Empire Files: Buying a Slave - The Hidden World of US/Philippines Trafficking

[@treewalker1070]

Has anyone read "My Family's Slave," just published in The Atlantic? Written by a Filipino immigrant who was raised from childhood by a slave. As a child he didn't question or know what a slave was, but as he grew up he started to figure it out, and wrote the story as a tribute to her after her death. Talk about heart-wrenching, the story of millions in the world.

[@chefdoggiedogg3277]

Omg really. 😲 jusko

[@genevieve-gh3lp]

So sorrowful

[@KristenWack777]

Well done, Abby. You are a brave woman and I admire and respect you so much as a journalist. Keep up the great work.

[@jaredbaileyvstheworld]

love u Abby you're beautiful! this episode made me cry. was so sad. some people complain about their lives when they have no idea what misery is. my heart goes out to all 21 million slaves in the world!!!

[@phigupot8976]

do a bit of research if your heart has any substance,,of those 21 mil, 90% are paid, have a contract and knew what they were getting into,,which isn't the definition of a slave, look into it

[@casianacasiana]

@@phigupot8976 silver spoon fed ass. your pedantry and arrogance are disgusting.. i hope u never have to think or figure out a way to feed your family by leaving them..... and just to bring up if uve been following epstein case where Maria Farmer as far as in 1996 denounces they had filipino maids who confessed her they had been stolen they didnt had papers, adn they barely spoke english... is complicated and your sass ass is disgusting, again.

[@casianacasiana]

i was gonna say somthing similar to this, I think Abbys heart is huge. and I hope everyone who is far from their family gets to be reunited in health and bliss...

[@rogersnively7017]

@@casianacasiana your delusional thinking is why you sell yourself for cheap, you in plain speak, have no soul ,, same as the others

[@dontworryyoullbealright6949]

I think everyone suffered, but differently, so I think it's best not to disregard others

[@Anna_Raphael]

This is the cost of inequality. Too much money and power is in the hands of very few people. There is not much different from living in feudal society.

[@arisrayden]

you are absolutely right, capitalism the way it is now with globalism is very similar to the feudal system of the middle ages :(

[@valken666]

Taking money away from the rich is not going to help the poor. Focus on making the poor rich instead of being angry at the rich all the time.

[@Anna_Raphael]

We need to look at the real economic structure that allows few people to accumulate assets unfairly since it is the poor and the middle class who actually do the work to produce goods and services. Why are they not compensated enough to cover their living expenses, medical care, and good education? We need to look at the tax codes that allow rich people to keep too much money from the works that are done by the poor and middle class. We need to look at how corruptions have ruined the morale and economy. Public utilities, hospitals and clinics, good schools and universities require funding. The money has to come from the people who hold assets and have been taken more than their fair share from economic activities.

[@vanallen1666]

Philippines is run by oligarchs

[@Anna_Raphael]

@Joe Al I don't give up easily.

[@zeevanatashazazhinne3136]

thank you Abby Martin. You are still one of the best reporters ever!

[@SteveNoSpinningEarth]

absolutely

[@vanillaguerilla5250]

Zeeva Natasha Zazhinne yep My favorite She's a beast

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

_Thanks Abby, again another home run! This is a very sad situation for everyone in this position. This happens everywhere in the world from many different countries. Where they are promised all kinds of things, then the so-called social-workers [ captive ] have them sign away on a contract, then do the bait and switch trick on them. 90% of the time its their own kind [ people ] who put them into slavery from the get go...for others and themselves. Sad!_

[@richmikesell7166]

It is so sad that in this day and age that we still treat people as slaves. *Sickening!!!*

[@icsolutions3171]

Great show and my brothers wife is a Filipino and the abuse is real. You captured the truth. It also gets into abusive mirage relationships were women are wife slaves. They are such nice people

[@user-gl2pg9vv2z]

You never disappoint. You keep us grounded in REALITY. Thank you.

[@oblisk420]

thank you for covering this topic! and kudos to all the women of damayan. they are so brave and their work is so important. bless them all!

[@rayfoley1966]

love your brave reporting Abby. Inspiring!

[@tinebancil4743]

And so same here in middle east I work as nanny, no privileges, no day off, work almost 24hrs. No choice ...sad life...

[@christianlopez2186]

Ur name swedish 3some i highly doubt she would wanna move to finland after reading your name da fck

[@onelife1430]

It's sad they have to work......but the main evil behind it ....it is the Philippines government .....my wife has involved n volunteer work and talked to many maids, they said it is the corruption of their government .....so Philippines becomes such a poor country with no work for men or women. They also said some men are too lazy to work too. My wife has suggested many ideas to help their country....but they all said the top official are too corrupt and even if they want to set up a business ...but everything they buy is five times more than other countries. The president of Philippines can't even stop the corruption. If the country can provide jobs for men and women, then no ones need to leave their kids behind.. Pray for Philippines !

[@8bittimetraveler834]

The sad thing is the fact that Filipinos have massively voted for a man who promised to kill 3 millions of them. I think they have the Stockholm syndrome after all the bad things the Spaniards did to them.

[@FilthyAngryIrishPeasant]

Although I often don't see eye-to-eye with Abby but this piece really hits home. from living in California I know that many Filipinos only hope for a better life is to become a nurse in the Philippines and come to the United States. others are not so lucky and do not have a skill such as nursing. You see many of these end up being women who are essentially trafficked into the Middle East.

[@syedazharsyedibrahim1763]

I have been employing Indonesian maids for 17 years. I try and treat them as family members as much as I can. I do know that quite a large number of them are treated unjustly. Some a little.....and some....more. And a small number are just plain oppressed. However ...I do try to help as much as I can. I believe that all human beings are equal and should be treated with dignity and kindness. Except maybe the really evil ones. The funny thing is .....the really evil ones today are not poor people with no education but powerful and educated people in high positions. Many of them are wealthy and live their lives well but fail to appreciate the value of life and importance of moral and virtue. alas.....if only they use their wealth and power to help instead of oppressing others.

[@motiv]

How much do you pay your Indonesian "maids"?

[@bbullwits258]

God bless all Filipinos. Such hard working, compassionate people. May God lift them out of every struggle. Ingat kayo. 🇵🇭🏆💞🌈

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

They are very rude to Telstra customers!

[@pookybuster5740]

Filipinos are lazy ASF.

[@colonyofcells]

For home caregivers, I heard most of them are paid below minimum wage. I heard former president Obama tried to fix the loophole that allowed home caregivers to be paid below minimum wage. Many migrant workers face worse labor conditions in the home country. Because of outsourcing of jobs from america, college graduates in the philippines are now doing much better in the home country. Worldwide, about 1 in 10 now die from air pollution and just being outside of the Philippines can improve the health of filipinos. There is not much population control in the philippines bec of opposition from the Catholic Church so there is always a great supply of labor from the philippines. Philippines is also one of the few countries where abortion is still illegal and there is also no divorce. Philippines is quite religious and it is actually one of the happiest countries on earth in spite of poverty. I was in the philippines in 2016 and it is like ground zero for both overpopulation and global warming, and desperate people turned to the usual demagogues to save them. I did have some good memories of Manila Philippines like the Vikings buffet has a birthday promotion where a birthday celebrant eats for free with at least 1 person paying. I ate lots of dragonfruit at the Vikings buffet. I brought lots of organic food to the Philippines for my 2016 vacation such as organic whole grain pasta and I prepared most of my food myself instead of eating out. The economy in Manila does not seem to be too bad and it does have a Costco equivalent (S&R is partly owned by costco and sells similar products including costco junk food like churros) that sells some organic food like organic quinoa. Big supermarkets do sell organic whole grain pasta, organic brown rice, organic black rice, organic red rice, organic beans, etc. Filipino diets are very unhealthy (full of fried foods like fried chicken, processed meats like ham, sausage that cause cancer and most do not eat vegetables), many smoke, plus the air pollution means many die early from heart disease like strokes. Eating large amounts of unhealthy animal products like corned beef, spam, vienna sausages, hotdog are all very popular in the philippines. High salt diet also causes high blood pressure, strokes and stomach cancer. Personally, I just take vitamin b12 supplement which allows me to eat very little animal products and I am vegan for most days.

[@gannibalof21st]

colonyofcells del machine Nice cognitive dissonance there.

[@colonyofcells]

I am too busy to contribute to trying to solve our most serious seemingly unsolvable problems like overpopulation, weapons of mass destruction and global warming so I just rely on cognitive dissonance. Our species is very busy in inventing newer more things that can cause human extinction such as nano weapons. I am just a mobile home for bacteria, just a bunch of quantum fields, but I try not to think about it every day.

[@REMONSTER]

Just say NO to DRUGS but YES to HUGS :)

[@colonyofcells]

The most popular drug is probably religious fantasies which afflict about 80% of the human species including most of the Philippines. Religion is sort of a type of masturbation.

[@lauracortez3904]

👏👏👏 geat job Abby is doing in telesur .. this is real journalism

[@Juliansladehernandez]

Ss a second generation Filipino I am sad to say that my family has been affected by this. All my unties and uncles have moved from the Philippines and moved to Australia, NYC, Texas, or California by choice, but the fellow Filipino "Americans" were brought here by force, necessity, or by false contracts.

[@ptccanada]

Wow Abby, liked this one!

[@mijedhossab323]

You are really great lady..your work will be in our history.

[@jackashe3032]

Thank you for the this vlog hope its help

[@teemadarif8243]

WOW!! this was highly educational.taught me so much.people should not judge others without the full story.there are two sides of every coin.

[@joepeeer4830]

great stuff

[@theoutsidepeoplemusiccount942]

sadness so much sadness, we need global change

[@teemadarif8243]

Alyse Thrush so so true.

[@terrymoore4057]

well done ,, i feel so sorry to the poorer people of the world, i have done some volunteer work in the philippines and it has a very sad life style in some places there,

[@MrDavidrex]

Bless you Abby. Be safe sister. You make me proud " born too serve woman"🙏🏼

[@BrianJ677]

Thumbs Up on the Reporting, Thumbs Down on Human Evil.

[@karlos_infamous]

this is a good exposé. unfortunately, people will not care about the risks and challenges. as long as people are hungry and unsatisfied with their poor financial conditions, they will grab these illegal and unscrupulous opportunities to feed themselves and provide their families.

[@ligayabarlow5077]

For stars ever tumble But stripes never fade In the land of the fleeced And home of the blade.....

[@russellk.bonney8534]

I personally know, and have heard of many ...usually older... men in Australia who have gone for the ten grand wife from the Philippines. Rather than seeing this as slavery; most people ...of all descriptions... in Australia accept this as a legitimate wife acquiring process.

[@russellk.bonney8534]

You obviously don't know how to read and comprehend. You are arguing my point for me. Thks.

[@jessykapower]

Same thing happening in Québec with season workers who work on farms

[@cliffhanger953]

457 visa workers in Australia has caused much uproar too, mostly from the local yokels but still an issue where employment means so much.

[@happymammaries]

People are just scumbags out to exploit others.

[@TheWatsonGreen]

Which is why we need a new system that does a better job of preventing those types of people from coming to power (hint: it's not market based neo-liberalism).

[@mikezeitgeist2]

And just to have someone to clean your house. WHAT ! To do such horrible things for suck a trivial convenience. I can't understand it.

[@MsSKim1]

i love you Abby i'm so happy you aree back on youtube. instant subscribe

[@1one2twoeyesonyou]

It is the same story in the United States as well. the interests of the elite, the politicians and corporations are intertwined.

[@Ohjieun-j1j]

Yes, just much much worse in the Philippines though

[@Sexyfoodinyourmouth]

I wish I could do more to help this girls

[@trykydyky2347]

The Philippines is one of the fastest growing economies on the planet.....it's not all about seedy people selling sex slaves. The education programs are improving and so is the awareness of it's people.

[@darrenwoolsey8884]

Shared news and analysis over social media to raise and spread awareness.

[@makoa2104]

So sad, Filipino people are some of the kindest and most beautiful people on our planet

[@gannibalof21st]

That's the issue why this kind of things occur.

[@aeyacastanares1034]

thank you for this video..

[@StevenForester]

Very informative, and very sad.

[@yankessnperu]

Sad...I been to Manila several time....amazing culture and people......Unfortunately corrupted to the core politicans fail the people....then sometime one cant blame why everybody is loving Duerte now.

[@anomarretsuk]

i lived in Macau for 10 years and i had 3 Sisters from the Pilippines as Domestic Helpers, they were so kind and gentle,.and worked so good. i can say that i treated them as good as we could,...2 months over Christmas they had Homeleave,...so they could be with their families,..and all Hollidays were payed,...and i allways gave them a Bonus of a 13 th Salary,...and so on,..why ? Because i am a Mother and Grandmother myself, so i know what it means to be separated from Family. it is the hardest Thing. .....i know i was exceptenell with them , because i heard terrible Stories about other Helpers that worked under horrible Conditions and sometimes for almost no money,....but all of them love President Duterte,..the 1. President that really does his Best to Help the Poor in the Philipppines. May he be blessed and not be killed ,..i am just saying,..

[@1one2twoeyesonyou]

THe united States is corrupted to the core as well.

[@Ohjieun-j1j]

Corruption has been inherited from countries that have subjugated and colonized the Philippines

[@b7846]

Was there any justice for these people ??or was it a case of exploitation?it wouldn't happen in my country I can tell you

[@CleofeC]

4 out 10 philippines victim of human trafficking , does happen to anyone nicaruguan embassy worker wanted to work with me no pay just want to go home she said she sleep 2-4 am after party then get up 6am

[@kaimalino528]

This is really a show about abused Filipino domestic workers in the US; with their main abusers being Filipinos themselves. So sad.

[@briandawsonii4451]

I’m so sorry this happened to you.

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

I worked in a British restaurant in California, where abused English girls came on their rare days off. Most were maids or nannies, and suffered all kinds of abuse. But it worked out. A bunch of Aussie construction workers started frequenting the place, young guys with plenty of cash, and the bold, brash outlook that used to characterize Australians. The guys organized the girls, and hired a high powered lawyer to represent them. The girls got their overdue pay, better conditions, and their documents, or got released to take better jobs.

[@tomwashington3629]

Nuff Grattitude love and Raspect Impress

[@alzheimer7324]

Thank You For Sharing 🇺🇲

[@mikewalls684]

Love the Philippines. Nicest people in the world. God bless them all. God bless the Philippines

[@bonkersblock]

Mike Walls pay your 19 trillion dollars of sovereign debt! 🤣

[@pmccoy5511]

Can anyone explain to me why besides the fact that a major segment of Filipinos are Catholic, why there is never any discussion about similar issues occurring or perhaps not occurring in the Muslim population there? It seems to me a more complete picture would edify the audience. This latter population outside of food and travel is not discussed in these types of documentary videos. Thank you for your work here.

[@shawnmoore7517]

It's a culture based on exploration. They've recently voted for the son of Marcos and praise his name. The marcos family did outrageous things and got elected again.

[@fluff5800]

Because Aquino gov did not exile marcos. Social media fake news machinery was also used and the promise of him giving out money and mainly bribery, he used to win the election, many Filipinos are poor and easily gullible unfortunately.

[@shawnmoore7517]

@@fluff5800 The Philippines government is very weak and lacks of transparency. Nobody knows what is really going on. They hide data to the people. They also change laws and rules almost every day making the country even more unstable. Congressman and women always create new conservative laws just to justify their political positions and to pretend that they work for the people but at the end of the day the living and working conditions are getting worse.

[@Venus-dg6vi]

We get what we deserve.

[@philshields5581]

Its not the case Filipinos come to UK to work as domestic, They used to come to work as nurses within the NHS. They do go to Hong Kong to work as domestics, perhaps also the US, and Middle East, but not the UK

[@chateytung]

I want to Point out the Problem,1) Pinoy Agent cheat Pinoy. That s the root of the problem 2) Poverty made by all Government, Imagine a poor country imply 12% VAT including the poor have to pay, 2nd) Is hard for them to do small business because of BIR hard regulation that most of the people don't know how to pay BIR and accountant charge them a crazy fees. 4) Also blame the people, For those who are poor but yet can have up to 8 children that they cannot effort to feed and educate

[@LeshyLeshy]

omg abby martin was here in the philippines, 0_0 come meet more leftists we love you

[@koronelolivares7116]

Most Filipinos in the US 4.5 million + Are US Citizens by Birth & by Choice . And GreenCard Holders , & mostly Came To The Country legally . Throught Marriages & Othe Family Petition .

[@chefdoggiedogg3277]

God bless filipino ofw. The wold need to know the truth. An the filipines anganceys don't even care of ofw specially in middle east

[@koronelolivares7116]

The Philippines Is not A Poor Country , its In the Middle not Very Poor , Not Very Rich. Its just government a Lack of Concern to Fight And Make Effort To Prevents The Proliferation Of Abusive & Evil People .

[@FTulumello]

The asian version of Rachael Madow makes her appearance

[@fareacher]

Who are these diplomats, and what hotels?

[@owatthorne2538]

thank you abby.

[@homieea]

Wow. Hey Abby I live here in NYC tell me what I can do to help?

[@zelqam7305]

I would say contact the Damayan group and volunteer for them. That would make a HUGE difference to make the world a better place and totally transform the lives of real people for the better!! I think it is so awesome you want to take real action after seeing this video and not just feel helpless. Best wishes to you, Eddie! :)

[@youtubetroll6620]

Eddie Casas get on date in Asia and search Muslim country and help one of the women working there.

[@youtubetroll6620]

I met an ofw in qatar, I soon after had stroke, aha is married 5 children and husband, she literally rehabilitated me via Skype, 3 to 4 hours a day... she made such a big sacrifice for me.... now I'm going to meet her family and im going to bring her a year worth of salary....god bless all ofw

[@hiro80]

Everybody wants to have a better life, even the richest man in the world wants that.(no wonder they hire this workers basically for free) that's bad. Anywhere you go theres always abuses. Have you checked with your Mayor lately? The very food that you eat, are you sure its safe? You missed payment from your credit card, penalties right? Shit happens.

[@jeronimoalende]

This is very real, not just women, men as well, resorts in 3rd world countries are dangerous places

[@brickleberry7829]

I recognized the gynocentric point of view as well. Only the plight of women matter; feminism at its finest. I respect Abby as a journalist but she need to take the Red Pill, feminism in its modern form needs to be aborted and the idea of true equality embraced.

[@jeronimoalende]

I agree, i do think this affects mostly women (human traffic in genereal, whether it is sex trafic, labour or whatever it is) since they are weaker and usually taken advantage of, this is one of the best type of documentals from Abby, that aside i feel like she is going through the SJW rabbithole a bit, since the elections she's been going further to the left.

[@jeronimoalende]

I came back to this after a while and saw a shitty response from me so let me explain myself, I did hear that but you gotta understand, those ¨manufacturing jobs¨ most likely were the exact same thing, you think they were getting good money for their services just because they're men? when you say ¨this issue¨ i assume you're talking about domestic workers right? because most slaves are and were throughout history men, aside from sex slaves, I'll give you an example, recently as 6 months ago (january first) me and my grandparents went for a vacation to a somewhat oddly located ¨Resort¨ for 10 days, this was my first vacation in 6 years and pretty much the first with them as an adult, long story short the place was a nightmare they tried to kill my grandparents (they started with my grandad which i managed to save) and were in talks about ¨putting this guy on the tables¨ as in being a waiter (this guy being me and for the record i'm a man), among many other things, the place was taken, i could notice some waiters who were most likely kidnapped and the people who managed the place were very nasty looking people, they would take on white people, and i live in Argentina, not the Philippines.

[@coojsta69]

no mention of the Israeli slave trade ?

[@coojsta69]

Jeremy Chase I can criticize the government of any country it's easy . still doesn't answer why nobody has done a documentary or mentioned the slave trade in israel

[@allywolf9182]

coojsta69 really Israeli slave trade? or do you mean ISLAMIC SLAVE TRADE which goes on in every Islamic country with money? Israel is the ONLY free nation in the Middle East. Why don't you make the documentary since you are the only person I have ever heard mention this Israeli slave issue.... But please fill me in....

[@iraqilobster2925]

65 ? Damn

[@vanallen1666]

why filipino government never see this?????

[@kpencil859]

they do but the elites just focus on the money.

[@zoranignjatovic9386]

There are a lot of sick, fokken sick, individuals harboring the earth - creating problems for each and everyone - so that they can have what they want...

[@AMBELLINA77]

that woman spoke some hard truths. america created this problem. capitalism is this problem.

[@snapenightmare7030]

nsocialism is so great? yeah, cidn't think so. Show me where people have better conditions in socialists countries.

[@AMBELLINA77]

Snape Nightmare show me where I give a fuck what you think.

[@snapenightmare7030]

Good point.

[@AsianAmerican2007]

The most extreme form of capitalism is rape massmurder and theft

[@phigupot8976]

the problem stems from greed and ignorance , of which most migrants are guilty of .. get your perspective in for an overhaul..

[@domingodeanda233]

April 25-2021, That totally sucks, these guys have not regard for human life

[@andrecureton6862]

This is horrible I can't stop crying something has to be done about this nonsense and the American Government is the root of all evil

[@Val2073]

No. I don’t know 😂

[@jessesamaro5836]

Women who are scared to tell the truth

[@user-wg1bw6zv6d]

Our country is until now struggling economic sustainability ,due to its rampant corruption by government officials from president down to local government officials,,and they are ignorant how to run a good economically sustainable country,,prying on its human resources and natural resources SUCKS specially by foreign colonizer ,,,VERY VERY SAD

[@koronelolivares7116]

Its Still Isolatec .

[@mickdodge9778]

Abby you are amazing, thank you and your crew for what you do. I am 66 now, stepped off the grid many years ago and became a barefoot nomad, a couple of years ago i began to plug back in and take a look around at what i stepped away from. It has been a bit of a learning curve in how to use all this electronic gear, but what has been more of a challenge is how to find the truth. So thank you and your crew for being there and doing what you do and putting out the truth. mick

[@StarZu053]

srry but own decision

[@travelmonkey6999]

Why tho why

[@koronelolivares7116]

You are Very Wrong to say Or Compare the Philippines to a Burning Building. Thats Exageration As they Mention On small Percentage of People are Very Poor . Ther Are Millions Of Filipinos Live In Luxury & Comfort in the Philippines . These People Who were Interviewed Did not Know Exactly what they are saying . . Thay Are A lot of Jobs In the Philppines . Yes Its true They are A lot Of Jobless people There . But the fact , Even the Wealthiest country Which Is the US of A have Unemployment , so It Only proves Its not only the Factor Why , such Abuses Happened . There Are Other Factor Like The Existence of People W/Criminal & Evil Minds.

[@AlohaBlockchain]

America did not ruin the Phiippines. The Catholic church did.

[@hybridhazza]

No white man, america did too

[@123n704123]

Extreme capitalism did

[@strand195]

Woohoo central line

[@directorsokolov6657]

Why doesn't anyone speak of these things..

[@weber247]

There's been a shortage of nurses for years, they are being shipped in to the us from Phillipnes, nurses make bank. I'd say that more like %50 of the women that come from there are nursing students. I doubt that they come for domestic work "slave". Only place they have this type of shit is in India, all you have to do here is call 911.

[@ambis99]

If this was happening to men we wouldn't even hear about it!

[@cliffhanger953]

Not true. Indian immigrants have been exploited working for 7 eleven stores. Male mostly but this has been investigated and remedied to a certain extent in Australia.

[@turtleneck6630]

I respect these people and their hard work but seriously, you know how shitty it is in the Philippines and its economy, yet u decide to have 3 children

[@chefdoggiedogg3277]

😢😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@rapier1954]

Phillipines is a RC country and these people often don't use birth control and keep having children they cannot afford to look after. This is not the fault of the rest of the world. If this country had taken steps to control its population after WW II it would not be experiencing these problems.

[@kpencil859]

The birth rate is going down. Calm yourself.

[@santalofty4917]

60 ; 100 or maybe 200 HUMAN BEING own more than 3 500 000 000 PEOPLES §§§

[@wildougherty8539]

If I was in their position, I'm pretty sure I would not have children.

[@koronelolivares7116]

Much More Cases Like that happen To Chinese And Bangladesh .

[@Al-iu1nz]

Philippines biggest problem that they themselves cannot solve on their own is OVERPOPULATION AND LESS DISCIPLINE

[@siciliano1984]

I know what to do! But the World is treating me like an Idiot! Its not in my hands to help you! But you are all in my heart as a believer in God! I hope the World is watching and will change soon! Normaly we should stop suffering as soon as possible! Lets Stop Capitalism fight on my Side for the Kingdom of God! A World where every Nation and Human being lives a beautiful Life under the right System where the planet Earth thrive under right conditions! And where Evil people are not under the chosen ones! Belive in Me and Fight with me World!

[@cosmicskepticfangirl1356]

God: I dont give a shit, they're are their property

[@Itjusthappened0]

I am a Filipino. As much as I want to feel pity for this filipino's, I can not stop myself to also blame them for putting themselves to this kind of situation. Because unlike the Africans who were kidnapped and forcefully taken out of their land, most of this filipinos are those who SEEK to be recruited in working to abroad. I will feel pity for those Filipinos who were abducted from our country but those who use recruiter's help and even pay for their service just so they can work abroad, its their fault. Its because its normal in the Philippines for those who are less educated to not research about their employer and work before they agree in coming to a foreign land. If a degree holder is exploited with lesser salary, what more the illeterate Filipinos? Also, they must understand that the job was only offered to them 'a foreigner' because no american citizen will agree to less salary and no benefits. Filipino's at first see this hardship as an opportunity to get citizenship without thinking that this may or may not happen. Also, due to this kind of Filipinos, the Philippine passport has the less integrity in other immigration country. They say they stayed in foreign land even after their contract ended just so they can work and provide to their family? See! That's their choice which opens up to more exploitation. If they are not documented, the citizen will take advantage of them. I know someone who is a TNT abroad and said that she was offered to hide in a house in exchange that she will work there below minimum wage and cant go out,. Yet she agreed for the sake of sending money to Philippines and because she was thinking "sayang naman pinuhunan ko para lang makapunta dito." This document is a trash in a way that the interviewer didnt throw questions. As someone who start to work as a sales associate in Mall in the Philippines, you should look at your salary and capacity to bring up a family before you create a children. If in the end you'll used this children as your reason to be exploited by others, why marry and get pregnant? Why? I really dont understand. Why?

[@oldmanonamission8055]

If I had the money I would love a Filipino maid. I would first thank them for their service. In return, the first thing I would buy them is a top-of-the-range laptop so they could zoom with their family every day. They would work 8 hours a day with weekends off. If they wanted to go into the City I would pay for their taxi and give them extra money for food while out. I would treat them like my own family and make sure their children were put in school which I would pay for. Love costs nothing respect costs nothing caring costs nothing We live in an evil world run by evil people. I have a few Filipino friends in Tarlac, and they are great people. I feel for people trapped like these women are. All they want to do is earn a living to help and feed their families.

[@hotpepper5037]

Thanks to feminism reducing women to be a slave.

[@oblisk420]

how the fuck is feminism to blame here? did you even watch the documentary?

[@khatarshab2214]

Even germans

[@maayongaga729]

I disagree, not all of them is true...these women has choices.

[@brentnouwels7457]

Creaps

[@vanillaguerilla5250]

I thought Duterte cleaning that up

[@noo2islam]

The less we can say is that Filipino people never learn from their mistakes. In the Filipino culture, adults who can never act as mature adults are ''pimping'' their kids and force them to work for them. They often send them abroad and tax them of about 80% of their salaries. For the parents in the Philippines this is some easy money they are receiving so they're not shy wasting it in booze and rooster fights and making parties etc. THAT is the real problem: The Filipino mentality and culture. Not the US nor the employers but the Filipino mentality. They should focus on improving their own country instead. Filipinos are always accusing others for their own mistakes. Nothing is never their fault.

[@bhimjisarwankumar2685]

Duterte will soon make divorce law a reality in philippines. Im waiting for that too, from Mauritius, to marry my gf