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Immigrati<strong>on</strong> Bureau. 2004. 2004 Immigrati<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>trol.<br />
Ministry of Justice, Tokyo, Japan.<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Catholic Migrati<strong>on</strong> Commissi<strong>on</strong>. 1998.<br />
A Situati<strong>on</strong>al Analysis of Reintegrati<strong>on</strong> Needs and<br />
Resp<strong>on</strong>se Programmes for Returned Overseas Filipino<br />
Workers, Regi<strong>on</strong>al Liais<strong>on</strong> Office in Manila, Manila,<br />
Philippines.<br />
Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training, 2004.<br />
Labor situati<strong>on</strong> in Japan and analysis 2004/2005,<br />
Tokyo.<br />
Office of Labor Affairs in Japan. 2005. Report <strong>on</strong> The<br />
Situati<strong>on</strong> of Thai Migrants in Japan, Tokyo: The Royal<br />
Thai Embassy.<br />
POEA: Policies and Programs Divisi<strong>on</strong> Planning<br />
Branch. 2003. POEA's Labor Assistance Center <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
actual departures of OFWs at <strong>the</strong> internati<strong>on</strong>al airports,<br />
Manila, Philippines.<br />
Ruenkaew, Pataya. 2001. Female Thai Migrants in<br />
Japan, Tokyo: The Nipp<strong>on</strong> Foundati<strong>on</strong> Asian Public<br />
Intellectuals Fellowships Program.<br />
Sam<strong>on</strong>te, Elena L, et al.. 1995. State of The Nati<strong>on</strong>:<br />
Research Reports. In Issues and C<strong>on</strong>cerns of Overseas<br />
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Endnotes<br />
1 Since <strong>the</strong> currency exchange market was liberalized<br />
in March, 1999, <strong>the</strong> actual revenue from Thai laborers<br />
in overseas might be more than <strong>the</strong> amount of m<strong>on</strong>ey<br />
that is sent through <strong>the</strong> banking system. This is because<br />
workers can now bring up tp $5000 of <strong>the</strong>ir m<strong>on</strong>ey<br />
with <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> form of cash. Therefore, <strong>the</strong>re are<br />
fewer laborers who transfer m<strong>on</strong>ey through <strong>the</strong> banking<br />
system.<br />
2 POEA: Policies and Programs Divisi<strong>on</strong>: PLANNING<br />
BRANCH, <strong>on</strong> POEA’s Labor Assistance Center <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
actual departures of OFWs at <strong>the</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Airport,<br />
Manila, Philippines, 2003.<br />
3 DER-BSP, <strong>on</strong> Overseas Filipino Workers’ Remittances<br />
2004, Manila, Philippines.<br />
4 SIAMRAT, Thai Newspaper, February 16, 2006,<br />
Bangkok, Thailand.<br />
5 The time of <strong>the</strong> study in Philippines was not sufficient<br />
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to collect feedback from returned OFWs <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
implementati<strong>on</strong> of “Reintegrati<strong>on</strong> Programs” c<strong>on</strong>ducted<br />
by OWWA, churches and NGOs.<br />
6 By <strong>the</strong> 1980s, <strong>the</strong> government had <strong>org</strong>anized an overseas<br />
employment program by assigning market promoti<strong>on</strong>,<br />
<strong>the</strong> regulati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> migrati<strong>on</strong> industry through a system<br />
of licensing and m<strong>on</strong>itoring, and <strong>the</strong> documentati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
processing and deployment of workers to <strong>the</strong> Philippine<br />
Overseas Employment Administrati<strong>on</strong> (POEA), while<br />
welfare and protecti<strong>on</strong> issues are <strong>the</strong> province of <strong>the</strong><br />
Overseas Workers Welfare Administrati<strong>on</strong> (OWWA).<br />
The enactment of <strong>the</strong> Migrant Workers and Overseas<br />
Filipinos Act of 1995 (RA 8042) was a major step in<br />
promoting <strong>the</strong> protecti<strong>on</strong> of overseas Filipino workers.<br />
7 Overseas Workers Welfare Administrati<strong>on</strong> (OWWA)<br />
Interview, Manila, Philippines, October 18, 2004.<br />
8 Episcopal Commissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pastoral Care of<br />
Migrants and Itinerants (ECMI): Church interview,<br />
Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2004.<br />
9 N<strong>on</strong>-Governmental Organizati<strong>on</strong>s (NGOs),<br />
interviewed in September – November 2004<br />
- ATIKHA Inc., in Laguna<br />
- Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), in Manila<br />
- Development Acti<strong>on</strong> for Women Network<br />
(DAWN-Philippines), in Manila<br />
- Kanlungan Center Foundati<strong>on</strong>, Inc. in Manila<br />
- Scalabrini Migrati<strong>on</strong> Center (SMC), in Manila<br />
- Unlad Kabayan, in Manila<br />
10 The Employment Security Law, Article 63, states that<br />
a pers<strong>on</strong> who falls under any of <strong>the</strong> following items shall<br />
be punished with impris<strong>on</strong>ment for not less than <strong>on</strong>e<br />
year and not more than ten years or a fine of not less<br />
than 200,000 yen and not less than 3,000,000 yen, as<br />
of December 2 nd , 2004:<br />
A pers<strong>on</strong> who c<strong>on</strong>ducts or engages in an employment<br />
exchange, labor recruitment or labor supply, by<br />
means of violence, intimidati<strong>on</strong>, impris<strong>on</strong>ment or<br />
any o<strong>the</strong>r restraint <strong>on</strong> metal or physical freedom;<br />
A pers<strong>on</strong> who c<strong>on</strong>ducts or engages in an employment<br />
exchange, labor recruitment or labor supply for<br />
<strong>the</strong> purpose of soliciting jobs with an intenti<strong>on</strong><br />
of inducting workers to do works injurious to <strong>the</strong><br />
public health or morals.<br />
Ref lecti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Human</strong> C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>: Change, C<strong>on</strong>flict and Modernity<br />
The Work of <strong>the</strong> 2004/2005 API Fellows