'ofws Are Not Atms'

[Mr Lee]

Interesting read. I wonder if even after families would read the book, if they would ever understand how hard it is to earn money, even if in first world countries, and especially nowadays. I guess us non Filipinos are not the only ones taken advantage of. Not milking cows Working overseas, and away from the family, is very difficult. However, working abroad doesn’t mean that they are also paid more.While their families are proud of them to be working overseas in the hopes of improving their quality of life, many OFWs could not help but feel as though their relatives treat them like ATMs or Automated Teller Machines—where they can withdraw money anytime they please. Path To Remittance is the name of her book The Philippines is the world's largest exporter of labour - both male and female - and their remittances have helped to keep afloat the Philippines economy for the past three decades. Successful Filipino leaders have praised the Overseas Filipino Workers - or the OFWs as they are popularly known - as modern heroes of the nation. Yet exploitation of OFWs by unscrupulous employment agencies at home and abroad; and by ruthless employers abroad goes on unabated.The Path to Remittance is a book which sheds light on the hidden issues of the OFW phenomena, which political leaders and government agencies tend to ignore at best or condone at its worse.