Workplace harassment faced by female Nepalese migrants working aboard  

作　　者：Padam P Simkhada Edwin van Teijlingen Manju Gurung Samjhana Bhujel Kalpana Gyawali Sharada P Wasti 

机构地区：[1]School of Human and Health Sciences,University of Huddersfield,Huddersfield,HD13DH,United Kingdom [2]Centre for Midwifery and Women's Health,Faculty of Health&Social Sciences,Bournemouth University,Bournemouth BH88GP,United Kingdom [3]Pourakhi Nepal,Makhamali Marg,Maharajgunj Kathmandu 44600,Nepal [4]Green Tara Nepal,Baluwatar,Kathmandu 44600,Nepal [5]Faculty of Education,Tribhuvan University,Kathmandu 44600,Nepal [6]School of Human Sciences,Faculty of Education,Health and Human Sciences,Greenwich University,London,SE109LS,United Kingdom

出　　处：《Global Health Journal》2024年第3期128-132,共5页全球健康杂志（英文）

基　　金：This study had financial support from Liverpool John Moores University,United Kingdom(Padam Simkhada)and Bournemouth University,United Kingdom(Edwin van Teijlingen).

摘　　要：Background:Nepal has a long history of labour migration over the years.Migrants can experience a range of problems in their destination countries,and women are more at risk than men.This paper is the first to explore the problems faced by Nepalese women migrants while working abroad.Methods:This study was conducted among 1,889 women who were registered as migrant returnees at an organisation called Pourakhi Nepal.The study extracted and analysed data from a non-governmental organisation that supports returning female migrant workers in Nepal.Results:Around half(43.1%)of the women were 35 or older,30.9% were illiterate,and 63.6% were in their first overseas job.More than one-third(38.5%)had self-reported workplace harassment.Physical violence was the most prevalent(68%),followed by verbal abuse(37.5%),mental stress(29.7%),and sexual abuse(14.1%).Women who were illiterate(adjusted odds ratio[AOR]1.25,95% confidence interval[CI):1.01 to 1.55),unmarried(AOR 1.27,95%CI:1.05 to 1.56),worked abroad twice or more(AOR 1.35,95%CI:1.10 to 1.66),changed their place of work(AOR 2.38,95%CI:1.42 to 4.01),lived without documents(AOR 1.24,95%CI:1.03 to 1.50),worked as domestics(AOR 3.56,95%CI:2.03 to 6.23),worked in other than Gulf Cooperation Council countries(AOR 1.45,95%CI:1.06 to 1.99),women who did not have a fixed salary(AOR 1.64,95%CI:1.28 to 2.10)and did not receive salary(AOR 3.71,95%CI:2.88 to 4.77)were more likely to be harassed at work.Conclusion:Our findings suggest that the host governments should introduce and enforce policies protecting women in the workplace.Migrant women should be provided with better information about health risks and hazards as well as how to improve preventive measures in destination countries to reduce workplace harassment.

关 键 词：Health problems Migration Exploitation Middle East South Asia 

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