: Many agencies provide basic training in specialized cleaning equipment, international cooking, and basic local language skills.
: The majority of Filipina domestic migrant workers are women within the 23 to 45 age demographic.
Their roles range from childcare and elderly care to cleaning and cooking.
Maria arrived at exactly 10:00 AM. She was a "skinny Filipina" in the most literal sense—sinewy arms and a frame that seemed too small for the heavy industrial vacuum she lugged behind her. Elias, who spent his nights on forums discussing the best "mongering" spots in Southeast Asia, liked to think of himself as a benefactor. To him, the exchange was simple: he got a spotless home and a pleasant view, and she got a tip that tripled her daily rate.