Originally Posted by drriley

Speaking of the Philippines ... The following BBC program was very interesting. The conditions that so many in the Philippines are forced to live in are shocking. As a couple of people have pointed out in the comments, Philippine society and governments deserve blame (perhaps most of it) for many of the women working in the sex industry -- when there are few if any alternatives for them aside from sweatshop jobs for $1/day.

P.S. There are 3 episodes in this show series (bus driver, paramedic and midwife) and they are all worth watching.