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Women and Men in Bicol
Region
Migration
The industrialized
worlds demand for skilled manpower from developing countries is still
increasing and is expected to stay for several more years. With the talent
and competitiveness of the Filipino worker, the outflow of labor to other
countries is expected to continue. On the domestic front, scarce job
opportunities in the rural areas force people to find opportunities
elsewhere. Overseas employment has brought positive impact not only on the
national economy but also on the lives of people particularly the poor who
have relatively lesser economic opportunities. Families of domestic migrant
workers have likewise been benefited in terms of additional family income.
Through the years,
problems attending employment of Filipino workers overseas had persisted.
Migrant workers, particularly women, are vulnerable to several types of
dangers such as physical and sexual exploitation and abuse, not to mention
the psychological effects and social costs associated with their separation
from their families.
The Bicol Region
has a modest share of migrant workers. Data show that compared to men, women
overseas workers from the region continue to increase..
The data presented
in this chapter were sourced from the censuses and surveys of the National
Statistics Office.
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