On Space, Identity and Rights

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Class 11 returns to Cairo to examine a new private city and visits Kuwait to observe protests for debt relief and increased democracy. Which path will you take? Consumption, resistance or all of the above?

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ON IDENTITY, SPACE & RIGHTS:Class 11

Who moves?Who stays?At what cost?

Filipino Seaman Worldwide: 280,000(1.2 million workers at sea)Lowest Monthly Wage - $450, Total Remittance $2 billion

Filipino Domestic Workers in Kuwait: 110,000(Kuwaitis:1.3 million; Foreign Domestic Workers 660,000)Lowest Monthly Wage - $400, Total Remittance $105 million

New Cairo City

Kuwait City

October 2012 April 2013

Kuwait City

Kuwait City