Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Overseas Filipino Workers and their left-behind families: a scoping review

Article Article scientifique Article Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Overseas Filipino Workers and their left-behind families: a scoping review eng 2024-02-07 2024-02-07 author Magdaraog Kristel May 0000-0002-4314-6726 984630 author Burton-Jeangros Claudine 0000-0003-2258-9728 29914 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Jackson Yves-Laurent Julien 0000-0001-5619-333X 83989 Médecine de premier recours hospitalo-universitaire (MPRHU) 1320021 10.3389/fpos.2024.1320021 2673-3145 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2024.1320021/full Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are considered <i>bagong bayani</i>, or modern-day heroes, as their remittances have a positive long-term impact on the Philippines economy. The Philippines ranked 10<sup>th</sup> worldwide in terms of net emigration from 2010 to 2020. The deployment of OFWs declined during the pandemic, and this was estimated to have adverse effects on remittances. As a migrant-sending country, the Philippine government had to deal with the mass of unemployed OFWs stranded in their host countries and organize large-scale repatriation of OFWs. This scoping review aims to assess the existing literature, identify research gaps, and propose future research directions concerning the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on OFWs and their left-behind families. The results indicate that the impact of the pandemic on OFWs was not uniform. It is evident that OFWs in precarious situations beforehand have become even more vulnerable. The loss of their source of income in the host country and the restrictions on international mobility during the pandemic had significant detrimental effects on their wellbeing and their families left behind, regardless of their income level or type of job. Upon returning to their home country, they often experienced anxiety, depression, discrimination, and difficulty in finding a job. Overall, this scoping review highlights the urgent need for greater recognition and protection of OFWs in times of crisis. It is crucial to address the systemic issues that contribute to their vulnerability and to ensure that they receive adequate support and protection in host countries and the Philippines. Overseas Filipino Workers COVID-19 pandemic Scoping review Socioeconomic effects Responses and recommendations Dewey 300 Dewey 613 Dewey 618.97 14 Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités 0D6 10 Faculté des sciences de la société T 201 Institut de médecine de premier recours 22A9 false 1282 Centre LIVES Frontiers in political science 6 d9390278-aff6-4431-9907-8d0d9dc5eef4 Article (Published version) Public fpos-06-1320021.pdf 674035 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 0ad6f6883efc779a1a8b79f2d48a6b5b42f54749806687e9dfc8e6074f3cfccb 8871b3fe-ce80-49d7-bcbe-b263bd56d053 Supplemental data Public Table 1.XLSX 85927 application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet Charting of studies included in the scoping review dd329cbe6b10dd95189f2514377bc9e283856aa59a2c527b2eb7870323df219a 136c69ee-0355-47a3-bf67-314fa40365f8 Appendix Public Data Sheet 1-2.pdf 107447 application/pdf Protocol for a scoping review of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). 0033755573b6f08110cbd9fe0d0b72f699cbbfcfe5a56e9f6c00c4f0f61eca87 openAccess Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités Faculté des sciences de la société Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours

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