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    Precarious yet optimistic : the lived experiences of Filipina 457 visa holders in the Australian labour market : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in International Development at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2016) Danlog, Ava Fuertes
    This study looks into the experiences of Filipina migrants on 457 visas in the Australian labour market, and how these women interpret and make sense of their experiences. In particular it addresses the invisibility of migrant women, in the context of the current rise in temporary skilled migration and the feminisation of migration. Whereas most prior research on this topic focused on measurable working conditions, this study focuses on the lived experiences. This study adopts a qualitative approach, and draws mainly upon interviews and a small qualitative web survey involving Filipina migrants. The results reveal the convergence of various factors within the subclass 457 visa programme which shaped the labour experiences of women. The Filipinas who migrated as primary 457 visa holders have better labour market outcomes in comparison to Filipinas who migrated as dependent partners of primary 457 visa holders, whose skills and potential were largely underutilised. Yet in spite of this labour market outcome disparity, the lived experiences of both primary holders and dependents were the same – that of varying degrees and forms of precariousness and optimism.