Notes
Location
Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta
Community organizations
NA
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
NA
Key populations
Temporary foreign workers
Gaps identified
OHS is a complaint-driven system that is often not accessible/available to precarious workers (such a temporary migrant workers)
Key recommendations
Policy and system changes for OHS are required; Community-based peer-to-peer education can be a valuable way to convey information about OHS
Key findings
Peer-to-peer, community-based program, led by the Alberta Workers Health Centre, offered promising results for educating newcomer and migrant workers (“new to Alberta”) workers about OHS
PMID: 31446842