An empirical analysis of international labour migration in the Philippines

A Review on the Trends and Ethical Issues of Labour Migration from Asia and the Pacific

“…The issue of labour migration diaspora traces close correlation with unemployment of the particular country of origin (Wickarmasekara, 2000;Manning, 2002;Sorensen et al, 2002;Kaur, 2010;Agbola & Acupan, 2010;Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn et al, 2013). According to Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn et al, (2013) the economic crisis was a pivotal factor that created unemployment issues in the Southeast Asian nations.…”

“…Eventually countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Thailand were successful in combating the unemployment problem resulted in by the economic crisis; however, remaining Southeast Asian countries are still working for better solutions to halt the unemployment crisis (Wickarmasekara, 2000;Kaur, 2009;Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn et al, 2013). Similarly, nations like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Bangladesh also adopted the policies and their immediate solution was to send their people to work abroad (Kaur, 2009;Agbola & Acupan, 2010;Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn et al, 2013). Vol.…”

“…Most significantly, the remittances sent back home by the migrant labourers working abroad from their original homeland have facilitated to improving the living standards of their respective family members, educating the children, debt defrayal, and also the remittances have helped to plummeting the cost of borrowing remarkably in the arena of international capital market (Athukorala, 1992;Jones & Pardthaisong, 1999;Sorensen et al, 2002;Glytsos, 2002;AMC & AFA, 2005, p. 56;Ghosh, 2006;Skeldon, 2008a;Jampaklay & Kittisuksathit, 2009, p. 1;Yoeh et al, 2010;Agbola & Acupan, 2010;Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn et al, 2013). Additionally, the literatures also mention that the remittance has the potentiality to minimizing the poverty in the respective country (Richard et al, 2005;Skeldon, 2008a;Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn et al, 2013).…”

Thai Migrant Workers in Agriculture Farms in New Zealand: A Short Case Study

“…The remittance sent back home by migrant laborers has helped improve living standards, provided education to children, cleared the debt laborers owed to other neighborhoods, and reduced the costs for borrowing in the international capital market (Jones & Pardthaisong, 1999;Sorensen et al, 2002;Glytsos, 2002;Agbola & Acupan, 2010). Furthermore, the remittance received from migrants overseas has aided in poverty reduction in the countries of origin (Richard et al, 2005).…”

“…Some countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Thailand were able to combat the problem, while others are still working to halt the crisis (Kaur, 2009). Therefore, countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Bangladesh have adopted policies for sending laborers overseas to ease the unemployment problems at home (Kaur, 2009;Agbola & Acupan, 2010).…”