Building core skills among adult survivors of human trafficking in a workplace setting in the Philippines

Gill, Melinda; Tsai, Laura Cordisco

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“…People who have experienced trauma may misinterpret interactions as threatening or negative, undermining a sense of competency or safety (CODCHU, 2016). As survivors often struggle with shame and low self-worth, feedback is provided in a manner that will not amplify these feelings and affirmations are integrated in an MI-adherent manner (Gill & Cordisco Tsai, 2018). Staff are supervised to ensure that communication is warm, empathetic, and consistent (Ziegler, 2002).…”

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Workforce Skills Curriculum Development in Context: Case Studies in Rwanda, Algeria, and the Philippines

Honeyman

Tsai

Chervin

et al. 2021

Life Skills Education for Youth

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Life skills programming in the field of international workforce development operates within a professional community of practice that is shaped by dynamics of power, influence, and resources, as well as by specific local contexts and actors. This chapter gives detailed insight into three case studies of youth workforce life skills programming developed by the organizations World Learning, Education Development Center, and 10ThousandWindows in different national settings and with distinct youth populations, highlighting how these organizations have interacted with the larger field and learned from one another to address issues of contextualization, pedagogy, sustainability, and scale. Through descriptions of programming in Rwanda, Algeria, and the Philippines, the chapter offers insight into the complexities of life skills curriculum development and contextualization processes and highlights issues that remain difficult to resolve, as well as new frontiers for programming in rapidly changing economies.

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Workforce Skills Curriculum Development in Context: Case Studies in Rwanda, Algeria, and the Philippines

Honeyman

Tsai

Chervin

et al. 2021

Life Skills Education for Youth

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“…Technical and core skills training occurs in tandem, with trainees graduating to probationary employment after three months and tenured employment at six months. An overview of the SEs approach to core skills development has been detailed elsewhere (Gill and Tsai, 2018). The SEs approach Public health provision addresses physical, mental and social health outcomes through a range of strategies.…”

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Should social enterprises complement or supplement public health provision?

Poveda

Gill²,

Junio

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Purpose This paper aims to explore how stable employment, company culture and tailored health, digital and core skills training provided by a social enterprise (SE) in the Philippines affect survivors of exploitation. Research shows survivors experience adverse social conditions and physical and mental health outcomes caused by their exploitative experience. Stable, decent employment has been identified as critical to their recovery and reintegration. This paper discusses the SE’s impact on the employees’ physical, mental and social health and behaviour. Based on our findings, the authors discuss the contribution of SE in improving health outcomes and providing health services and conclude that SEs should not replace but complement public health government programmes. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses mixed methods, presenting data from a longitudinal survey (household income, mental health and social well-being) and a follow-up qualitative study, which uses in-depth interviews and participatory videos to explore survey findings. Findings The quantitative analysis demonstrates positive, but gradual, changes in sexual and reproductive health behaviour; personal empowerment; and trauma, anxiety and depressive symptoms. The qualitative findings show how improvements in executive functioning, self-regulation and self-esteem occur incrementally over time. As their self-efficacy improves, employees need to avoid being overly dependent on the SE, to support their autonomy; therefore, access to complementary public health services is fundamental. Originality/value This paper focusses, to the authors’ knowledge, on a unique SE, which hires survivors of exploitation, without losing their competitiveness in the market.

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“…The community mobilization intervention for those in the present study specifically educated the participants on human rights laws that could help mitigate some of the abuse they experienced. For example, programs in the Philippines have focused on strengthening the core workplace skills of human trafficking survivors to reduce their re-entry into sex trafficking [51].…”

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Traumatic Associations amongst Men and Women Selling Sex in the Philippines

Urada

Simbulan

et al. 2022

Trauma Care

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Background: The present study explores trauma-related factors (human trafficking or physical or sexual violence during transactional sex) associated with interest in future community mobilization around health and human rights. Community mobilization among persons selling sex aims to help participants overcome trauma and increase self-reliance through peer advocacy and collective action for improved human conditions. However, how violence and human trafficking impact community mobilization participation among men and women selling sex is less known. Methods: The current study uses data (n = 96) from the baseline survey of participants in the pilot Kapihan community mobilization intervention, which recruited 37 men and 59 women from Metro Manila, Philippines. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze factors (violence, human trafficking) independently associated with the desire to participate in community mobilization, adjusting for socio-demographic variables. Results: An increased interest in participating in community mobilization around health and human rights was significantly associated with having experienced physical or sexual abuse in the sex trade (AOR = 10.86; CI 1.48–79.69) and less history of trafficking (AOR = 0.14; 95% CI 0.02–0.97), adjusting for age, gender, income, number of children, and whether they considered group goals or had previously participated in community mobilization. Conclusion: Understanding the impact of experiences with physical and sexual violence and human trafficking on health and human rights mobilization participation can inform the design and recruitment for future community-based interventions. Further investigation needs to explore why experiences with human trafficking, having more children, or being a woman lessened the desire to mobilize in this Philippines context. Findings imply that trauma may be more complex. More work is needed to better identify interventions for those with a history of being trafficked or victimized by physical or sexual violence during transactional sex exchanges.

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Building core skills among adult survivors of human trafficking in a workplace setting in the Philippines

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Workforce Skills Curriculum Development in Context: Case Studies in Rwanda, Algeria, and the Philippines

Workforce Skills Curriculum Development in Context: Case Studies in Rwanda, Algeria, and the Philippines

Should social enterprises complement or supplement public health provision?

Traumatic Associations amongst Men and Women Selling Sex in the Philippines

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