Workplace Safety and Health Training of Asian Workers in Canada: Voices from the Shop Floor

Authors

Willa LIU Lichun, Centre for Women Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, CanadaFollow

Abstract

This paper examines safety and health training among Asian immigrant workers in Canadian manufacturing and warehousing workplaces. Based on interviews with 29 newcomers in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, the paper focuses on safety and health training provided by employers and employment agencies to Chinese, Indian and Filipino immigrant workers when they first entered the Canadian labour market. It also explores the gaps and major barriers in training, newcomers’ informational and educational needs as well as their self-oriented, informal learning to prevent job risks, body injuries and harms. Some recommendations are suggested for future research and for safety and health training for new immigrant employees whose first language is not English.

Recommended Citation

LIU Lichun, Willa (2016) "Workplace Safety and Health Training of Asian Workers in Canada: Voices from the Shop Floor," Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://mjcs.newera.edu.my/journal/vol5/iss1/3