I believe it should be the other way around. Without the cheap foreign maids, it will be difficult to have a dual income household and upgrade to a bigger and fancier apartment.
Likewise without the Pinoy Brand manager at P&G or at Unilever, who comes up with an original and creative marketing strategy, the Ad agency will not be able to employ local Ah Neh to carry out the marketing plan.
Without the Ah Beng quant, Citibank who designs a sophisticated derivative instrument, local Ah Neh sales rep will not be employed to pitch the instrument/fund to consumers.
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