Manila
An individual’s personal journey of international labor migration can become an entire family’s pathway for upward social mobility. It may be an individual move of seeking better opportunities, but it can also become a journey of hard work and sacrifice, especially when the migrant strives to earn enough abroad to support the family back home. It also becomes more complex, as a family’s reliance on remittances and an enduring sense of contribution and responsibility can both overwhelm the migrant as they also pursue personal goals.
This story focuses on a Filipino nurse in Germany who has worked abroad while providing for her family back home and the challenges that brings.
Length: 4:03
Partners: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), European Research Council (ERC) under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Credits: Research Direction: Dr Marta Bivand Erdal, Researcher: Dr Karen Liao, Illustrator: Renren Galeno, Script and Production: Karrie Fransman, Animation: Adam Jozef Zygadlo (Jarbrain Ltd), Sound Designer: Richard Hughes (Anyway Audio Ltd), Voice: EJ Espino, Direction: Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix