Ep. 178: Human Trafficking from the Philippines (ft. Rob Cheng of Katarungan)
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With the issue of human trafficking from the Philippines hitting social media consciousness due to the Jia Tolentino incident, Chris is joined by Liza (repping Malaya Movement) and Robert Cheng (repping Katarungan and also Anakbayan) to further discuss the issues of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the J-1 visa program, the Filipino government's Labor Export Policy, and more.

Anakbayan USA: https://www.anakbayanusa.org/

Malaya Movement: https://malayamovement.com/

Migrante International: https://migranteinternational.org/

Sign-up link to support J-1 workers network: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1lMePqx4fWv6xhU3StXvpDnGG6cJalfWKMSR57U4Gu8gN3Q/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3qzC2BBvalnHBDUVF8tDmGAHaw_f2QGcTqz1bNmgWgu4YeyFwpg_mI7Xw

Paypal link to directly support J-1 workers: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=OHcB6a7uPaYht_I8wpf8AUF3Aw_dOv-mUJLJEtHWj21TMfPbFWXSlz9ppJgGEK-szTH1Q0&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

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TWITTER: Rob: (@smoothposer) Eliza (@aesthdistance1) Chris (@JesuInToast)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

My Family's Slave by Alex Tizon: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/lolas-story/524490/

I Am a Survivor of Human Trafficking: Nena's Story: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/03/human-trafficking-nena/554846/

@eshaLegal's tweet thread on the Tolentino case: https://twitter.com/eshaLegal/status/1263527233018265605?s=20

Trick Mirror: A Reflection on Mass-Deception: https://historicly.substack.com/p/trick-mirror-a-reflection-on-mass

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EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)