A migrant worker is a term used to describe the movement of populations from one place to another. Whether it be by choice, economic or political forces, these women leave the comfort of home to go to more developed countries to perform domestic work for other women. “More and more women from poor areas of the world are migrating to rich countries for domestic work.”(Briones, 2013) Millions are leaving their home countries in search of employment, and unfathomable numbers are hopeful to achieve their dreams of success in foreign developed countries. A perfect example is the Filipina Migrant workers. These poor women are leaving their families behind which is the first thing that begins to affect them. This type of globalization forms
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In regards to this many are calling for a paradigm shift from the protection of human rights to the assertion of human rights. This has caused many support groups to surface. Take the group RESPECT; this is a Europe wide network of migrant domestic workers and their supporters. This agency demonstrates of viewing migrant domestic workers as women with a voice, rather than passive victims. “The RESPECT network is unique in that it is primarily a self- help rather than an advocacy organization.” (Briones, 2013) Unfortunately, these are the only type of agencies and organizations that exist to protect these women because in most cases all of the abuses go unreported. The government’s responses for these atrocities thus far have been …show more content…
Many countries are still failing to provide protection for migrant domestic workers. Unfortunately, the demand for cheap labor is more important than assisting these workers. We need to ensure that these steps to protect Migrant workers be globally ratified and enforced. Globally we need to increase protection for this workforce. “Ultimatley, we are individuals should become more aware and take responsilbity to change cultural norms and practices that have allowed for the abuse of domestic workers to persist for so long.”(The Guardian,
In regards to this many are calling for a paradigm shift from the protection of human rights to the assertion of human rights. This has caused many support groups to surface. Take the group RESPECT; this is a Europe wide network of migrant domestic workers and their supporters. This agency demonstrates of viewing migrant domestic workers as women with a voice, rather than passive victims. “The RESPECT network is unique in that it is primarily a self- help rather than an advocacy organization.” (Briones, 2013) Unfortunately, these are the only type of agencies and organizations that exist to protect these women because in most cases all of the abuses go unreported. The government’s responses for these atrocities thus far have been …show more content…
Many countries are still failing to provide protection for migrant domestic workers. Unfortunately, the demand for cheap labor is more important than assisting these workers. We need to ensure that these steps to protect Migrant workers be globally ratified and enforced. Globally we need to increase protection for this workforce. “Ultimatley, we are individuals should become more aware and take responsilbity to change cultural norms and practices that have allowed for the abuse of domestic workers to persist for so long.”(The Guardian,