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

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dc.contributor.authorDanlog, Ava Fuertes
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-24T01:50:27Z
dc.date.available2017-05-24T01:50:27Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/11083
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectFilipinosen_US
dc.subjectWomen foreign workersen_US
dc.subjectAustraliaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciencesen_US
dc.titlePrecarious 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 Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorDanlog, Ava Fuertesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineInternational Developmenten_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of International Development (MIntDev)en_US
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