Emerging Trends of Labor in the Global Market
The resource person for this workshop is Professor Stella Go of De La Salle University.
Shifting Trends
The shifting of migration from Europe to Asia may have positive effects since Asia is closer and Asians have comparatively similar culture. The trend is not only in terms of location but also of types of work as well. From construction, the employment demands changed leading to the needs of the service sector for domestic workers, then for entertainers and then for nurses and teachers.
Effects of the Trend
As a result of this shift in the type of labor, feminization occurs. However this has produced negative effects as female migration creates an impact on the families left behind.
This affects male migrants as well, as salaries decrease with the rise of migrants from other countries. Also as a result of the shift in work type, more and more males enter jobs that are traditionally for females, e.g., nursing.
Stricter immigration rules have also been implemented by host countries. However this does not stop the perceived increase of undocumented workers and increased trafficking of women and children. Noticeable also is the decrease in the ages of migrants.
Recommendations
To strengthen the economy and reduce poverty, the group proposed that the government be able to put in place assistance programs and protection of OFWs abroad as well as programs of reintegration such as that of entrepreneurship for returnees. Favorable terms of investment of capital earned abroad should be developed. There should be dissemination of information regarding facts or consequences of migration, the rights of migrants and their opportunities as returnees.
In addition prosecutors, police and other people handling illegal prosecution cases of OFWs must be further trained. |
