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Download full textMaca, Mark – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2018
The 'overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) are the largest source of US dollar income in the Philippines. These state-sponsored labour migrations have resulted in an exodus of workers and professionals that now amounts to approximately 10% of the entire country's population. From a temporary and seasonal employment strategy during the early American…
Descriptors: Income, Labor, Overseas Employment, History
