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Philippine Experience in Managing Migration for Employment. Marianito D. Roque Manila 18 May 2013. Early Years: 1974-1981. Setting the rules and standards Regulatory authority; implementors Taking stock of exportable resources Seeking opportunities abroad Demonstrative effect.
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Philippine Experience in Managing Migration for Employment Marianito D. Roque Manila 18 May 2013
Early Years: 1974-1981 • Setting the rules and standards • Regulatory authority; implementors • Taking stock of exportable resources • Seeking opportunities abroad • Demonstrative effect
Decade of Changes and Improvements: 1982-1991 • Reorganization of the regulatory machinery • Introduction of diaspora welfare services • Serving the families left behind • Remittances: lay of the land • Westward movements
1992-2002: Strengthening the Programs • Revision of laws (Migrant Laws) • Harnessing migration for economic growth- shelter, education, consumption expenditures • Improving the protective umbrella; bilaterals, MRAs, POLOs
2003-2012; Moving ON • Improving welfare and protection • Revising the standards • Empowering the migrants • Developments in technology; communications