Informal employment and poor self-perceived health in Latin America and the Caribbean: a gender-based comparison between countries and welfare states in a pooled analysis of 176,786 workers

Abstract Background More than half of the working population in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries is engaged in informal employment. The few previous studies indicate that this employment condition could have negative consequences for workers’ health. The aim of the present study was to e...

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Main Authors: Mireia Utzet, Ferran Botías, Michael Silva-Peñaherrera, Aurelio Tobías, Fernando G. Benavides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00792-3