Table 1 Characteristics of the employment conditions score (n = 1965)
| Â | Frequency | Anxiety | Depression | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Employment conditions score (0–17) median (IQR) | 2 (1, 3) |  |  |  |
 Good (0) | 490 | 24.9% | 1.6 (2.5) | 2.2 (2.8) |
 Average (1–3) | 940 | 47.8% | 2.9 (3.5) | 3.8 (3.8) |
 Poor (≥ 4) | 535 | 27.2% | 4.8 (4.5) | 5.8 (4.5) |
Items included in the employment conditions score: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1) Sleeping arrangement | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Private room/share room | 1871 | 95.2% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.9 (3.9) |
 Common living space | 94 | 4.8% | 4.3 (4.5) | 5.4 (4.9) |
2) At your employer’s home, is there overcrowding or lack of privacy? |  |  |  |  |
 No | 1436 | 73.1% | 2.7 (3.5) | 3.5 (3.8) |
 Yes | 530 | 26.9% | 4.2 (4.3) | 5.2 (4.2) |
3) At your employer’s home, is it unsanitary, pest infested, or poorly ventilated? |  |  |  |  |
 No | 1565 | 79.6% | 2.8 (3.6) | 3.7 (3.8) |
 Yes | 400 | 20.4% | 4.2 (4.3) | 5.1 (5.0) |
4) At your employer’s home, is there any lack of water, electricity, or plumbing? |  |  |  |  |
 No | 1737 | 88.4% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.8 (3.9) |
 Yes | 229 | 11.6% | 4.1 (4.4) | 5.1 (4.6) |
5) Do you receive a food allowance or have food provided? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1923 | 97.9% | 3.1 (3.7) | 3.9 (3.9) |
 No | 42 | 2.1% | 4.8 (5.2) | 6.1 (5.4) |
6) Did you always get enough food to eat? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1492 | 75.9% | 2.7 (3.6) | 3.6 (3.8) |
 No | 473 | 24.1% | 4.2 (4.1) | 5.1 (4.3) |
7) Did you ever have your salary withheld or given less? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1689 | 86.0% | 2.9 (3.7) | 3.8 (3.9) |
 Yes | 276 | 14.0% | 4.0 (4.2) | 5.0 (4.5) |
8) Did you ever have your phone or internet taken away? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1778 | 90.5% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.8 (3.9) |
 Yes | 187 | 9.5% | 4.1 (4.0) | 5.3 (4.2) |
9) Did your employer ever verbally abuse you? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1653 | 84.1% | 2.7 (3.5) | 3.5 (3.8) |
 Yes | 312 | 15.9% | 5.1 (4.6) | 6.2 (4.3) |
10) Did your employer ever physically or sexually abuse you? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1904 | 96.9% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.9 (3.9) |
 Yes | 61 | 3.1% | 5.1 (5.5) | 6.0 (5.0) |
11) Did your employer ever take away your day off? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1664 | 84.7% | 2.9 (3.6) | 3.6 (3.8) |
 Yes | 301 | 15.3% | 4.3 (4.4) | 5.6 (4.5) |
12) Did your employer give you all statutory holidays? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1869 | 95.1% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.8 (3.9) |
 No | 96 | 4.9% | 4.4 (4.9) | 6.1 (4.8) |
13) Did your employer ever restrict you from going outside? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1749 | 89.0% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.8 (3.9) |
 Yes | 216 | 11.0% | 4.2 (4.4) | 5.5 (4.5) |
14) Did your make you do work beyond what is stated in the contract? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1834 | 93.3% | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.8 (3.9) |
 Yes | 131 | 6.7% | 4.9 (4.5) | 6.1 (4.7) |
15) Past month average daily working hours | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 15 h | 1556 | 79.2% | 2.8 (3.5) | 3.6 (3.7) |
 ≥ 16 h | 409 | 20.8% | 4.3 (4.4) | 5.2 (4.6) |
16) Were you ever woken in the middle of the night and asked to work? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1509 | 76.8% | 2.7 (3.5) | 3.5 (3.7) |
 Yes | 456 | 23.2% | 4.4 (4.4) | 5.5 (4.4) |
17) Did you ever have to work before being allowed to begin your day off? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1338 | 68.1% | 2.7 (3.5) | 3.4 (3.8) |
 Yes | 628 | 31.9% | 4.0 (4.1) | 5.0 (4.2) |