Magnet That Truss Domestic Workers and Employers in Armed Conflict Societies: A Case of Mazoe in Changara District in Mozambique

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Armed conflict in both developed and developing societies is inevitable and has become a major antecedent that impedes socio-economic development. The aim of this research was to establish the dynamics and antecedents that fasten the continued relationship between domestic workers and employers in war torn countries. The study sought to establish whether job satisfaction plays a role in keeping domestic employees in employment even if they work under difficult and life threatening conditions. The study employed apurely qualitative research methodology. The study used an interview to solicit data from 15 domestic workers who were purposively sampled from an approximate population of 200 domestic workers of Mazoe village in Changara district in Mozambique. Data was analysed using thematic data analysis method. The study found out that job satisfaction and abject poverty among domestic workers are the key factors that bind domestic workers and their employers in armed conflict societies. The provision of essential socio-economic services such as education, health services, assisting displaced workers, security to domestic workers and their children propels job satisfaction and binds domestic workers and their employers. The study recommended that employers should provide adequate socio-economic support and avoid abusing and exploiting domestic workers.