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Social and community networks
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Social relationships: Family
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Physical separation, broken families and infidelity, problems with children, financial, and familial misconceptions.
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Social relationships: peers
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Gossips and intrigues, fighting, money issues, stealing, being inconsiderate, and poor conflict management.
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Work and living conditions
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Work Environment
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Strict and unreasonable standards, unpredictable and poor mood, misunderstanding due to culture and language, being treated without dignity, and controlling behavior.
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Healthcare services
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Barriers to healthcare access emerged including lack of medical insurance, low trust, and language difficulties.
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Housing
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Expensive housing and overcrowding.
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Cultural and policy environment
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Problems with employment agencies
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High agency fees and agency exploitation.
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Inadequate labor protections
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Not following labor laws, and unreasonable, unlawful terminations.
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Perceived discrimination for being a domestic worker
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Discriminated by the local Chinese and by fellow Filipinos who are not employed as domestic workers.
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Geopolitical concerns
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Political issues between The Philppines and China.
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