ABSTRACT
People's relationship with work, their employment arrangements and the nature and conditions of that work influence health considerably. Work can promote good physical and mental health, just as it can also have adverse effects on it because occupational settings are a source of exposure to environmental agents and conditions with potential negative effects on health. Most migrants to Europe are recruited for the most unqualified and flexible jobs, with unskilled occupations in the service sector currently representing the main source of employment for such movers. Migrant status was used as the main explanatory variable. Socio-demographic and labour characteristics were described by migrant status. Both migrant and non-migrant, were more likely to be found in the tertiary sector, with migrant women in service sector employment. Future research should incorporate methodological approaches to study social, cultural and geographical variables that have not been considered to date and which may influence the working and employment exposure in both migrants and non-migrants.
