I saw a documentary which is talking about Philippines women’s globalization. After I saw it, I was surprised by many information provide from it. First, Philippine women who work as a housekeeper in other countries has become a globalized phenomenon, and the salaries they send back to country is the biggest foreign exchange source in Philippine. Second, all women work in other countries are called the hero of country and Philippine president will go to airport to welcome them when they come back to Philippine. Third, most women work as housekeeper in foreign countries hire a local housekeeper to take care of their children!!! That means in the women who lived in advanced country hire Philippine women, and those Philippine women hire other Philippine women. It has become a global housekeeper chain.
I can barely believe that a women can be hired and hire other women in the same time. I think I’m very lucky that I born in Taiwan, and could be the one who has the ability to hire someone do housework for me without hired by other women. On the other hand, women in the middle of the housekeeper chain must have complex feeling while doing her job.
You can see the documentary at this link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6858131449488859479
Recently, I have learned that salaries the Philippine women send back to their country is the biggest foreign exchange source in Philippine. However, the truth, as you have mentioned, which Philippine women hire other women in their country to take care of their children even though they themselves are hired in other places.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it just happens when people search for the max utility in their lives.
We are really luck to be born in Taiwan, a prosperous country. We don’t have to go to the other country to do hard work to earn money for our family. We can attend school, go out with friends, or travel. I have to cherish what I have, not to see what I don’t have. Thans for your sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt's really a strange phenomemon that they hired people to do the same things as they do in other countries. But the Philippine president's behavior make me quite confuse. Is that means the Philippine government encourage the women working in other countries?
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