A Case Study On: The Reintegration of The “Japayukis” to The Philippine Society

Abstract

From the 1960's to the present, the Philippines suffers from extreme economic depression. This, makes lives for Filipinos difficult due to the lack of employment brought about by the ailing economy. Poverty rate is at its high which, sad to mention, continues to increase even further as time passes by. Different leaders of the Philippines have tried to implement policies to alleviate its ailing economy to the point of borrowing money from different foreign institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB). One among these policies is the exportation of labor to earn foreign exchange that are used for debt servicing and for the procurement of the needed inputs that would help alleviate its economy. These Filipinos destinations are U.S, Canada, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. Among these Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) the ones that go to Japan (Japayukis) are exploited the most due to the nature of their work as entertainers in different “Nightclubs” in Japan. This, subjects them to extreme emotional distresses. As strict immigration laws and employment contracts govern them, their repatriation is inevitable. Coming back, they face again the uncertainties of their homeland. Since they remit high foreign exchanye and suffer work related exploitations the Philippine government should treat them with utmost concern. However, coming back home this is not the case. The Philippine government lacks policies concerning these entertainers. And as the researcher communed with these Japayukis, they confirmed that the government lacks policies for their proper reintegration to the Philippine society. It is imperative for the Philippine government to look upon this issue since it is the one who benefits a lot from these entertainers.