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Protecting Filipino Transnational Domestic Workers: Government Regulations and Their Outcomes

Author : Graziano Battistella, Maruja M.B. Asis | 2011
Published By: Philippine Institute for Development Studies, PIDS

This report presents the findings of a study which sought to examine the impact of Philippine government regulations on the status of Filipino domestic workers. The Migrants Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 or RA 8042 and its amendments (RA 9422 in 2006 and RA 10022 in 2010) were aimed at enhancing the protection of migrant women, especially those in domestic work.

URL : http://dirp3.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1112.pdf

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