Job Loss During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Filipino Migrant Workers

• Main Authors: Mactal, Ma Tonirose de Guzman, Teng-Calleja, Mendiola, Caringal-Go, Jaimee Felice, Zantua, Rae Mark S.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: challenges; coping; COVID-19; job loss; migrant workers; Business; Human Resources Management; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/acord/2; https://doi.org/10.1027/2157-3891/a000098
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Massive involuntary job loss is one of the most damaging consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a distressful life event, studies revealed how it can adversely impact one’s well-being, especially when challenges are unmanaged. Using phenomenology as its theoretical lens, this study aimed to provi...