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A case study from the EU: Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers fighting for their Rights in the Netherlands. |
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Edited by Amandine Bach and Karina Hof, in collaboration with the Dutch Commission for
Filipino Migrant Workers (CFMW)
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January 1, 2008 |
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A case study from the EU: Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers fighting for their Rights in the Netherlands.  |
| Abstract: |
This case study outlines the struggle for rights of one of the largest flows of contemporary female migration in the world, the Filipino Migrant Domestic Worker (MDW) community. Driven to leave their country by poverty, unemployment and unstable political conditions, and also as a result of the aggressive labour-export policy of the Philippine government, two-thirds of Filipina migrant women have integrated into the receiving countries’ economies as domestic workers.
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Although their labour is a key motor of many European economies, most MDWs do not have valid work or residence permits, and face exploitative working conditions. In response, many Filipino domestic workers have organised to fight for their rights. The Commission for Filipino Migrant Workers (CFMW) is one of the platforms they use in their struggle. This case study shows the different levels of empowerment achieved by members of CFMW, from increasing their self-esteem to advocating for their rights at the national government level and at the United Nations. |
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