Immigrants and occupational welfare: industry restructuring and its effects on the occupational welfare of immigrants from non-English speaking backgrounds

This report contains the results of a study which aimed to examine some aspects of industry restructuring and its effects on the occupational welfare of the immigrants from non-English speaking countries (NESBs). In addressing this issue the study considered industry restructuring and occupational welfare in a broad context, and illustrated the issues involved by empirical investigation of the processes of restructuring in two service areas of the public services sector in New South Wales: the State Railways Authority (SRA) and the support services in public hospitals of the State Department of Health.