Belgium's Turkish miners, the last of the line
2021
24
48-49
migrant worker ; coal mining ; miner ; working conditions ; health impact assessment
Occupational safety and health
English
Ill.;Photos
"Turkey provided the last great wave of immigrant labour for Belgium's coal mines, at a time when the industry had already reached the stage of terminal decline. The proportion of underground workers who were Turks rose from 10% to 20% between 1964 and 1974, peaking at a quarter during the 1980s. But what were their working conditions, and how did these impact on their health?"
Digital;Paper