Picture this: Social distance and the mistreatment of migrant workers

Arbeitspapier

We experimentally study an intervention to reduce mistreatment of Filipino overseas domestic workers (DWs) by their employers. Encouraging DWs to show their employers a family photo while providing a small gift when starting employment reduced DW mistreatment, increased their job satisfaction, and increased the likelihood of contract extension. While generally unaware of the intervention, DWs' families staying behind become more positive about international labor migration. An online experiment with potential employers suggests that the effect operates through a reduction in employers' perceived social distance from their employees. A simple intervention can protect migrant workers without requiring destination country policy reforms.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Kiel Working Paper ; No. 2237

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
• Thema: temporary labor migration ; working conditions ; contract enforcement ; dictator game

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Barsbai, Toman ; Bartos, Vojtech ; Licuanan, Victoria S. ; Steinmayr, Andreas ; Tiongson, Erwin R. ; Yang, Dean
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)
• (wo): Kiel
• (wann): 2022

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/268254
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ