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SMC's research program aims to shed light on the many facets and dimensions of migration in the Philippines and in the region.
Among the
researches SMC has conducted
are: the impacts of migration on
the family, solo-parenting,
female migration, international
marriages between Filipino women
and foreign men, migration and
entrepreneurship, evaluation of
the Pre-Departure Orientation
Seminars (PDOS), assessment of
pre-departure information
programs, Filipino migration to
Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah,
assessment of HIV vulnerability
in migration in the BIMP-EAGA
region, and the return and
reintegration of Filipino women
migrants.
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Projects (2003-2007)
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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) .
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Overseas Employment and the Families and Children of Migrant Workers In cooperation with the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI),the Apostleship of the Sea - Manila and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), in 2003 SMC undertook a nationwide study on the impact of migration on Children left behind in the Philippines. The results have been published in the report Hearts Apart .
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Filipino Migrants' Pre-Departure Experiences Upon the initiative of the Philippine Migrants Rights Watch, in 2004 SMC conducted a study on the pre-departure experiences of Filipino migrants. The results have been published in the report Preparing to Work Abroad. Filipino Migrants' Experiences Prior to Deployment .
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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. The English version of the book will be published soon
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On-Going Research Project (from 2007)
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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 is conducting a research 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.
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CHAMP-SEA - International Migration and the Health and Well-being of Migrants' Children The Scalabrini Migration Center (SMC) is cooperating 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 are Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.
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MISA - Migration Information System in Asia The Migration Information in Asia (MIA) Project aims to develop a 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.
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