Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines

Countries of origin can play a major role in protecting their migrant workers abroad.  In a Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Insight (2007) paper, the case of a Philippine government program aimed at protecting their Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) was examined and lessons extracted.  MPI’s analysis of the world’s largest migrant welfare fund, the Philippines’ Overseas [...]