APPENDIX D

University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao

Mabini Street, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, 3500

School of Education Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts Department

LETTER OF INFORMED CONSENT / PERMISSION TO CONDUCT SURVEY

October 08, 2016

Dear Sir / Madam:

We the undersigned fourth year AB-Legal Management students of University of Saint

Louis Tuguegarao are presently conducting a study entitled “LOOKING INTO THE
WORLD OF FILIPINO LOCAL DOMESTIC WORKERS”. In this connection, we humbly
request from your household to be allowed to conduct interview to your domestic worker
serve as our basis for gathering all data in the said research study. The result of the study
will be treated with utmost confidentiality and will be used only for research purposes.

We are hoping for your favourable assistance regarding this matter.

Respectfully yours,

Cantidoy, Chrissa Mae T.

Garcia, Christian Paul A.
Morales, Nikka Mae B.
Tumanguil, Lance Adrian C.

Noted by: Liza M. Empedrad, Ph.D.

(Research Adviser)

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 APPENDIX E

Dear Informants,

We, the fourth year AB-Legal Management students of University of Saint Louis
Tuguegarao are currently conducting a research entitled “Looking into the World of
Filipino Local Domestic Workers”. In view hereof, may we seek your assistance by
sharing your valued time in answering the questions in the interview. Rest assured that
any information or data provided herein will be treated with utmost confidentiality and be
used only for research purposes.

We are hoping for your favourable assistance regarding this matter.

Thank you so much and God Bless!

The Researchers,

Chrissa Mae T. Catindoy

Christian Paul A. Garcia
Nikka Mae B. Morales
Lance Adrian C. Tumanguil
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Topic Guide for Interviews with Domestic Workers

1. Demographic profile
i) Age (Edad)
ii) Sex (Kasarian)
iii) What is the highest level of education that you have achieved?
(Ano ang pinakamataas na antas ng edukasyon ang iyong natapos?)
iv) Civil status (Katayuang Sibil)

For married and living together without the benefit of marriage

 Does your spouse work?

(Nagtratrabaho ba ang iyong asawa/partner?)
 How many children do you have? Are they studying?
(Ilan ang anak mo? Nagaaral ba sila?)

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 v) Live-in or Live-out status
(Nakatira sa tahanan ng amo o nakatira sa sariling bahay)
 Do your live in the place where you work or do you go home?
(Ikaw ba ay nakatira sa tirahan ng iyong pinagtatrabahuan?)
 Why? (Bakit?)
 Do you prefer living in the place you work or not?
(Mas gusto mo bang tumira sa bahay na iyong pinagtatrabahuhan
o hindi?)

 Are there advantages/disadvantages of living in the house of the

Employer and of living outside of it?
(Mayroon bang mga kagandahan o di-kagandahan sa pagtira sa
tahanan ng iyong amo at pagtira sa sariling tahanan?)

vi) Length of service

(Haba ng serbisyo)
 At what age did you begin working as a domestic worker?
(Sa anong edad ka nagsimulang magtrabaho bilang isang
kasambahay?)
 How many years have you been working as a Domestic Worker?
(Ilang taon ka nang nagtatrabaho bilang isang kasambahay?)
 How long have you been employed by your current Employer(s)?
(Gaano kana katagal na naninilbihan sa iyong kasalukuyang amo?)
 How long are you expected to stay?
(Gaano katagal ang iyong inaasahang paninilbihan sa `iyong
kasalukuyang amo?)
 How many households have you worked for over in all your years of
being a domestic worker?
(Gaano karaming amo o trabaho na ang iyong napasok sa buong buhay
mo bilang isang kasambahay?)

2. Factors that influenced domestic workers to enter the service

 Can you relate to us how you have come to work as a domestic
worker and what were the reasons? (Maari mo bang ilahad samin
kung paano ka nagsimula bilang isang kasambahay at ano ang mga
rason??)
 Who pushed you to become a domestic worker?
(Sino ang nagtulak sayo na maging isang kasambahay?)
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  What pushes you to continue working as a domestic worker?
(Ano ang nagtutulak sayo upang ipagpatutuloy ang pagsisilbi
bilang isang kasambahay?)
 Do you have any people depending on you? Who are these?
(Mayroon bang mga taong nakadepende sa iyo? Sino ang mga
ito?)
 What are the effects of being a domestic worker in your personal
life?
(Ano ano ang mga epekto ng pagiging kasambahay sa personal
na buhay mo?)
 Are there times that you want to quit on being a domestic worker?
If yes, why are you still working as one? If no, why?
(May mga pagkakataon ba na gusto mong tumigil sa pagiging
kasamabahay? Kung oo, bakit hanggang ngayon nanatili ka parin
sa trabaho mo? Kung hindi, bakit)
 If you are given the chance to work other than domestic work, will
you accept it? Why? (Kung bibigyan ka ng ibang trabaho maliban
sa pagiging kasambahay, tatanggapin mo ba ito? Bakit?)
3. Working conditions
i. Remuneration(Sahod)
 How are you paid? (Paano ka binabayaran?)
 How often are you paid? (Paano ang pagbayad sa iyo ng iyong
amo? Nababayaran ka ba oras-oras, araw-araw, lingo-linggo, buwan-
buwan o “per piece”)
 Do you consider the wage you receive to be reasonable (tama naba
para saiyoangnatatanggapmonaperangkabayarankahitna may
pagkain at tuluganka?)
 Are there any times when you were not paid on time, or not at all?
Has this happened frequently or how often has this happened? What
action did you take?
(Meron bang sitwasyon na hindi ka nabigyan ng sahod sa tamang
oras? Madalas ba itong mangyari? Kung oo, gaano kadalas?)
 Do you experience deductions in your salary? Do you know what
the deductions are for? What are the reasons? What is the amount
of the deductions? How often does it happen?
(Naranasan mo na bang mabawasan ang iyong sahod? Alam mo ba
kung ano ang rason o mga rason? Magkano ang ibinawas? Makatao

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 ba ang pagbabawas o masyadong mataas? Madalas ba itong
nangyayari?)
 Can you please tell us what do you do to your salary?
(Maari mo bang sabihin sa amin kung ano ang ginagawa mo sa
sahod mo?)

ii. Nature of work (Uri ng trabaho)

 List the tasks you have to do during the day and during the week:
What are you regular, occasional and unexpected tasks?
(Pakilahad sa amin kung ano-ano ang mga gawaing bahay ang
ginagawa mo?)
 Do you work only for this one Employer or do you have multiple
employers? How many? Please explain how your time is divided
between these Employers?
(Ikaw ba ay nagtatrabaho sa isa o mas higit pang isa? At kung mas
higit pa saisa, maaarimo bang ipaliwanag kung
papaanomonapaghahati-hatiangorasmo?)
 Did you expect this as part of your tasks or were you told that your
work would have this scope when you were employed?
(Inaasahan mo ba na magiging parte ito ng iyong pagiging isang
kasambahay o nasabihan ka na, na isa ito sa mga magiging trabaho
mo?)
 Are there tasks you have to do that are not within your agreement
with the employer? Why?
(May mga trabaho ka bang ginagawa na labas sa kasunduan ninyo
ng iyong amo?)
 Who assigns you tasks? Can anyone in the household tell you to do
a task? Who do you consider as the person who has principal control
and decision over your time and tasks?
(Sino ang nagbibigay ng mga gagawin mo? Mayroon bang
magbibigay sayo ng mga gawain?
 Are there occasions when you are told to do several tasks at the
same time, or when several members of the household tell you to do
a task at the same time? Does this happen often or rarely? Is this a
problem for you or not?
(Nangyari na ba na may mga ipinapagawa sayo na sabay-sabay o
maraming nag uutos sayo na sabay-sabay? Ito ba ay madalas o
kalimitang nangyayari?)
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  What happens when you cannot finish tasks for the day? Or if the
employer thinks the task was not done properly?
(Ano ang mangyayari kapag hindi mo natapos o kung sa tingin ng
iyong amo ay hindi mo nagawa ng mabuti ang trabaho?)
 Are there tasks you are expected to do which are physically difficult?
Are there tasks that pose risks to your health and safety? (fatigue,
sickness, effects on your body)?
(Inaasahan mo ba na ang mga ibibigay sayo ay mahihirap
? May mga trabaho ba na nakasalalay ang iyong kaligtasan at
kalusugan?)
 Are there tasks that you think you are not capable to do? In what
way?
(May mga trabaho ba na sa tingin mo hindi mo kayang gawin? Sa
anong paraan?)
 How do you assess your workload during the day – is it relatively too
much or relatively easy and light? Do you think you have enough
time, more than enough time, or not enough time during the day to
complete the tasks you are told to do?
(Paano mo masusuri ang bigat ng iyong trabaho sa araw na iyon –
ito ba ay sobra-sobra o madali lang at magaan? Sa tingin mo ba
mayroon kang sapat na oras, sobra sa sapa na oras, o hindi sapat na
oras upang matapos ang trabahong ibinigay sayo?)

iii. Working time

 What is the usual time that you’re expected to work?
(Anong oras kadalasang nagsisimula ang trabaho mo?)
 What is the usual time that you finish your work?
(Anong oras kadalasang natatapos ang trabaho mo?)
 Are there times when you start earlier or end later than usual?
(Meron bang mga pagkakataon na nagsisimula kang maaga o
natatapos ng mas matagal?)
 How often does this happen?
(Gaano kadalas itong nangyayari?)
 How do you feel about this? Is it reasonable, acceptable?
(Sa tingin mo ito ba ay makatwiran at katanggap-tanggap?)
 Do you accept it?
(Tinatanggap mo ba ito?)
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  Are you compensated for extra hours that you work or stay in the
employer’s house? How much? Is there any basis to determine
the compensation?
(Ikaw ba ay binabayaran sa mga oras na naidadagdag o pagtira sa
bahay ng iyong amo? Magkano? Mayroon bang batayan upang
malaman mo ang iyong sweldo?)
 Is the working time fixed? Are they regularly observed or are they
variable and flexible hours?
(Ito ba ay napagkasunduang oras? Ito ba ay lagging inoobserba o ito
ay sa mga bakanteng oras?)
 What are the average working hours per day?
(Ano ang karaniwang oras ng pagtrabaho mo sa isang araw?)
For live-in DWs:
 Are you expected to wake up during the night when service is
required?
(Kinakailangan ba gumising ka sa gabi kapag kinakailangan ang
tulong mo?)
For live-in and out DWs:
 Is there a fixed time for rest / pauses during the day?
(Meron ka bang tiyak na oras para magpahinga sa isang araw?)
 How many days off do you get per week?
(Ilan ang iyong ‘day-off’ sa isang linggo?)
 Have you been asked to forego your day-off? If so, does this
happen often or rarely, and are you compensated on your day-
off?
(May mga pagkakataon ba na hindi ka pinayagan mag’day-off?’ Lagi
o kalimitan ba itong nangyayari at ikaw ba ay binabayaran sa araw
ng iyong ‘day-off’?)
 What do you do during your day-off?
(Ano ang iyong mga ginagawa sa iyong ‘day-off’)
 Do you work on public holidays? Is that work paid separately?
(Ikaw ba ay nagtatrabaho kapag may pampublikong okasyon? Ito ba
ay hiwalay na binabayaran?)
 If you are sick and unable to work, do you not get paid or is an
amount deducted from your pay?
(Kung may sakit ka at hindi mo kaya ng magtrahabo, hindi ka ba
binabayaran o dati na itong naibabawas sa iyong sweldo?)
iv. Benefits
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  Do you receive a bonus?
(Ikaw ba ay nakakatanggap ng mga bonus?)
 Are you given or is anyone from your family given a scholarship?
(Ikaw ba ay nabigyan ng skolarship o isa sa miyembro ng iyong
pamilya?)
 Are you given anything aside from your salary or wage?
(May mga ibinibigay sayo maliban sa iyong sahod?)
 Do your employers bring you with them when they go on special
occasions or vacations? How do you feel about that?
(Isinasama ka ba ng iyong amo sa mga okasyon o bakasyon? Paano
ang pakiramdam mo dito?)

v. Amenities
For live-in DWs:
 Do you have your own private quarters?
(May sarili ka bang silid?)
 Do you share it with anyone?
(May kasama ka bang gumagamit sa silid na ito?)
 For live-in and out DWs:

 How comfortable are you in the house / apartment? Is it clean, safe?

(Gaano ka kakomportable sa bahay o silid? Ito ba ay malinis at
ligtas?)
 How is the bathing area?
(Kamusta naman ang paliguan?)
 Do you share it or do you have a separate one?
(May nakikigamit ba o may sarili kang paliguan?)
 How are the toilet facilities?
(Kamusta naman ang pasilidad ng banyo?)
 Do you share or do you have a separate toilet?
(May nakikigamit ba o may sarili kang banyo?)
 Do you have the freedom to enter every corner of the house like
other members of the household? Why?
(May kalayaan ka ba na pumasok sa lahat ng sulok ng bahay tulad
ng ibang kasambahay? Bakit?)
4. Challenges
i. Internal challenges

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 Do you experience homesickness? If yes, how often?
(Nasubukan mo na bang nakaramdam ng pangungulila? Kung oo,
gaano kadalas?)
 Do you have family strains? Explain how you feel about it.
(Mayroon ba sa pamilya mo ang may kapansanan? Maaari mo bang
ilahad kung ano ang iyong nararamdaman para dito?)
 Do you feel happy in your current work?
(Nararamdaman mo ba na masayaka sa kasalukuyan mong
trabaho?)
 Do you feel alone with your employers around?
(Nalulumbaykabakapagnariyanangmgaamomo?)
 Is there an instance when you want to quit your job and why?
(May mga pagkakataon ba na gusto mo na ng itigi ang pagtatrabaho
mo at bakit?)
 Do you have difficulties in doing your tasks?
(Nahihirapan ka ba sa iyong mgatrabaho?)
 Do you experience any physical pain?
(Naranasan mo na ba maparamdam ng pisikal na sakit?)

ii. External challenges

 Do you experience any physical pain while working? If yes, how
often, and what kind of pain do you experience? (Nakakaranas ka ba
ng sakit ng katawan kapag ikaw ay nagtatrabaho, kung oo gaano
kadalas at anong uri ng sakit ito

 Do you experience difficulties in dealing with your employer or any

member of the household? If yes, how do you deal with the situation?
(Nararanasan mo ba na nahihirapan ka makibagay sa iyong amo o
kahit sinong kapwa kasambahay? Kung oo, paano ang
pangangasiwa mo dito?)
 Do you feel comfortable with the household environment?
(Kumportable ka ba sasambahayan kapaligiran?)
 Are there any cultural differences between you and your employer? If
yes, does it affect your work in anyway? How?
(May mga pagkakaiba ba ang kultura mo at ng iyong amo? Kung oo,
ito ba ay nakakaapekto sa iyong trabaho? Papaano?)
 Are there circumstances where you don’t get along with a member of
the household?
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(May mga pangyayari ba na hindi kayo magkasundo ng ibang kapwa
kasambahay?)

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