Obstacles to Job Satisfaction Among Workers Living with War Caused Disabilities in ‎Changara District in Mozambique. ‎

Abstract

Job satisfaction of all categories of workers is one of the key antecedents that ensure increased competiveness of organizations. The need to establish factors that impede job satisfaction among people living with war induced disabilities was the main aim of this study. Furthermore, effects of war that adversely affect the attitude of workers with war induced disabilities towards their work were a major driver of this paper. The study employed a pure qualitative research approach where data was collected using face to face interview from 29 participants and analyzed using the thematic data analysis method. Participants were selected using snowballing sampling technique. Job satisfaction was found to be extremely low among employees living with war induced disabilities. People with different disabilities experience a host of work and home related challenges which significantly affect their job satisfaction levels. The problems encountered by people living with disabilities that affect their job satisfaction are mainly centered on ergonomics, lack of relevant assistive technology, stigmatization, discrimination and lack of physical and emotional protection from weather conditions, workmates and supervisors. The link between job satisfaction of workers with war induced disabilities and organizational competitiveness would further advance theory of job satisfaction and provide managerial implications that is helpful for an improved organizational performance. The study recommended that organizations should re-organize their work stations so as to accommodate the needs of people with disability.

Work intensification and job satisfaction among domestic workers in rural Zimbabwe

“…The findings are contrary to the provision of the Labour Act (2019) which states that the normal working period was eight hours a day, and that any extra hours should be paid as overtime. Studies (Bell, David & Steffen 2012, Nyanga & Sibanda 2019) also observed that workers need to have decent working hours. Hodzi et al (2021) observed that domestic workers face a plethora of work intensification challenges, exploitation and abuse of domestic workers in rural areas.…”

“…The study established that workers were working with very tight deadlines and were also overloaded with work. Furthermore, a study by Nyanga & Sibanda (2019) on domestic workers that was carried out in Mozambique also found out that work intensification was rife among informal workers in the developing world. The study further established that work intensification was mainly propelled by the unavailability of a written employment contract.…”

“…Job satisfaction as an attitude and feelings workers have towards their work. Nyanga and Sibanda (2019) view job satisfaction among domestic workers as the feelings, attitude domestic workers have towards their work. It is the extent to which domestic workers like or dislike their work.…”

“…Hodzi et al (2021) observed that domestic workers face a plethora of work intensification challenges, exploitation and abuse of domestic workers in rural areas. A study by Nyanga and Sibanda (2019) indicated that domestic workers are usually drawn from poor families; hence they stick to their jobs even if the conditions are unbearable.…”

“…However, the literature on work intensification has not paid attention to those who work in people's households or rural environments. Furthermore, studies (Burchell, 2002;Nyanga & Sibanda, 2019) established that empirical research is scarce on work intensification and that there are several problems brought about by work intensification, such as stress, psychological health, and family tensions. At the same time, the earlier research by Warr (1987, de Vries & Balazs, 1997 found work intensification to be linked with reduced job satisfaction, stress, and general worker well-being; the paucity of empirical research on work intensification on domestic remains evident.…”