Twenty-one years ago, a series of devastating blows made caring for her family feel impossible for Ate Tina.
She’d recently gotten married, and only seven months after the wedding, she became the sole breadwinner of the household when her husband suffered a life-altering medical condition. Employed by a factory in the Philippines, Ate Tina worked grueling, long hours. When she learned she was pregnant, the factory’s demands were downright inhumane.
“I ended up giving birth at home because I wasn’t allowed to leave work,” she recalls.
