Help Is on the Way (2019) · Documentary | iWonder

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Help Is on the Way

201991 minPGdocumentary

Labor Gender Equality Migration

Help Is on the Way

201991 minPGdocumentary

A training center in the Philippines prepares women for overseas domestic work, focusing on language skills and cultural orientation for employment in Taiwan.

Labor Gender Equality Migration

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Ismail Fahmi Lubis

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A training center in the Philippines prepares women for overseas domestic work, focusing on language skills and cultural orientation for employment in Taiwan.

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Ismail Fahmi Lubis

Ismail Fahmi Lubisdirector

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At a training center in the Philippines, women prepare for jobs as domestic workers in Taiwan. They learn language skills and cultural practices essential for their new roles. "Help Is on the Way" follows their experiences, detailing the challenges they face and the competitive nature of the program. The film captures their hopes for a better future and the realities of migrant labor. It presents personal stories that reflect the often-overlooked lives of these workers.

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iwonder March highlights: Hidden Heroines
This International Women’s Day iwonder turns its attention to the women of the world who toil quietly behind the scenes, with a focus on the thousands of female workers who leave everything behind in their homelands to travel overseas in search of work to provide for themselves and their loved ones. In ‘Help Is On The Way’, an Indonesian training centre, and the practice of shipping rural woman off to jobs in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, goes under the spotlight, accompanied by ‘Homebound’,
20 Feb 2023

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