IOM Philippines 348d ago

#ClimateMigration Scams involving illegal recruitment or even trafficking in persons often proliferate in vulnerable communities affected by disasters and other climate-related risks. Mary Jean lives in a seaside community in Siargao, Surigao del Norte that is struggling to recover from the impacts of past typhoons. Despite their economic challenges, she remains vigilant to ensure that she or her children would not get victimized by schemes that she has heard about on the news: people enticed by promises of lucrative jobs overseas, only to get trapped in exploitative and precarious situations. Mary Jean prefers to make a living at their island home, highlighting the importance not only of facilitating safe and regular migration pathways as adaptation strategies, but also of ensuring that adequate support and solutions are available to those who choose to stay and weather the storms.