Results of focus group, interview, and survey research

1. MIGRANT WORKERS
By: Tina Baboyan, Sandy Elkhoury, Juliana
Hein, Rene Pastor, Alice Wu

2. OVERALL STATEMENT AND
QUESTION
• Migrants workers in New York face legal, financial,
health, and gender-related issues. How are these issues
dealt with and overcome among the migrant community?

3. REMITTANCES
• Conclusion: The amount sent home by Filipinos varies, but are
devoted exclusively to family expenses or to care for ageing parents.
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4. NETWORKING AND LEGAL
HELP
• Question: How do migrants receive access to legal rights through non-governmental
and government services?
• Conclusion: Migrants rely on their community and one another for help on legal
issues. Networking is highly used.
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5. ROLE OF COMMUNITY
SOLIDARITY
• Question: How extensively do migrants rely on community networks and solidarity?
• Conclusion: Community solidarity is most resourceful when migrants are looking for a
job. Family and friends play a key role by sharing job tips and giving
recommendations.
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6. ACCESS TO HEALTH
• Question: What kind of health services are immigrants and migrant workers able to
seek and afford?
• Conclusion: A majority go to community health centers or private doctors. Very little
seek hospital care.
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7. GENDER DISPARITIES
• Question: How are the dual processes of labor and migration distinct between men
and women?
• Conclusion: Women are more likely then men to travel as dependents, and, as such
when entering the country legally, face the challenge of finding sponsorship after
arrival.