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Migration, Ageing, and the Future of Care | A Public Forum
Migration, Ageing, and the Future of Care | A Public Forum
Details
The UP Asian Center, in partnership with UP CIFAL Philippines, UP Population Institute, Quezon City Public Employment Service Office, and the National Commission of Senior Citizens, will be hosting the public forum, “Migration, Ageing, and the Future of Care” on 25 October 2023, 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Lecture Hall 1, School of Statistics New Building, University of the Philippines, Diliman. The event is free and open to the public.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Many high-income countries depend on migrant workers to meet the demand for care work of their rapidly increasing older persons population. Meanwhile, low- to middle-income countries deploy migrant workers, especially those in the health and care work sectors, as a band-aid solution to the lack of employment opportunities, low wages, and increasing inflation.
Migration and ageing have a complex relationship that will shape the future of care. There are numerous issues surrounding migration and the older population. On one hand, Filipino migrant workers supply care work in many high-income countries. However, they return old and frail without ample social protection such as health insurance, pension, and other welfare assistance. Whereas, there are older persons who are parents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). These older parents provide care for the OFWs’ children left behind.
With this complexity, UP-CIFAL Philippines, in partnership with UP Population Institute, UP Asian Center, Quezon City Public Employment Service Office (QC PESO), and the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), intends to conduct Migration, Ageing, and the Future of Care, a forum in support of amplifying the discourse and call for a United Nations convention specific to the rights of older persons. Furthermore, the forum will explore cases of retired, returning, and reintegrating older Overseas Filipino Workers, and prospects and narratives of older persons caring for children of migrants in line with SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.
At the end of the forum, the participants should be able to: • Explore the complex relationship of migration and ageing, not only with regards to the ageing population of migrants but also the older family members left behind; • Determine the social protection measures and economic safety nets necessary for retired, returning, and reintegrating older migrants; and • Examine the impacts of migration and the burden of responsibility on older persons providing care for children left behind.
THE SPEAKERS
KATRINA GUANIO Program Specialist, Bankers Without Borders Grameen Foundation
MS. MARIZEN A. SANTOS Division Chief, International Obligations Monitoring Division (IOMD), Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
DR. MICHELLE G. ONG Professor, Department of Psychology College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman
MR. ROGELIO L. REYES, MCD City Government Department Head III & PESO Manager, Public Employment Service Office (PESO), Quezon City Local Government
ASEC. VENECIO LEGASPI Assistant Secretary for Reintegration, National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), Department of Migrant Workers, Intramuros, Manila
DR. GRACE T. CRUZ Professor, University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI)
CONG. RODOLFO ORDANES Representative, Senior Citizens Partylist Chair, Committee on Senior Citizens Congress of the Philippines
MS. MA. LORELEI M. SALVADOR Social Welfare Officer V, Social Services Development Department (SSDD), Quezon City Local Government
MR. EMMANUEL E. DAEZ Acting Executive Director, National Commission of Senior Citizens
THE ORGANIZERS
The event is organized by CIFAL Philippines, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), together with the UP Asian Center, UP Population Institute (UPPI), Quezon City Public Employment Service Office (QC PESO), and National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC).
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The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.
