1、外文标题: Filipino Domestic Workers and Their Capacity Development 外文作者: Jennifer Loh and Alicia F.Estrellado 文献出处: Journal of Humanistic Psychology,2016,1-18 英文 2857 单词, 15897 字符,中文 4268汉字。 此文档是外文翻译成品,无需调整复杂的格式哦!下载之后直接可用,方便快捷!只需二十多元。 Filipino Domestic Workers and Their Capacity Development
2、Abstract This study explored the day-to-day experiences of female Filipino domestic workers in Singapore, including their working conditions, employee employer relationships, and psychological health. In-depth interviews were conducted with 18 women. Using grounded theory, the emergent themes reveal
3、ed high levels of variation, both within and between women, suggesting that the quality of domestic workers lives depends largely on the personal characteristics of their employers or the workers themselves, rather than on any system of protection. More importantly, participants displayed positive a
4、nd resilient coping strategies which enabled them to thrive despite restrictive circumstances. Implications pertaining to capabilities and empowerment development were discussed. Keywords domestic workers, health, work conditions, capability development, empowerment Between 1979 and 2009, about 30 m
5、illion Filipinos left the Philippines to work as overseas domestic workers (Philippines Overseas Employment Administration) and this figure is still on the increase. Of the 30 million, over half of the Filipinos were women who work as migrant domestic workers in economically more developed South Eas
6、t Asia countries such as Singapore. Singapore is one of the top hiring countries, with one in five households hir- ing a live-in migrant domestic worker (Ministry of Manpower, 2013). Singapore is a popular destination for many Filipino domestic workers because of its proximity to the Philippines, the high monetary exchange return for their labor and the active recruitment efforts of many recruitment agencies, both in the Philippines and in Singapore. Conversely, many Filipino domestic workers are prefer