Poor Chinese workers are coming to Manila for better opportunities.Workers are exposed to racism, amid tensions between China and the Philippines.
While the recruiter did not specify in which industry he would be employed, the promised pay and the escape from his province was enough for Wei to say yes. While he loved his family, Wei felt there was a world out there waiting to be explored. He said his goodbyes and promised to return home after a couple of years and said he would be sending money each month.In November 2018, Wei, along with several other Chinese nationals, flew to Manila as tourists.
The Chinese worker whom Camba talked to also completed two years in a trade school and had a tough life in China and found opportunity in online gambling. Camba also said workers' salaries were drastically slashed. From $2,800, it was reduced to $648 or from P145,000 to just over P33,000. Camba said working hours were set at around 12 hours a day with only one day off. The salary is fixed, but they earn more through commissions. Deductions are also made if they break rules, such as getting in trouble with the locals or the police, traveling to other provinces or cities outside Metro Manila, or bringing locals to the office.
He left the company just after a couple of months working, and admitted he will be omitting in his resumé his work experience there.Work has been tough and the pay was unexpected. Wei is only able to breathe during Fridays, where he is able to go out occasionally with his co-workers around the SM Mall of Asia, now dubbed as the Bay Area.Daryl, not his real name, said the attraction was instant.In China, Wei’s parents do not know he is gay. In the Philippines, nobody seemed to care much.
Lucio Pitlo, an expert on Chinese studies, said that the Chinese government “absolutely hates” gambling. "Those that got their passports withheld can’t complain to any government. They can’t go to the Philippine government, and if they go to the Chinese embassy, they can get arrested."“There are local interests here, real estate for instance, it is booming. While the Chinese government would want to ask the Philippine government to put an end to this, they just can’t because they can’t intrude,” Camba added.
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