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Job insecurity: a comparative analysis between migrant and native workers in Australia
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posted on 2019-10-01, 00:00 authored by Xiaomin Liu, Steve BoweSteve Bowe, Allison Milner, L Li, L S Too, Tony LaMontagneTony LaMontagneJob insecurity is a modifiable risk factor for poor health outcomes, and exposure to job insecurity varies by population groups. This study assessed if job insecurity exposure varied by migrant status and if the differences varied by gender, age, educational attainment, and occupational skill level. Data were from wave 14 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. The outcome was job insecurity. Exposure was migrant status defined by (1) the country of birth (COB), (2) the dominant language of the COB, and (3) the number of years since arrival in Australia. Data were analysed using linear regression, adjusting for gender, age, educational attainment, and occupational skill level. These covariates were also analysed as effect modifiers for the migrant status–job insecurity relationships. Migrant workers, especially those from non-English speaking countries (non-ESC-born), experienced higher job insecurity than Australia-born workers; however, these disparities disappeared after 11+ years post-arrival. The migrant status–job insecurity relationships were modified by educational attainment. Unexpectedly, the disparities in job insecurity between non-ESC-born migrants and Australia-born workers increased with increasing educational attainment, and for those most highly educated, the disparities persisted beyond 11 years post-arrival. Our findings suggested that continuing language skill support and discrimination prevention could facilitate migrant integration into the Australian labour market.
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International journal of environmental research and public healthVolume
16Issue
21Pagination
1 - 14Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1661-7827eISSN
1660-4601Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2019, by the authorsUsage metrics
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologyjob stressoroccupational exposureimmigrantoverseas-bornnative workersPSYCHOSOCIAL WORKING-CONDITIONSMENTAL-HEALTHIMMIGRANTSDISCRIMINATIONSATISFACTIONSTRATEGIESRECESSIONSTRESS
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