Migrant women workers face health risks

Migrant advocates have launched a campaign to highlight the challenges women of diverse ethnicities face in accessing health services. Multicultural Health Week in New South Wales is focusing on bridging barriers to quality care.

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Nearly 30 per cent of women in New South Wales speak a language other than English at home and a quarter of the state's population were born overseas.

 

Advocates say women can't nurture their health without knowing their basic rights.

 

 

 

Asian Women in Work is a network for migrant women and says governments should take firmer action against workplace exploitation, to protect women's physical and mental health.