- Author
- Ybanez, Riza Faith; Sahlee Bugna; Dyra Sanga; Carolyn I. Sobritchea; Malu S. Marin
- Title
- Labor Migration & HIV/AIDS: Vulnerability of Filipino Migrant Workers
- Imprint
- Kalayaan Inc. & CARAM-ASIA, 2000, 74 pp
- ISBN/ISSN
- 971-589-00
- Url
- http://www.caramasia.org/reports/Labor%20Migration%20&%20HIV-AIDS.pdf
- Abstract
"This publication is the result of a three-year research conducted in the Philippines by KALAYAAN. The Philippine research was focused on looking at the factors in the migration process that contribute to the vulnerability of Filipino migrant workers to HIV. KALAYAAN wanted to capture the realities of migrant workers prior to departure, while they are abroad and upon their return to the Philippines. The initial step was to conduct a survey among first-time departing OFWs to come up with a profile of first time departing Filipino migrant workers as well as to determine their knowledge, attitudes, behavior and practices related to HIV/AIDS. To complement the survey, it was also important to look at the domains of relationships, social networking and sexual practices of migrant workers abroad and how these impact on migrant workers’ vulnerability to HIV. In-depth interviews were done among domestic workers in Hong Kong. A follow-up survey was also undertaken to complement the Hong Kong study. Finally, in-depth interviews were conducted among returning migrant
workers in several areas in the Philippines. The thrusts of these interviews were to validate the findings of the Hong Kong study as well as to have a glimpse of how migration impacts on the families of migrants."