Research

New IOM-SMC Policy papers are out

We are pleased to share with you the release of the three policy papers which were virtually launched last 16 September 2022. The papers are based on the secondary analysis of the 2020 telephone survey of returned overseas Filipino workers conducted by the International Organization for Migration-Philippines. 1. Uncertain Homecoming: Challenges Faced by Returned Overseas […]

Reviewing the direct hiring policy

The International Organization for Migration, the Department of Labor and Employment, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and SMC are cooperating on a research project that will review the Philippine government's policy on the direct hiring of Filipino workers for overseas employment. Findings from the policy research will be used as basis for the development of Risk Assessment and Due Diligence Guidelines for overseas Filipino workers and foreign employers. The project was launched on 8 February 2019. Data collection is underway.

Comparing G2G and P2P

To assess the outcomes of government-to-government (G2G) recruitment vs. private recruitment agency-mediated recruitment (P2P), this study compared the Philippines-Korea migration system (i.e., G2G under the Employment Permit System or EPS) and the Philippines-Taiwan migration system (which is dominated by the P2P).

Can agriculture be an alternative to migration for young Filipinos?

Building on earlier research findings suggesting the potentials of agriculture to promote rural development, this research explored how agriculture may be an option to international labor migration for young Filipinos. Like the global trend, young Filipinos are also retreating from agriculture.

Migrant fishermen on Taiwanese fishing vessels

Taiwanese fishing vessels are increasingly relying on migrant fishermen coming from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. This study compared the three groups of fishermen in terms of the recruitment process, their working and living conditions, their access to support and assistance, and based on these findings, offered recommendations to promote the fishermen's protection.

ENABLE Kids Project

With support from Toyota Foundation’s International Grant Program, the Scalabrini Migration Center launched a new project entitled “Towards an Inclusive Environment for Children of Migrant and Multicultural Families in the Philippines, Japan and South Korea.” The project started on 1 November 2015 and will end on 31 October 2016. Dr. Maruja Asis and Ms. Karen […]

Country Migration Report: The Philippines 2013

The project, funded by the IOM Development Fund, aims to contribute to the efforts of the Government of the Philippines to put in place a harmonized set of migration data, to be used for: a) emergency response and crisis management; b) informed policy to protect migrants and harness the development potentials of migration; c) responsive […]

Youth Migration from the Philippines: Brain Drain and Brain Waste

This project, inserted in the thematic window on youth, employment and migration (‘YEM’) of the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F), sponsored by the government of Spain, intends to examine whether some form of brain drain and brain waste occur for the young migrants from the Philippines considering both the marginal tendency of migrants to […]

The Filipino Youth and the Employment-Migration Nexus

This report provides an overview of the international migration of the Filipino youth (i.e., those in the ages 15-24). The research involved a review of the literature, policies and programs, and data on the employment-migration nexus, supplemented by primary data gathered from interviews with different stakeholders and focus group discussions with youth participants. The research […]

Protecting Filipino Transnational Domestic Workers: Government Regulations and Their Outcomes

Protecting Filipino Transnational Domestic Workers: Government Regulations and Their Outcomes In cooperation with the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, SMC completed an assessment of the impact of policies and regulations on transnational domestic workers.

MAPID – Migrants’ Associations and Philippine Institutions for Development

SMC, in partnership with Fondazione ISMU in Milan, Italy, the Universidad de Valencia, Spain, and the Commission on Filipino Overseas has conducted a three-year research project on Filipino migrants associations in Italy and Spain, and a corresponding study on government institutions involved in migration and/or development issues in the Philippines. Click here to visit the […]

Life Aspirations of Children of OFWs

In cooperation with ISMU-Milan, in 2005 SMC undertook a study on the work and life aspirations of Children of OFWs in selected communities which have significant migration to Italy. The results have been published into a book, Orgoglio e Pregiudizio. in 2006. A video report (DVD), Chasing Rainbows, was also produced.

Preparing to Work Abroad: Filipino Migrants’ Experiences Prior to Deployment

This study was inspired by the vision and commitment of the Philippine Migrants Rights Watch (PMRW) to promote the empowerment of Filipino migrants. We acknowledge with many thanks the support provided by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) for making this project possible. Key personnel from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration […]

Hearts Apart: Migration in the Eyes of Filipino Children

Hearts Apart is a project initiated by discussions in early 2003 to undertake a research on left behind families that would guide the development of more responsive policies and programs. It is a new assessment of how families, especially children, are coping with separation, remittances, children’s well-being and many other related issues. This is a […]

Unauthorized Migration in Southeast Asia

SMC coordinated a four-country study on the phenomenon of irregular or unauthorized migration in two countries of origin, the Philippines and Indonesia, and two countries of destination, Malaysia and Thailand. The report of this study has been published into a book, Unauthorized Migration in Southeast Asia (SMC, 2003).

MISA – Migration Information System in Asia

The Migration Information System in Asia (MISA) intends to develop a system of collecting, reporting and sharing of migration information by participating countries and territories in the region. MISA is implemented and coordinated by the Scalabrini Migration Center in cooperation with a network of cooperators in selected countries in East, Southeast and South Asia.

CHAMPSEA-International Migration and the Health and Well-being of Migrants’ Children

The Scalabrini Migration Center (SMC) has cooperated with the National University of Singapore and the University of St. Andrews (Scotland) in carrying out the Children and Migrant Parents in Southeast Asia (CHAMP-SEA) Project in the Philippines. Other participating countries were Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.