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Homebound.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrant Women.
- Human Rights and Public Health.
- Factory workers.
- Education.
- Parent-child relations.
- Discrimination.
- Labor and unions.
- Immigrant populations.
- COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023).
- Indonesia.
- Taiwan.
- Local Subjects:
- Immigrant Women.
- Human Rights and Public Health.
- Factory workers.
- Education.
- Parent-child relations.
- Discrimination.
- Labor and unions.
- Immigrant populations.
- COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023).
- Indonesia.
- Taiwan.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (17 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Indonesia : Two Islands Digital, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In Indonesian.
- In Mandarin.
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Original language in Mandarin.
- Original language in Indonesian.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Tari longs to return home to Indonesia after more than 10 years working abroad in Taiwan. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, her plans unraveled, revealing a lack of rights for vulnerable migrant workers and systemic misinformation. Tari narrates her own journey and reveals personal stories related to her decision to work in Taiwan, her strained family relationships, the risks involved in working abroad and the traps she has fallen into. Tari shares intimate details of how her relationship with her son has suffered, revealing the guilt she has felt for leaving him behind. Homebound is an intimate animated documentary portrayal of a migrant worker’s experience abroad and is an urgent wake up call for those who have contributed to a system that takes advantage of 1000s of women each year.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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