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Projects
Chinese Women Working in Market Gardens Across the Sydney Basin
Key achievements include:
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sixteen government and non-government agencies working together to improve outcomes from CALD communities employed in horticultural enterprises in the Sydney Basin
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community leadership program for women
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'Safety and first aid on the farm' included in 'safe pesticide use' training program
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playgroup for new parents and young children
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Chinese community language school managed by the community
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Women from CALDB Working in Market Gardens Across Sydney Project Report (pdf link)
Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries Incurred by Women Working in Market Gardens - a pilot research project conducted with women of Chinese background in the Sydney Basin
Twenty-two (22) Cantonese-speaking women agreed to participate in this project and the collaboration with a bilingual community worker (BCW) and Interpreter were essential in connecting the research officer with the participants. The women were divided into geographically defined groups and varied in age and the number of years they had worked as market gardeners.
Each set of strategies was implemented for a ten week period with each group. Questionnaires on 'pain', 'current behaviours', 'work practices', 'postures' and 'movements' were completed over the twenty weeks.
Employed Women from African Communities (2005-ongoing)
A two-part research project developed in partnership with the NSW Education Program on Female Genital Mutiliation.Part 1 includes a literature review, community profiles, community focus groups, key community agencies and informant interviews and employer interviews.For further information contact: Vivienne Strong
Program Manager
Vivienne_Strong@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Women of CALDB living with intellectual and/or physical disabilities working in business enterprises across NSW (2003-2003)
A training project designed to focus on awareness and values of cultural diversity and an understanding of issues related to employees' rights in the workplace. The project was contracted to Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association and incorporated interviews with employers, staff, focus groups and face-to-face interviews with employees to inform the development of a training resource for use in workplaces that employ CALD women with a disability.
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