BSR Insight | Improving Migrant Worker Health in Your Supply Chain
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Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Publication Date
January 13, 2012
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A new brief developed by BSR’s Migration Linkages initiative identifies common health issues that affect migrant workers as well as steps business can take to address them. These issues include: underdeveloped public health systems in origin countries, cultural norms and beliefs, language barriers that prevent adequate understanding of occupational health and safety standards, and mental health strains.
Migrant worker health is increasingly important for companies following the UN’s endorsement of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the identification of migrant workers as a group specifically requiring protection related to health.
To take action, companies should:
- Map and identify health risks for major migration corridors in the supply chain.
- Build worker health profiles—including origin-country health information and data from pre-employment health assessments—to inform preventative health programs.
- Develop programs on topics such as HIV/AIDS and reproductive health.
- Ensure the availability, accessibility, and acceptability of health services in the destination country.
For more information, contact Chris Nolan or Guy Morgan.
About the Author(s)
Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services
As manager of BSR's Energy and Extractives Practice in Asia, Chris co-leads the organization's work with mining, oil, and gas companies in the region... Read more →
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