Labor Migration and the Global Filipino

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Labor Migration and theGlobal Filipino

R.N.G. Salvador

PS 201

S.Y. 2010-2011


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i. Facts and Figures

Since 1970s, the Philippines a country of about 7,000 islands peopled by diverse ethno-linguistic groups has supplied all kinds of skilled and low-skilled workers to the world'smore developed regionsAs of December 2004, an estimated 8.1 millionFilipinos nearly 10 percent of the country's85 million people were working and/orresiding in close to 200 countries andterritories


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The foreign population in the Philippines

consists of people of Chinese origin (some 80percent of overseas Chinese are in SoutheastAsia) and some people of Indian origin whocame to settle in the country years ago

In the last 30 years, a "culture of migration"has emerged, with millions of Filipinos eager towork abroad, despite the risks andvulnerabilities they are likely to face


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ii. Determinants of Migrations

1. Economic disparities in per capita income;limited growth for career advancements;inconsistent economic growth whichhampers employment generation

2. Demography high population growthcompared to neighbouring countries

3. Political long running political unrest in the

country especially in the South4. Environment frequency of storms and the

weak disaster preparedness schemes


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iii. Status: Labor Exporter

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OFW Statistics

Stock Estimate
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iv. Temporary Migrants vs. PermanentEmigrants

Temporary Migrants Permanent Emigrants

Destinations Middle East , Asia North America in the US,Europe

Occupations Service workers, ProductionProcess, Tranpo, Laborers

Unemployed, Professionals,Sales, Clerical

Education Tertiary Highly educated

Sex Women Women

Age 24-44 44 years above, yet there area lot of students


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v. Series of Unfortunate Events

1. Global recession open economies in SEA andEA were badly hit because of the slow down inmajor markets

- Demand for health workers and sea fearersdeclined

2. War in the Middle East ME is a labor importingcountry.

- For protection purposes, many laborers were sentby the consulate offices back home until the warfinally subsides.


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vii. Workers Protection Order

The Migrant Women - face particularvulnerabilities. Aside from the usual problemsthat plague migrants, their jobs in domesticwork and entertainment usually mean longworking hours, surveillance and control byemployers, and abusive conditions, includingviolence and sexual harassment. Given the"private" context in which they work, the

problems encountered by migrant women inthese sectors go unnoticed. (Asis, 2006)


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In general, compared to other national groups,Filipino workers are relatively better protectedbecause they are more educated, more likelyto speak English, and they are betterorganized. NGOs for migrants in the Philippinesand their networks abroad not only provideservices and support to migrants, but, moreimportantly, they advocate for migrants' rights.


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RA 8042: The Migrant Workers and OverseasFilipinos Act - first among the countries of origin in Asia to craft a law that aims "toestablish a higher standard of protection andpromotion of the welfare of migrant workers,their families and overseas Filipinos indistress."


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Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, whichestablishes policies and institutionalmechanisms to provide support to traffickedpersons

Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003, whichgives qualified overseas Filipinos the right tovote in national elections

the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Actof 2003, which allows for dual citizenship


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viii. Remittances

According to a 2005 World Bank report, thePhilippines is the fifth-largest recipient of remittance flows after India, China, Mexico,and France.


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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is also workingon enforcing minimum standards for banks andother players in the remittance business toprotect OFWs and their families from fly-by-night operators, excessive fees, unfair foreigncurrency conversion, and delivery problems.


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References

Abrigo, Michael and Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. 2009.Philippine International Labour Migration in thePast 30 Years: Trends and Prospects. PhilippineInstitute for Development Studies. Disc PaperSeries No. 2009-33.

Asis, Maruja M.B. 2005. "Caring for the World:Filipino Domestic Workers Gone Global."In Asian Women as Transnational DomesticWorkers . Edited by Shirlena Huang, Brenda

Yeoh and Noor Abdul Rahman. Singapore:Marshall and Cavendish Academic. Pp 21-53.

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