Employment Conditions During the Covid-19 Pandemic of Vulnerable and Non-Vulnerable Workers in the Philippines

Date

6-2022

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Gideon P. Carnaje

Committee Member

Maria Luisa G. Valera, Ma. Angeles O. Catelo, Agham C. Cuevas

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a recession in 2020 and among those affected are vulnerable workers who are less likely to have formal work arrangements, which lack elements associated with decent employment. This study aims to investigate employment conditions of vulnerable and non-vulnerable workers before and during the economic downturn induced by the COVID-19 pandemic using micro data from July 2019 and July 2020 Philippine Labor Force Surveys.

Cross tabulation analysis shows that the share of vulnerable employment increased, specifically in self-employment without employees and unpaid family work during the COVID-19 recession. On the other hand, the share of non-vulnerable employment decreased, specifically in wage and salary employment and employer in work. Binomial probit regression results indicate that while vulnerable workers have significantly higher probability than non-vulnerable workers to be underemployed in 2019, the relationship between vulnerability of worker and underemployment became insignificant in 2020. Binomial probit regression analysis also showd that those that are less experienced, male, and employed in agriculture sector among vulnerable workers, and those that are non-college graduate, less experienced, male, rural workers and employed in the agriculture sector among non-vulnerable workers are more likely to be underemployed.

Language

English

LC Subject

Personnel management--Philippines, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2022 E2 C37

Document Type

Thesis

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