Christl Kessler and Stefan Rother quoted in Manila Times: "Migration ups OFWs’democratic wishes, says study"
Manila Times
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Migration ups OFWs’democratic wishes, says study
By Nora O. Gamolo, OFW Times Editor
OVERSEAS Filipino workers’ (OFWs) experiences and learnings abroad have been identified as a major reason for their discontent over the social, economic and political performance of the Philippine government among returning migrants, said researchers involved in the research project entitled Democratization through Migration?
The study noted that this factor is true across migrants, regardless of the political system prevailing in their host country, as long as they have been exposed to a society (...)
Full article can be accessed here:
http://archives.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/03/yehey/ofw/20080803ofw1.html
Further reference to the article:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20080803&id=p01aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KSgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1817,15998008
http://archive.wn.com/2008/08/03/1400/economicmigrants/
http://taiwanofws.blogspot.com/2008/08/manila-times-internet-edition-ofw-times.html
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