
researcherid-numbers: 'Gema, Paramio/AAS-2286-2020

  Benavides, Fernando G./A-5137-2008

  Gil-González, Diana/ABC-5122-2021

  Gema, Paramio/N-8932-2015

  Ronda, Elena/E-6956-2012

  '
times-cited: '93'
title: Discrimination, work and health in immigrant populations in Spain
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000266520200017
usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
usage-count-since-2013: '76'
volume: '68'
web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,

  Biomedical'
year: '2009'