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- Title
Filipino Women Migrant Workers and Overseas Employment Policy: An Analysis From Women's Rights Perspective.
- Authors
Encinas‐Franco, Jean
- Abstract
The Philippines is one of the world's top migrant-sending countries. Besides financial transfers and the spread and magnitude of Filipino presence on a global scale, feminization of migration has been an important characteristic of this outmigration trend since the 1980s. Heightened globalization, lack of economic opportunities, government policies, and demographic shifts have all propelled this exodus. There is an existing policy that governs the flows of migrant workers in the Philippines as well as international commitments to safeguard the rights of migrant workers. In this Praxis feature, political scientist Jean Encinas-Franco from the University of the Philippines evaluates to what extent has the implementation of this existing Philippine migration policy been consistent with standards and norms pertaining to women's rights, particularly against discrimination. Using a feminist perspective, Encinas-Franco finds that some provisions of the policy are not consistent with existing international standards. She also argues that while protection against abuse and discrimination is a fundamental concern, the right of women migrant workers to travel and avail of employment opportunities that are not otherwise available in the country should also not be compromised. The Philippine experience and possible policy improvements could be instructive to other migrant-sending countries in Asia and beyond.
- Subjects
WOMEN migrant labor; EMPLOYMENT in foreign countries; WOMEN'S rights; IMMIGRATION policy; LEGAL status of migrant labor; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Asian Politics & Policy, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 3, p494
- ISSN
1943-0779
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aspp.12269