Healthcare services for low-wage migrant workers: A systematic review

Eilin Rast, Karen Lau, Rosita Chia-Yin Lin, Tharani Loganathan, Sally Hargreaves and Cathy Zimmerman

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 380, issue C

Abstract: Low-wage labour migrants often face health-damaging living and working conditions, but are frequently excluded from healthcare. The othering of migrants, bordering of healthcare and simple oversight and negligence create widening health inequalities for a society's essential workers. This review aimed to identify the forms and effectiveness of healthcare services designed to make healthcare accessible for migrant workers.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118176

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