The social and health protection of migrants in Chile: qualitative analysis of civil society proposals for constitutional change

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dc.article.number1207
dc.catalogadorpva
dc.contributor.authorEsnouf, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorBlukacz, Alice
dc.contributor.authorObach, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorMezones-Holguin, Edward
dc.contributor.authorEspinoza Sepúlveda, Manuel Antonio
dc.contributor.authorDeJong, Jocelyn
dc.contributor.authorCabieses, Baltica
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T16:17:41Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T16:17:41Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2023-06-25T00:04:59Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: A sustained period of social, economic, and political unrest took place during October of 2019 in Chile. As an institutional solution, the “Agreement for Social Peace and the New Constitution” was signed. In this document, most political parties committed to reestablishing peace and public order in Chile, agreeing on the initiation of a constitutional process. To promote participation of civil society actors, the “Popular Initiative for Norms” was enabled. This was a platform where civilians could submit proposals for constitutional norms to be discussed by the Constitutional Convention. We aimed to analyze proposals related to migrants and migrant health. Methods: We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis of the proposals. Sixteen of them were related to migrants, and we analyzed their association to health. We also evaluated their link to the Health Goals 2030 set out by the Chilean Ministry of Health and the Global Action Plan 2019–2023 for Promoting the Health of Refugees and Migrants by the World Health Organization. Results: Four main thematic categories were identified: 1) Humans rights of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; 2) Nationality and regularization of migrants and refugees; 3) Political participation and cultural integration of migrants and refugees; and 4) Specific regulations on slavery and human trafficking. These resonated with broader frameworks established in the Health Goals 2030 (Chile) and the Global Action Plan 2019–2023 for Promoting the Health of Refugees and Migrants by the World Health Organization. Conclusions: The ‘Popular Initiative for Norms’ was a non-binding participatory mechanism. Although the proposals sent through were not guaranteed to be included in the constitutional draft—and despite the final draft being rejected last September 2022—the platform allowed to gain insights into civilian opinions. Our findings showed that there is an incipient yet weak recognition of the rights and situation of migrants in Chile. There was no direct mention of health nor an explicit contemplation of social determinants of health. Despite there being an urgent need to define strategies for migrants’ health in Chile, this study demonstrated that civil awareness and interest are still insufficient.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2023-06-25
dc.fuente.origenAutoarchivo
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health. 2023 Jun 22;23(1):1207
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-023-16093-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16093-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/73586
dc.information.autorucEscuela de medicina ; Espinoza Sepúlveda, Manuel Antonio ; 0000-0001-9564-9512 ; 10720
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final13
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaBMC Public Healthes_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)
dc.subjectMigrantses_ES
dc.subjectMigrationes_ES
dc.subjectPublic healthes_ES
dc.subjectCivil participationes_ES
dc.subjectDemocracyes_ES
dc.subjectLatin Americaes_ES
dc.subjectConstitutiones_ES
dc.subjectReformes_ES
dc.subjectSocial protectiones_ES
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.subject.ods01 No poverty
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.titleThe social and health protection of migrants in Chile: qualitative analysis of civil society proposals for constitutional changees_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen23
sipa.codpersvinculados10720
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