Gender, legal and economic aspects of domestic services in households

Thomas Alama Etalong, B. Umoh, Inguna Jurgelane-Kaldava, A. Kriviņš
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The main aim of this study is to examine how the demand for and utilization of domestic services is influenced by the social and economic standing of households, as well as the preferred gender of domestic workers hired by employers. The study employed a survey research design. The primary instruments employed for data collection were questionnaire and interview schedule. A total of 294 respondents were deliberately chosen from an unlimited number of houses that employ house aids in Enugu Urban. In order to account for variations in population density throughout the city, Enugu urban was divided into three distinct sections based on population density: low, medium, and high population areas. The acquired data were analyzed through the use of tabular summaries, graphical displays, and calculated percentages. The Pearson chi-square test statistic was employed to evaluate the hypotheses. The findings indicate that the home lifecycle played a significant role in determining the demand for domestic workers in Enugu State, Nigeria. Older and married individuals were more likely to hire domestic staff compared to younger and single individuals. The recruitment of domestic workers in Enugu primarily relied on the endorsement of relatives and informal employment intermediaries. There are no established employment regulations that govern the recruitment of domestic helpers in Enugu, Nigeria. The study concluded by highlighting the crucial role that domestic workers play in bridging the gap caused by the need to balance work and family life. Additionally, it emphasized their contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries. The report additionally proposed the necessity of implementing effective regulatory policies and laws to improve the sector, given its prevalence of anomalies.
家庭中家政服务的性别、法律和经济问题
本研究的主要目的是探讨家政服务的需求和使用如何受到家庭的社会和经济地位以及雇主所雇用的家政工人的性别偏好的影响。本研究采用了调查研究设计。数据收集的主要工具是问卷和访谈表。我们特意从埃努古市区雇用家政服务员的家庭中挑选了 294 名受访者。为了考虑到整个城市人口密度的差异,埃努古市区根据人口密度被划分为三个不同的区域:低、中、高人口区。获得的数据通过表格汇总、图形显示和百分比计算进行分析。采用皮尔逊卡方检验统计来评估假设。研究结果表明,家庭生命周期在决定尼日利亚埃努古州对家政工人的需求方面发挥了重要作用。与年轻人和单身人士相比,老年人和已婚人士更有可能雇用家政人员。在埃努古州,家政工人的招聘主要依靠亲戚和非正规就业中介的认可。在尼日利亚埃努古,并没有关于招聘家政服务员的既定就业法规。研究最后强调了家政工人在弥补因需要平衡工作和家庭生活而造成的差距方面所发挥的关键作用。此外,报告还强调了他们对各国国内生产总值(GDP)的贡献。报告还提出,鉴于该行业普遍存在不正常现象,有必要实施有效的监管政策和法律,以改善该行业。
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