[2] The movement of these workers is an important topic for research and policy development since the number of international migrants around the world has grown substantially since the 1990s.
[1] Migrant workers may fill gaps in the labor market of developed countries, or may help fulfill domestic duties in dual-income households abroad.
[4] This is due to the demand for care workers within Italy since the country does not have a strong welfare and social service program set in place.
This causes Filipinas to be caught within the global care chain, in which they work low wage, care-intensive jobs so that they are able to send remittances back home.
[2] A large proportion of them experienced discrimination in their newly acquired positions as caregivers, whether they remained health workers or were forced to pursue other careers.