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Title | Harms during the COVID-19 pandemic : a study of migrant domestic workers & their coping strategies in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2024 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chim, H. N. [詹曉男], Ho, W. S. F. [何穎思], Wong, L. K. [黃麗嘉], Wong, W. C. T. [王宏志], Wu, K. H. [胡景曦]. (2024). Harms during the COVID-19 pandemic : a study of migrant domestic workers & their coping strategies in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This dissertation explores the multidimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant domestic workers (“MDWs”) in Hong Kong. Through the lens of a criminological and sociological perspective, the research adopted the social harm approach to understand the existing hidden harms underlying the vulnerabilities of the marginalised group throughout the pandemic. It delves into their experiences of social harm and precarity, the complications arising from anti-pandemic measures, and the coping strategies they utilised. The study employed a qualitative research methodology, conducting in-depth semi-structured focused group interviews with 14 local MDWs. Key findings revealed that MDWs faced heightened challenges during the pandemic in their working environment (private sphere) and became more vulnerable to structural violence in the public sphere and highlights the overlooked experiences and precariousness of MDWs during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing both the discrimination and racial profiling of government anti-pandemic policies and the MDWs' responses. Despite numerous challenges, MDWs managed hardships through individual coping strategies such as self-help and positivity and collective support from community networks and digital connections, which were essential for emotional and practical assistance during the pandemic. It accentuates exacerbated difficulties and experiences of local MDWs and recognised the importance of incorporating marginalised groups in policymaking to guarantee comprehensive and fair measures that account for all social and ethnic backgrounds in the future.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Household employees - China - Hong Kong Foreign workers - China - Hong Kong COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong |
Dept/Program | Criminology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/352835 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chim, Hiu Nam | - |
dc.contributor.author | 詹曉男 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Wing Sze Florence | - |
dc.contributor.author | 何穎思 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, Lai Ka | - |
dc.contributor.author | 黃麗嘉 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, Wang Chi Timothy | - |
dc.contributor.author | 王宏志 | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, King Hei | - |
dc.contributor.author | 胡景曦 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-08T06:46:32Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-08T06:46:32Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chim, H. N. [詹曉男], Ho, W. S. F. [何穎思], Wong, L. K. [黃麗嘉], Wong, W. C. T. [王宏志], Wu, K. H. [胡景曦]. (2024). Harms during the COVID-19 pandemic : a study of migrant domestic workers & their coping strategies in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/352835 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation explores the multidimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant domestic workers (“MDWs”) in Hong Kong. Through the lens of a criminological and sociological perspective, the research adopted the social harm approach to understand the existing hidden harms underlying the vulnerabilities of the marginalised group throughout the pandemic. It delves into their experiences of social harm and precarity, the complications arising from anti-pandemic measures, and the coping strategies they utilised. The study employed a qualitative research methodology, conducting in-depth semi-structured focused group interviews with 14 local MDWs. Key findings revealed that MDWs faced heightened challenges during the pandemic in their working environment (private sphere) and became more vulnerable to structural violence in the public sphere and highlights the overlooked experiences and precariousness of MDWs during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing both the discrimination and racial profiling of government anti-pandemic policies and the MDWs' responses. Despite numerous challenges, MDWs managed hardships through individual coping strategies such as self-help and positivity and collective support from community networks and digital connections, which were essential for emotional and practical assistance during the pandemic. It accentuates exacerbated difficulties and experiences of local MDWs and recognised the importance of incorporating marginalised groups in policymaking to guarantee comprehensive and fair measures that account for all social and ethnic backgrounds in the future. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Household employees - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Foreign workers - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | Harms during the COVID-19 pandemic : a study of migrant domestic workers & their coping strategies in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Criminology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2024 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044884608003414 | - |