More than Heroes: The Life and Experiences of Overseas Filipino Workers

• Main Authors: Atos, Larry Nicholas P., Cruz, Eliza M., Hong, Sarah, Kim, Steve, Soliven, Malkiel Josh
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Overseas Filipino Workers; experience; challenges; racial discrimination; goals; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/paper_frs/4; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=conf_shsrescon
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Philippines has a scarce job market for its own workforce and so this manpower, mostly coming from the poorer sector of society, decides to become OFWs. This study pertains to the experiences the Filipino Overseas Workers have encountered with their personal goals and how they plan to achieve th...