An individual’s personal journey of international labour migration can become an entire family’s pathway for upward social mobility. It may be an individual move to seek better opportunities, but it can also become a journey of hard work and sacrifice. Especially when the migrant strives to earn enough abroad to support the family back home. It also becomes more complex, as a family’s reliance on remittances and an enduring sense of contribution and responsibility can overwhelm the migrant as they also pursue personal goals.
This story focuses on a Filipino nurse in Germany who has worked abroad while providing for her family back home and the challenges that brings.
This animation is produced by PositiveNegatives building on research from and in close collaboration with the 'Migration Rhythms in Upward Social Mobility in Asia' project at PRIO.
Watch the the animation in Filipino.
You can also watch the animation in English, or read the comic in Filipino or in English.
