Hispanic Workers in the U.S. Construction Industry James Platner, PhD, CIH & Xiuwen Dong, MS The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights AIHCE, New Orleans, LA June 2001

Language as a Safety Issue 15.1% of US Construction Workers are Hispanic in 2000, up from 11.7% in 1997 In licensed trades, fraction exceeds 10% Hispanic Construction Fatalities nationally doubled from 1994 to 1999 (110 to 223). In the west, more than 25% of all construction workers are now Hispanic

Most Frequent Occupations Among Hispanic Construction Current Population Survey (CPS) 2000

% Hispanic in US by Construction Occupation

% Hispanics in US Construction

Construction Workers % Hispanic by Region, CPS

Hispanic Construction Workers Country of Origin, 2000 CPS

Requires Bilingual Initiatives for: Worker Involvement and Communication Effective Management and Union Services Worker Training Information (Labels, Documents, etc.) Knowledge and Skill Evaluation Research and Effective IH/Safety Services Owner Audit of Contract Performance

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