More Filipinos Now Staying at Home Instead of Migrating Abroad

Roughly 10% if Filipinos move abroad to work and even though this number is still increasing a growing number of Filipinos are choosing to stay in the Philippines. Filipinos are now increasingly way up the costs and benefits of moving abroad or staying at home. Costs and benefits include:

Costs:

• Family division (possibly from children)
• Cost of living abroad
• Discrimination abroad
• Separation from culture

Benefits

• More jobs and better pay
• Chance of sending remittances home
• Increased recognition at home (especially for women)

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