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 “key organizing principle” of

globalization. (Rosa Gomez Dierks,
2001)
Negative Effects of Globalization
a. Delocalization- this covers the
decreasing face-to-face encounter both
for local and international transactions.
b. Decrease in the power of national
government- globalization is perceived
to have shrunk the power of national
government.
Negative Effects of Globalization
c. Rise of MNCs- considered as the
forerunners of globalization, MNCs
establish their branches in countries with
cheaper raw materials and workforce.
Negative Effects of Globalization
d. Social Inequality- unregulated capitalism
led to the unbalanced economic
development of some regions. While a
few countries in a particular region
gained tremendous wealth, many were
left in poverty.
International Labor Migration: Changing
Families, Communities and Societies.

 The OFWs have changed the landscape of

the countryside.
 The OFWs are part of the network created
by international labor migration(ILM), one
of the early catalyst of globalization.
International Labor Migration: Changing
Families, Communities and Societies.

 ILM refers to the movement of a labor

force from one country to another.
MAJOR FINDINGS (Urgel, 2012)
 Evolution of new family and household
structures.
 Traditional Family
 Transnational Family
 Transnational Household
 Global Household
MAJOR FINDINGS (Urgel, 2012)
 Utilization of modern technology to sustain
family bonds across time and space.
 Reconfiguration of family arrangements and
roles.
 More political and economic empowerment
in the family and community for women.
MAJOR FINDINGS (Urgel, 2012)
 Proliferation of families with unstable
marriages and separated or divorced
parents.
 Culture of migration.
Cooperation and Collaboration as Keys
to Better Interrelations
 Collaboration- is working together toward
a common end or goal by actors (people,
nations, industries, and institutions) who
are not necessarily allies.
Cooperation and Collaboration as Keys
to Better Interrelations
 Cooperation- is better understood in the
study of regionalism or the interrelations
among the actors in a particular
geographic area.
 ASEAN, EU, NATO--- regionalism
International Division of Labor
 It involves the distribution of the
production tasks of MNCs in various
locations in and out of their home
countries.
Locating the OFW’s
 In the Philippines, OFW’s were considered
as “modern-day heroes”.
 OFWs contribute in addressing the
unemployment problem in the country as
the number of unemployed is reduced.