2017年7月12日
Reintegration of Women Migrants Whose Human Rights Were Violated Overseas: Participatory Action Research as the Approach for Empowerment of Self-Help Group
International Conference on National Human Rights Mechanisms in Southeast Asia: Challenges of Protection
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- 開催年月日
- 2017年7月12日 - 2017年7月13日
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 会議種別
- 口頭発表（一般）
- 主催者
- Asia Centre
- 開催地
- Asia Centre (Bangkok, Thailand)
Economic globalization has widened a disparity in economic power in the world. Poverty and unemployment in developing counties, coupled with a demand for inexpensive labor in developed countries has created more migrant workers than ever before. Philippines is one of those countries with an economy heavily dependent on remittances of migrant workers, especially women migrant workers. Their human rights have been often violated. Although many studies in the past have revealed problems and coping strategies of Filipina migrant workers during their migration, the number of studies focusing on reintegration is limited. This study, thus, focuses on social and economic reintegration of Filipina migrant workers after return to the Philippines.
This study utilized a participatory action research (PAR) methodology to facilitate social and economic reintegration of women migrant workers and to understand how its process contributes to empowerment of a self-help group called Batis AWARE (BA). One-year PAR project with BA consisted from four phases: (1) the organizational diagnosis/assessment process conducted from January to March; (2) reflection and action planning from April to June; (3) implementation of action plan from July to November; and (4) reflection and evaluation in December.
This study showed that the PAR can be a very effective approach to organize the returnees and to facilitate their social and economic integration. The PAR process itself is empowering as it elicits active participation in all aspects of the research, from analysis of the situation, action planning, implementation, evaluation, and reflection on their learning, and planning for the next steps. Through this process, participants can develop their competencies and expand their knowledge, skills, and self-confidence as shown in the project with BA. “Rebuilding lives” is no easy process. It will take some time for the returnees to come to terms with their recovery and rebuild their lives. Building a group such as BA using PAR can be a sustainable mechanism of rebuilding lives of the returnees.
This study utilized a participatory action research (PAR) methodology to facilitate social and economic reintegration of women migrant workers and to understand how its process contributes to empowerment of a self-help group called Batis AWARE (BA). One-year PAR project with BA consisted from four phases: (1) the organizational diagnosis/assessment process conducted from January to March; (2) reflection and action planning from April to June; (3) implementation of action plan from July to November; and (4) reflection and evaluation in December.
This study showed that the PAR can be a very effective approach to organize the returnees and to facilitate their social and economic integration. The PAR process itself is empowering as it elicits active participation in all aspects of the research, from analysis of the situation, action planning, implementation, evaluation, and reflection on their learning, and planning for the next steps. Through this process, participants can develop their competencies and expand their knowledge, skills, and self-confidence as shown in the project with BA. “Rebuilding lives” is no easy process. It will take some time for the returnees to come to terms with their recovery and rebuild their lives. Building a group such as BA using PAR can be a sustainable mechanism of rebuilding lives of the returnees.