Open AccessHousing for Female Factory Workers: The Association between Renting Accommodation and Satisfaction with Income and Living Conditions
Author(s) -
Quynh Thuy Nguyen,
Thuy Duong Tran,
Chinh Thi Thuy Phan,
Cong Tuan Pham
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2016.4.837
Subject(s) - accommodation , renting , business , demographic economics , socioeconomics , economic growth , environmental health , labour economics , economics , psychology , medicine , political science , neuroscience , law
Vietnam has experienced a strong wave of migrants to urban and industrialized areas. This is a challenge for both local and national governments, which need to address the problems of the poor and socially marginalized, including providing housing for rural-to-urban migrants. Poor housing and the economic burden of house renting are increasingly recognized as determinants of both physical and mental health.