Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2011 Jul;54(7):533-44. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20945. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
Several studies have documented poor housing conditions for farmworkers but none has focused on migrant farmworker housing, which is often provided as a condition of employment. Farmworker housing quality is regulated, but little documentation exists of compliance with regulations.
A 2007 survey of 43 randomly selected farmworker camps and a 2008 survey of 27 camps randomly selected from the 2007 sample documented housing conditions via interviewer administered questionnaire and housing checklist.
Substandard conditions are common in migrant housing. All camps had at least one exterior housing problem; 93% had at least one interior problem. Housing conditions worsen across the agricultural season. Characteristics including no residents with H2A visa and 11 or more residents are associated with poorer conditions.
Housing standards are not adequately enforced. An increase in post-occupancy inspections and targeting camps with characteristics that place them at increased risk for substandard conditions are recommended.
多项研究记录了农民工住房条件差的情况,但都没有关注作为就业条件提供的农民工住房。农民工住房质量受到监管,但很少有关于遵守规定的记录。
2007 年对 43 个随机抽取的农民工营地进行了调查,2008 年对从 2007 年样本中随机抽取的 27 个营地进行了调查,通过访谈者管理的问卷和住房清单记录了住房条件。
农民工住房的标准较低。所有营地都至少存在一个外部住房问题;93%的营地至少存在一个内部问题。住房条件在农业季节恶化。没有 H2A 签证居民和 11 名或更多居民的特征与较差的条件有关。
住房标准没有得到充分执行。建议增加入住后检查,并针对那些存在住房条件较差风险的营地进行检查。