Under Pressure: Filipino Migrant Women Navigating Life And Work In Croatia
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SAGREB, Croatia—A newly published study by the Croatian Institute for Migration Research (Authors: Dr. Ivan Balabanić, Dr. Goran Bandov and Dr. Iva Tadić), conducted in partnership with Philippine researcher John Paul Magalang, offers the first detailed insight into the experiences of Filipino women working in Croatia. The research comes at a symbolic moment, as Croatia and the Philippines strengthen their cooperation in labour mobility.
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