Who Will Care for the Children ? Foreign Domestic Helpers and Female Labour Force Participation. Singapore,...

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Paul Mathews

Who Will Care for the Children ? Foreign Domestic Helpers and Female Labour Force Participation. Singapore, Hong Kong & Australia

Name: Who Will Care for the Children ? Foreign Domestic Helpers and Female Labour Force Participation. Singapore, Hong Kong & Australia
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Paul Mathews

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English

Warrior Publishers
13 November 2022

Central government policies; Development economics; Political economy; Sustainability

In these papers I explore how foreign domestic helpers (FDHs, or OCWs, maids) have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the economic and social development of Singapore and HK, using primarily Filipina and Indonesian domestic helpers as a primary focus. I explore how government and economic policies and opportunities translate to the household level by presenting several case studies that support the general thesis that FDHs contribute a hitherto unrecognized added value. I argue that it was (is) not merely the sheer numbers of FDHs that enabled local (skilled) women to enter the economy; rather, and more importantly, FDHs not only contributed to general productivity but to productivity at a higher added value (and continue to do so). Thus, while local women should be recognized for their labour force participation and at a higher level, so too should FDHs who provided that opportunity for the former to do so, and thereby (indirectly) added substantial value to the economy. Finally, I suggest that the Australian Productivity Commission (Report, 2014) was moralistic and myopic, and I put forward a case for and a draft model for employing FDHs in Australia.

By: Paul Mathews
Imprint: Warrior Publishers
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9798233925955
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 13 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Paul Mathews is an anthropologist and sociologist who has worked on Philippine issues for 25 years, and also spent 2 years in Taiwan. He has written extensively about Philippine society and culture in such areas as health, gender relations and sexuality, values, and economic development. He is currently freelancing, following a Research Fellowship at the Australian National University. He is Secretary of the Philippine Studies Association of Australasia, and former Managing Editor of Pilipinas, A Journal of Philippine Studies.