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Overseas Workers' Uncertain Future

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Apr 22, 2009
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Against all the odds and after years of being identified as the region's basket case, the Philippines is one of two countries escape negative growth from the global financial crisis in 2009.

In the Philippines' case, much of its positive growth is built on the shoulders of its overseas workers, particularly those in the Middle East – at a time when the M…

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