Stuck at home : pandemic immobilities in the nation of emigration /

"The Philippines is amongst the most successful migrant-sending nations in the world, both lauded and critiqued for exporting its own citizens to a global labor market. Yasmin Y. Ortiga brings readers beyond this popular image to explore questions often overlooked: What happens when workers who...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ortiga, Yasmin Y. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Foreign workers, Filipino > Government policy > Philippines. Nurses > Philippines. Cruise lines > Philippines > Employees. COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 > Social aspects > Philippines. Philippines > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Travailleurs étrangers philippins > Politique gouvernementale > Philippines. Infirmières > Philippines. Croisières > Industrie > Philippines > Personnel.

Table of Contents:

Prelude to the pandemic : skilling to seize international opportunities
An emergency measure : keeping nurses at home
Windows of opportunity : divided nurses respond to their immobility
A chance to start anew : reskilling unwanted service workers
A long time to stay afloat : cruise workers reclaim their work.