“Pang-apat na Pasko na ito na hiwalay ako sa pamilya ko,” says Mina, and the note of wistfulness in her tone echoes the sadness and frustration of all the millions of other Filipino migrant workers who must spend this family-oriented season away from their loved ones.

Mina, 49, is only of the roughly 40,000 Filipinos working in Israel, around 80 ( Read more... )