1.1. Problem definition
As has been indicated above, the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment was concerned about the factors that could affect occupational accidents amongst migrant workers as compared to native workers.
Firstly, the Ministry was interested in whether there was, in fact, an actual safety issue with migrant workers and, if so, whether their nationality played a role in this, or whether the issue revolved more around communication (i.e. language), or education or training.
In other words, is it because of a difference in some basic values and beliefs that Central and Eastern Europeans seem to be more involved in serious occupational accidents, or are they, by Dutch standards, less well educated or trained to work safely?
Or do they simply not understand the safety instructions sufficiently to be able to work in accordance with them?
The issues above have been narrowed down to the following question, which has been used by the team in their subsequent research:
How can the recent rise in serious accidents involving foreign workers be explained by influences arising from their nationality and what policy changes are required to counter a further development of accidents?2
1.1. Problem definitionAs has been indicated above, the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment was concerned about the factors that could affect occupational accidents amongst migrant workers as compared to native workers.Firstly, the Ministry was interested in whether there was, in fact, an actual safety issue with migrant workers and, if so, whether their nationality played a role in this, or whether the issue revolved more around communication (i.e. language), or education or training.In other words, is it because of a difference in some basic values and beliefs that Central and Eastern Europeans seem to be more involved in serious occupational accidents, or are they, by Dutch standards, less well educated or trained to work safely? Or do they simply not understand the safety instructions sufficiently to be able to work in accordance with them?The issues above have been narrowed down to the following question, which has been used by the team in their subsequent research:How can the recent rise in serious accidents involving foreign workers be explained by influences arising from their nationality and what policy changes are required to counter a further development of accidents?2
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