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Specific health issues such as diseases specific to particular groups

Code:
RED90
Key Area:
Health And Social Protection
Strand(s):
Discrimination, Equality
19/01/2012 - 16:49
Short Answer

Yes

Qualitative Info

Recent studies highlight that foreign workers contract serious diseases because of the bad housing and working conditions they face: 73 per cent of them got an illness, among which the most frequent are osteo-muscular diseases, dermatologic diseases and respiratory diseases.


Source:

Cospe Complementary Data Collection Contribution to the FRA Annual Report 2009

http://www.cospe.it/cospe/uploads/documenti/allegati/raxen_rapporto_annuale_2009_italia.pdf

Data
Groups affected/interested Migrants
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Health and social protection
External Url http://www.cospe.it/cospe/uploads/documenti/allegati/raxen_rapporto_annuale_2009_italia.pdf
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