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Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the health and safety of immigrant hospitality workers in the United States
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Sönmez, Sevil Apostolopoulos, Yorghos Lemke, Michael Kenneth Hsieh, Yu-Chin (Jerrie) |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Journal: Tourism Management Perspectives The U.S. tourism and hospitality workforce is disproportionately represented by immigrants and minorities, particularly in low-wage jobs with adverse work conditions. Immigrant hotel and foodservice workers face excess chronic stress and related syndemic risks, exacerbated by social, political, and economic inequities. COVID-19 has suddenly intensified the stressful and already difficult circumstances of immigrant service sector workers. The travel and tourism sector is one of the hardest hit due to widespread travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders designed to curb infection spread. Restrictions and lockdowns have devastated tourism-dependent destinations and displaced millions of vulnerable workers, causing them to lose their livelihoods. Compared to the general workforce, a sizeable increase in occupational stress has already been observed in the hospitality/tourism sector over the past 15–20 years. COVID-19 and related fears add further strains on immigrant hotel and foodservice workers, potentially exerting a significant toll on mental and physical health and safety. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7358760/pdf |
| Ending Page | 100717 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Starting Page | 100717 |
| ISSN | 22119736 |
| e-ISSN | 22119744 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100717 |
| Journal | Tourism Management Perspectives |
| Volume Number | 35 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2020-07-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Tourism Management Perspectives Tourism, Leisure, Sport and Hospitality Immigrant Hotel Hotel and Foodservice Workers |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management |
