Picture This: Social Distance and the Mistreatment of Migrant Workers

Toman Barsai, Vojtĕch Bartoš, Victoria Licuanan, Andreas Steinmayr, Erwin Tiongson, Dean Yang and Vojtech Bartos
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Vojtěch Bartoš

No 10177, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: temporary labor migration; working conditions; contract enforcement; dictator game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D90 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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