scholarly journals An Exploratory Study on Death Anxiety among the Aged Migrant Workers -Focused on Korean-Chinese migrant workers-

2010 ◽  
Vol null (50) ◽  
pp. 95-122
Author(s):  
Kughee Woo ◽  
이연순 ◽  
한일숙 ◽  
김종례 ◽  
김한호
2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeonkyeong Lee ◽  
Duckhee Chae ◽  
Kwan Hyung Yi ◽  
Soye Im ◽  
Sung Hye Cho

Pacific Focus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byoungha Lee ◽  
Jun Young Choi ◽  
Jungmin Seo

Author(s):  
Ju-Yeun Lee ◽  
Sung-il Cho

We assessed the risk of fatal occupational injuries among migrant workers with two different types of employment permits in South Korea. This observational study used national data from January 2007 to September 2018 and analyzed 42,089 cases of occupationally injured migrant workers of Chinese nationality. Fatality rates were analyzed according to year, sex, age, occupation, industry, and type of employment permit. Chinese workers were permitted to work for one employer and prohibited from changing employers, whereas Korean-Chinese workers were permitted to change their employer. The adjusted fatality rate of occupational injuries of Chinese migrant workers was significantly higher (1.80-fold, 95% confidence interval 1.31–2.46) than that of Korean-Chinese migrant workers. The prohibition on changing workplaces; male sex; age ≥ 45 years; machine operator; construction industry; and agriculture, livestock, and fisheries industry were risk factors for fatal occupational injuries. The results imply a need for revision of the migrant-worker employment permit systems and implementation of occupational safety and health policies for all workers to promote health equity.


2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeonkyeong Lee ◽  
Hyunmi Ahn ◽  
Arlene Miller ◽  
Chang Gi Park ◽  
Sun Jung Kim

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-40
Author(s):  
Yang-Sook Kim ◽  
Yi-Chun Chien

In this paper, we approach citizenship as a claims-making process consisting of social construction practices that emerge from ongoing negotiations and contestations. We examine the migrant subject-making process of Korean Chinese migrants in South Korea. We draw on the voices of migrants to discuss how Korean Chinese construct their migrant subjectivity by mobilizing a collective understanding of ethnonational belonging and thereby deploy distinctive strategies to support their claims. Our analysis of the data gathered from ethnographic observations and interviews with Korean Chinese migrant workers, activists, South Korean bureaucrats, and policymakers show that Korean Chinese migrants have called upon blood ties and ethnic affinity, continued allegiance, economic contributions, and human rights to construct themselves as legitimate candidates for citizenship in South Korea. By shifting our analytical focus from the state to the migrant subjectivity that emerges through day-to-day negotiations, we aim to unpack the complicated dynamics of social constructions of citizenship.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youlim Kim ◽  
Hyeonkyeong Lee ◽  
Misook Lee Chung

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for one-third of the causes of death in women, and migrants are relatively more likely to be exposed to CVD risk owing to social and environmental factors. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a 24-week app-based walking program, using Fitbit, for CVD risk reduction among female Korean-Chinese middle-aged workers. METHODS Participants were recruited between April 11 and July 11, 2018 through distributing posters and flyers. They were randomly assigned to either the standard treatment (ST; n = 22) or enhanced treatment (ET; n = 28) group. All participants were provided with a mobile app linked to Fitbit Alta for 24 weeks and instructed to walk for more than 30 minutes five times a week and moderate intensity physical activity. During the 12-week adaptation period, the ET group also received a mobile app-based health program applying socio-cognitive strategies to increase walking adherence. All participants were guided to voluntary physical activity without researchers' intervention during the 12-week maintenance period. Data were analyzed by the Mann Whitney U-test and a generalized estimating equation. RESULTS There were significant between-group differences regarding the number of steps (B = 1.295, P < .001).and moderate physical activity time (OR = 6.396, P = .030) at week 12. ET group had significant changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (B = 10.522, P = .007), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( B = -16.178, P = .024), total cholesterol (B = -20.325, P = .039), fasting blood sugar (B = -8.138, P = -.046) over 12 weeks compared to the ST group. In addition, there was a significant reduction CVD risk for the ET group over 12 weeks compared to the ST group (B = -0.521, P <. 001). CONCLUSIONS The app-based walking intervention was effective in reducing CVD risk among female Korean-Chinese migrant workers during the 12-week period. In future studies, long-term studies are needed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in large-scale migrant workers, and it is necessary to confirm the direct and indirect effects of various socio-cognitive factors on health outcomes.


Asia Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-186
Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Sophia Seung-Yoon Lee

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