In an interview with GMA News Online on Tuesday, UNICEF Deputy Representative Abdul Alim said the issue must be seen “in balance” because overseas work does enable parents to provide well for their children.
“At any given time, [having one or both parents overseas] is not a very healthy situation for a child. But of course, the family has its [needs and] concerns and you know it’s going to be difficult for children to go to school if the parents are not earning,” he said at the sidelines of the launch of UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2012 report.
