When OFWs Return

Return home with no work, income and savings, and how you can change that

In previous posts, I shared to you key findings of a survey we did some years ago. These are: 1) returning labor migrants like OFWs are more likely to have no clear plan of future economic activity upon returning home; 2) They are likely to pay for debts, build a house, and education expenses of children while abroad; 3) They are likely to face economic difficulties upon return because they either have insufficient income or savings; and 4) labor migrants need medical support, livelihood and job placement assistance upon return.

Now if you read the latest report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), "COVID-19 Impact Assessment on Returned Overseas Filipino Workers," the story remains the same: majority (more than 80 percent) were unemployed and have lesser (around 60 percent drop) income upon return.

In other words, when migrants return, many go back to a streamflow that has remained the same most of the time, just like rainfall coming down on land, and eventually running downhill to water bodies like creeks and rivers.

This has been a common occurrence for the longest time among labor migrants: work abroad -> pay debts, housing and education of children -> return home with no work, income and savings.

And it's likely that you will ALSO experience that. How YOU can change that is what this page is all about. Let's get started.

Stay updated, LIKE and FOLLOW this page.

📸 ctto