Working conditions and job satisfaction: A study of domestic helpers with Filipino and non-Filipino employers
Date of Publication
2004
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Behavioral Sciences
Subject Categories
Social and Behavioral Sciences
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Behavioral Sciences
Thesis Adviser
Exaltacion E. Lamberte
Defense Panel Chair
Jesusa Marco
Defense Panel Member
Romeo B. Lee
Cristina Rodriguez
Abstract/Summary
This study describes the profiles, working conditions, and levels of job satisfaction of selected domestic helpers employed in upper class Filipino and non-Filipino households. Twenty domestic helpers were interviewed, 10 from each type of household. The results indicate that majority of domestic helpers are migrants from provinces in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Most of the helpers are single women between the ages of 17 and 59, and have some secondary education. Domestic helpers experience mostly favourable working conditions in both Filipino and non-Filipino households. Those employed by the latter receive higher wages, whereas the Filipino-employed helpers have significantly better benefits. Both household types mainly require logn working hours but with moderate workload since basic agreed tasks are shared by several helpers. Some aspects of working conditions vary according to nationality of household members. Majority of helpers interviewed are generally highly satisfied and none are completely dissatistied. Relationship with employers, followed by nature of tasks are the factors most attributed to high job satisfaction. Helpers employed by non-Filipino families are generally more satisfied with the various components of working conditions than are Filipino-employed helpers.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU18115
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
139, 7 unnumbered leaves
Recommended Citation
Ching, J. Y., & Coker, Y. A. (2004). Working conditions and job satisfaction: A study of domestic helpers with Filipino and non-Filipino employers. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/17890
