Modern servants.
As is the case with so many others, Chona Legaspi and Phymelyn Guleban have travelled from their children in order to be able to pay for their schooling and secure their future. Four out of five au pairs in Norway are from the Philippines. At any one time there are between 4000 and 5000 Filipino au pairs in Norway. Many of them experience long working days and poor working conditions. In 2013 the regulations were changed so that women with children could no longer get temporary residence as au pairs in Norway.
Photo: Monica Larsen, 2011.
As is the case with so many others, Chona Legaspi and Phymelyn Guleban have travelled from their children in order to be able to pay for their schooling and secure their future. Four out of five au pairs in Norway are from the Philippines. At any one time there are between 4000 and 5000 Filipino au pairs in Norway. Many of them experience long working days and poor working conditions. In 2013 the regulations were changed so that women with children could no longer get temporary residence as au pairs in Norway.
Photo: Monica Larsen, 2011.