th141 social analysis ppt

Social Analysis:Issues of the Community

Area 5, Quezon CityLabor Sector

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Economic FactorsMacro

-Employment: contractual or impermanent; own business.

-Cost of living in Manila (Family of 6): Php 1,010 (April 2011)

-Poverty Threshold: Php 46/person/day

-Metro Manila Minimum Wage: Php 389-426 (May 2011)

-GDP: 3.2% (Q3, 2011)

Micro-No stable employment for family members capable of work

-Mothers usually need to stay at home to attend to children

-Usual nature of employment: manual labor, minimum wage, contractual/impermanent

-Alternative sources of income are available, but are mostly confined within the same community (ex. sari-sari stores)

-Extended families: higher expenditures per household, with number of breadwinners staying the same.

-Minimum material needs are met. (Priorities: food, water, electricity, children’s education)

Main Economic Issue: Employment

Political FactorsMacro

-Lack of land tenure*

-Republic Act No. 8425: Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act

-Conditional Cash Transfer program

-OYSTER

-Dagdag Puhunan Para sa Kabuhayan ng Pamilya

-National Crisis: Ondoy, Rice Shortage, Public Education Crisis

Micro-Effects passed laws and acts do not exactly trickle down to the community

-Members of the community have no official ownership over the land

-Land promised to war veterans were never fully and formally granted

-No official documents: land titles

-Presence of Labor Activists

-Involvement with Labor Education And Research Network (LEARN)

Main Political Issue: Proper implementation and execution of laws

Socio-cultural FactorsMacro

-Culture of abuse and marginalization (esp. in Economic and Political terms)

-Lack of land tenure*

-No formal education→translates to illiteracy and fewer employment opportunities

-Health concerns: lack of proper nutrition, healthcare

Micro-Values: strong family ties, appreciation for simple things

-Willingness to sacrifice education for employment

-Domestic violence

-Stereotypes for poor people

Main Socio-cultural Issue: Tolerance of helplessness

Environmental FactorsMacro

-Informal labor sector is not directly involved in the consumption of natural resources (nature of work)

-However, the environment is critical in the development and well-being of individuals.

-UN-Habitat: Inadequate living conditions in the urban poor sector.

Micro-No proper waste management system

-Dependence of scavengers on nearby Payatas dumpsite

-Apparent lack of involvement in environmental cultivation and/or conservation

Main Environmental Issue: Apparent disconnect with physical environment

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EmploymentTolerance of helplessness

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Disconnect with physicalenvironment

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Poor implementation of laws

Tolerance of helplessness


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Manual Labor



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Manual LaborSearch for alternative income sources



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Manual LaborSearch for alternative income sourcesSari-Sari storeBakery/FoodBusiness



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Poverty



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Money circulate among themselves



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Money circulate among themselves↳still an unstable source of income↳no actual increase in money



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↳forced to give up education for work↳lack of opportunity



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Land only owned by right(no documents)

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companies (Manila Water, Meralco) reluctant to start development

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Displacement still possible

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↳water system limited↳no electricity for remote areas of the community

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Few opportunities

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Few opportunities

(Cause) Lack of education

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