Beyond the Carrito: Stories of Latina Women in Commercial Cleaning

Details

• Personal Author:
  Delaney S
• Description:
  Latina women are a relatively understudied population in occupational safety and health (OSH) research, but prior research has found that they often experience exploitation, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment at their jobs. In occupations such as cleaning they must also contend with heavy workloads, fast pace, harsh chemicals, language barriers, lack of papers, and lack of training. This presentation discusses the findings from key informant interviews with Latinas in the commercial cleaning industry about their work experiences, health concerns, and training needs, examining both physical and psychological stressors that are of special concern to this underserved population of workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Staff Development Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Cleaning-compounds Household-bleach Housekeeping-personnel Housekeeping-products Physical-stress Psychological-stress Racial-factors Training
• Publisher:
  The Society for Applied Anthropology
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  104
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045391
• Citation:
  Global Challenge, Local Action: Ethical Engagement, Partnerships and Practice, Proceedings of The Society for Applied Anthropology 69th Annual Meeting, March 17-21, 2009, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oklahoma City, OK: The Society for Applied Anthropology, 2009 Mar; :104
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c9f111e3ba5c3d592883a712a50741db5bb5e371abc8658904874fc65cf42b2ef1c92eb495834bc80980ee07f4a9b5f9f94531f4857708f5753a66a548b5c77e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200831/cdc_200831_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.65 MB ]