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Modern Migration
Philippine Migration:
Challenges and Responses
Modern Migration (1960’s -1990’s)

Submitted To:
Prof. Lilia Casanova

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Helmuth Janica Mae R. Table of Contents Migration 3 Modern Migration Routes 3 Interview with an OFW 4 Illegal Recruitment 6 Overseas Employment Scams 7 Typical Overseas Employment Scams 7 TESDA 11 Analysis 12 Bibliography 13

Migration: Who?
The story of humanity is of people constantly in movement. Anthropology, history and sociology are disciplines that study how people migrate, come into contact with others, and build and manage communities all over the world, from ancient to contemporary societies. Although human migration is ubiquitous across time, the designation of people as certain types of migrants is a relatively new phenomenon in history. Consider the various labels now affixed to people who leave their place of birth: * Internal versus international migrants; * Legal versus illegal, irregular or undocumented migrants; * Voluntary versus forced migrants; * Economic migrants versus refugees and asylum seekers; * Permanent versus circular



Bibliography: Philippine Labor migration impact and policy – 1992 Scalabrini migration center, Quezon City 134p. Philippine Labour migration: critical dimensions of public policy 1998 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore 198p. Worldsavvy.org

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