PDF(Pubmed)
Abstract：
Employment conditions are important social and commercial determinants of health. Informal employment-also known as \'cash-in-hand\' and \'undeclared\' work-is a discrete employment condition that has salience around the world. Fuelled by neoliberal ideology, informal employment has become increasingly common in high-income countries. Public health research concerning the health of informal workers comes largely from low- and middle-income countries, where the phenomenon is more visible. There has been little research on the health effects of informal employment in high-income countries including Australia. Twenty-nine workers aged 18 years and older, who were undertaking informal work activities, were recruited using social media and an online marketplace in Tarndanya (Adelaide-Kaurna Country), Australia. Qualitative narrative data, demographic profiles, and physical and mental health scores were collected. Most informal workers reported unfair and indecent employment conditions including job insecurity, low income, coercion, and lack of respect and dignity at work, and were often exposed to unsafe and unhealthy work environments. Workplace injuries and exposure to occupational hazards were common; and Physical and Mental Component Scores were poorer among informal workers when compared to the population of South Australia as a whole. With informal employment in Australia described as part of a \'significant, pervasive, damaging and growing\' problem, there is a need for a health promotion lens over industrial relations policies in the interest of creating equitable access to fair and decent work.
摘要：
就业条件是健康的重要社会和商业决定因素。非正式就业-也称为“手头现金”和“未申报工作”-是一种离散的就业条件，在世界各地都很突出。在新自由主义意识形态的推动下，非正规就业在高收入国家变得越来越普遍。关于非正式工人健康的公共卫生研究主要来自低收入和中等收入国家，这种现象更加明显。关于包括澳大利亚在内的高收入国家非正规就业对健康影响的研究很少。二十九名年龄在十八岁及以上的工人，从事非正式工作活动的人，被招募使用社交媒体和Tarndanya（阿德莱德-考尔纳国家）的在线市场，澳大利亚。定性叙事数据，人口统计概况，收集身心健康评分。大多数非正式工人报告的就业条件不公平和不体面，包括工作不安全，低收入,胁迫,在工作中缺乏尊重和尊严，并且经常暴露在不安全和不健康的工作环境中。工作场所受伤和暴露于职业危害很常见；与整个南澳大利亚州的人口相比，非正式工人的身心得分较差。澳大利亚的非正规就业被描述为重要的一部分，无处不在，破坏性和日益严重的问题，为了创造公平和体面的工作机会，有必要在劳资关系政策上建立健康促进视角。
