Thousands of Filipinos marched through Hong Kong last weekend in protest against a local magazine columnist who described The Philippines as a "nation of servants" in a satirical article that has sparked an international race row.
But even as the protest march was going on, some influential Filipino groups were admitting that The Philippines has indeed become a country of overseas domestics.Media in The Philippines said that many migrant groups, including the Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), Kanlungan Center Foundation, and Migrante International, have bashed the columnist for spouting this "racial slur" while at the same time lamenting that the "servant" tag for the nation’s overseas workers fits because of the government’s labour export policy.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
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