cover of episode The Philippines: Workers Without Borders

The Philippines: Workers Without Borders

2015/5/27
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The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2015

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Claudia Taranto travels to the Philippines where 10% of the population work overseas. She travels to the coastal town of Mabini where many citizens have gone to Italy for work. She hears from the children left behind, including 10-year-old Jen who lives with her 80-year-old grandmother. Claudia asks whether the Philippines have become over-reliant on work abroad and if there is any prospect of breaking the cycle