by daisy » 11 Nov 2013, 13:41
ca99 We live in a small town on the coast and many of the fishing boats have crew members from Philipines - they get permits to allow them to work here and they are conscientious workers. They are lovely, cheerful people and enjoy being here as it enables them to earn much more than they could back home, so they can provide better for their families. The locals try to make their time here as good as possible, eg at Christmas when all the boats are in port, events will be planned to socialise and have nice meals and of course every one receives a parcel containing clothing, sweeties etc, donated by locals. They love to sing and they bring joy to the community - our hearts go out to them xx