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. 2017 Nov 22;14(11):e1002440. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002440

Table 1. Main sectors of work known to be related to labour trafficking and their possible health problems [2,4].

Work sector Examples of work-related health problems that may put trafficked workers into contact with health systems
Agriculture Injuries
Pesticide intoxications
Heat stress
Cleaning Injuries
Construction Injuries
Heat stress, cold stress
Fishing Injuries
Heat stress, cold stress
Mining Injuries
Heat stress
Factory work:
    Textile industry
    Food processing
    Brick production
    Chemical production
Injuries
Heat stress
Acute intoxications (in chemical production)
Hospitality:
    Restaurants, food     service
    Hotels
Acute tendonitis
Muscular sprains
Domestic service:
    Cleaning in private homes
Acute tendonitis
Muscular sprains