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Migration and development strategic plan
La Union migration and development strategic plan (2012-2016)
Recognizing the importance of migration in the overall development of the province as well as the need to address attendant problems, the Provincial Government and other key stakeholders decided to formulate a strategic plan on migration and development, which will serve as the blueprint in mitigating the risk and adverse effects of migration.
La Union is one of the largest OFW-sending provinces in the country. One of every 16 La Union adults is working overseas. There are 29,122 OFWs registered with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). This figure is a conservative estimate since not all OFWs go through the government-prescribed deployment process and hence are considered undocumented. This provincial rank or position may be used to enhance advocacy towards a more responsive, comprehensive and proactive migration management policies and programmes in the province.
