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EXPLORING THE LEISURE PARTICIPATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF FILIPINO MIGRANT’S IN TAIWAN

Imee W. Hamto¹

Tsai, Yao-Hsu²

Jerwei Wu³*

Master Class in Tourism ChungHua University¹²

Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, Ling Tung University³

*Corresponding Author: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) comprise as one of the largest populations of migrant workers globally. In Taiwan they represent as the third biggest foreign workers next to Indonesian and Vietnamese. This study aims to investigate the relationship of leisure participation of Filipino migrant workers, whether participation in leisure activity shows an impact in promoting their quality of life while living and working abroad. Also, this research wants to know the relationship of leisure participation to the quality of life of Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan. This study is a quantitative type of research wherein the researcher used a structured form of questionnaire thru the Google forms via online survey as a platform in collecting the data for statistical analysis. A total of 322 respondents were collected. Finding reveals that using the internet media, visiting church and relatives and engaging in some relaxation activities are the most popular leisure activities among the Filipinos. Gender does not affect all types of leisure activities. The decision to participate in any leisure activities vary and depend highly on the nature of leisure activity. Different leisure activities would appeal to different age groups of Filipinos in Taiwan. Overall, participating in any leisure activity is not correlated with the perceived quality of life.

Keywords: Leisure, quality of life, Filipino migrant worker, Taiwan