Department of Public Health Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Public Health, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Am J Ind Med. 2021 Dec;64(12):1040-1044. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23296. Epub 2021 Sep 19.
This study sought to examine the association between labor union presence and return to work after occupational injury or illness (RTW) among workers in South Korea.
We analyzed the first (2018) and second (2019) wave data from the Panel Study of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Korea. The cohort consisted of 3,294 workers who had suffered occupational injury or illness and completed their convalescence by 2017. We examined whether RTW was associated with the presence of labor unions in the workplace at the time of the occupational injury or illness occurred.
Compared to workers without labor unions, those with labor unions were more likely to report RTW (prevalence ratio: 1.35, 95% confidence interval: 1.20-1.51) after adjusting for potential confounders, including employment status, duration of convalescence, and severity of injury or illness.
This study found that labor union presence was associated with RTW among workers who suffered occupational injury or illness in South Korea.
本研究旨在考察韩国职业伤害或疾病后（重返工作岗位，RTW）工会存在与工人重返工作岗位之间的关联。
我们分析了韩国工人补偿保险面板研究的第一（2018 年）和第二（2019 年）波数据。该队列包括 3294 名在 2017 年之前遭受职业伤害或疾病并完成康复的工人。我们考察了在职业伤害或疾病发生时工作场所是否存在工会与 RTW 是否相关。
与没有工会的工人相比，在调整了包括就业状况、康复时间和伤害或疾病严重程度等潜在混杂因素后，有工会的工人更有可能报告 RTW（患病率比：1.35，95%置信区间：1.20-1.51）。
本研究发现，在韩国遭受职业伤害或疾病的工人中，工会的存在与 RTW 有关。
