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...their paychecks back home to support their families, providing much-needed capital to some of the world's poorest countries. The World Bank announced yesterday that these remittances to developing countries would likely shrink this year by 8%, after rising 9% in 2008 and 16% in 2007. Nieves Miguelita M. Yabao, from Demaguete City in the Philippines, came to the gambling mecca of Macau during that city's recent construction boom. But when she arrived, she discovered the job she had been promised working at a casino lounge was no longer available. "I haven't been able to send money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Migrant Workers: A Hard Life Gets Harder | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

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