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Filipino migrant workers’ leisure and subjective quality of life in Macao.

Choe, J., O’Regan, M. and Kimbu, A. N., 2020. Filipino migrant workers’ leisure and subjective quality of life in Macao. World Leisure Journal, 62 (3), 242 -260.

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DOI: 10.1080/16078055.2020.1798052

Abstract

Utilizing 14 semi-structured interviews in a non-western context, this exploratory study examines how Filipino migrant workers’ leisure satisfaction and QoL are intertwined in Macao, China. The study reveals that Filipino migrant workers regard “family and friends”, and a sense of community as central to their QoL. Regarding leisure, the Filipino migrant workers experienced a lack of time-off and long working hours (structural leisure constraints) whilst living without their families in the Philippines (interpersonal leisure constraints). In addition, the Filipino migrant workers noted that few leisure options were available to them, and given commercial options dominate in Macao, the perceived cost of leisure participation clashes with the Filipino migrant workers responsibility to send remittances home. It is recommended that authorities and employers explore the importance of subjective QoL indicators such as sense of community that emerge from marginalized social groups, such as migrant workers, into their measurement systems and policy deliberations, to create a livable and sustainable community for all. Our study enriches the extant research by broadening the research location to focus on “voices” from low income migrants in a non-western context.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1607-8055
Uncontrolled Keywords:Leisure; quality of life; community; Filipino; migrant; migration; Macao; China
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:34539
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:03 Nov 2020 11:01
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:24

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