On 40th Day Since Eton Tragedy: DOLE Urged to Address Multiple Subcontracting, ‘Slave Wages’ in Eton
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News in Pictures: Migrant Group Hits Government for “Deadline” in Evacuation of OFWs in Libya
News in Pictures: Migrant Group Hits Government for “Deadline” in Evacuation of OFWs in Libya
The global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Migrante International on Thursday criticized the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for setting a "deadline" for the evacuation and repatriation of distressed Filipinos in Libya, when only six percent of 26,000 Filipinos scheduled to return have arrived in Manila. (Photos by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. / bulatlat.com)
Nurses Press Government for Jobs, Decent Pay and Outright Ban of ‘Volunteer for a Fee Training’ Scheme
Nurses Press Government for Jobs, Decent Pay and Outright Ban of ‘Volunteer for a Fee Training’ Scheme
By MARYA SALAMAT
"If you take the proper nurse to patient ratio in this country more than 364,000 nurses are actually needed…but owing to the volunteer-for-a-fee practice of private health facilities, compounded by the low government budget for health,.. the Philippines finds itself today in a situation where it has seemingly surplus nurses but it also has a pressing need for their services."
Crisis in Libya Highlights Government’s Ineptness in Helping OFWs — Migrants Group
Crisis in Libya Highlights Government’s Ineptness in Helping OFWs — Migrants Group
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Migrante International criticized the Aquino administration's crisis management -- from the repatriation of OFWs to simply responding to the calls via their hotline numbers -- as slow and inept. The group challenged the government to provide more than just livelihood assistance in dealing with jobless OFWs who would be flocking the country in the coming days.
Bulatlat Live Updates: OFWs in Libya (Second Part)
Bulatlat Live Updates: OFWs in Libya (Second Part)
Bulatlat.com will provide live updates as they come about the crisis in Libya and the situation there of overseas Filipino workers.
Abused in Riyadh for 2 Years Now, OFW Sings Lullabies as Cry for Help
Abused in Riyadh for 2 Years Now, OFW Sings Lullabies as Cry for Help
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Maria Victoria Cavanes and her fellow OFW Maricel Busbos, who are working as domestic helpers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are being routinely physically abused by their employers. Their families are desperately appealing for their rescue.
News in Pictures: Hundreds of OFWs Stranded in Libya, in Dire Need of Assistance, Evacuation
News in Pictures: Hundreds of OFWs Stranded in Libya, in Dire Need of Assistance, Evacuation
According to Migrante International, 105 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are stranded at the Amal Area oilfields amid violent clashes in Libya. 47 OFWs are also stranded at the Algerian border because they were not allowed to pass through due of lack of documents. (Photo courtesy of Migrante International / bulatlat.com)
Bulatlat Live Updates: OFWs in Libya (Day 1-3)
Bulatlat Live Updates: OFWs in Libya (Day 1-3)
Bulatlat.com will provide live updates as they come about the crisis in Libya and the situation there of overseas Filipino workers.
OFWs in Libya Demand Repatriation Amid Violent Clashes
OFWs in Libya Demand Repatriation Amid Violent Clashes
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
There are 25,737 Filipinos in Libya, working as medical workers, professors or skilled workers. Most of them, Migrante International said, are caught between the riots and are clueless as to how they would be brought out safely from Libya.
Luis V. Teodoro | Victims and Victimizers
Luis V. Teodoro | Victims and Victimizers
The Philippine government should by all means protect Filipinos in trouble abroad, and see to it that their rights are respected. Even more fundamentally, should it put its own house in order, and create the conditions at home that will provide its citizens the means to sustain themselves in the present and to guarantee their future. By LUIS V. TEODORO
Dole Philippines Workers in Tough Fight as US Company Uses Military Force Vs Union
Dole Philippines Workers in Tough Fight as US Company Uses Military Force Vs Union
By MARYA SALAMAT
Today, Feb. 22, the workers at the largest plantation and cannery in the Philippines will hold a union election. The incumbent KMU-affiliated union, Amado-Kadena, is fighting to retain its dominance even as Dole Philippines uses a pro-management faction of the union against it while the US company, its allies and the military vilify and harass the union's members and officers.
Bulatlat live: OFWs on death row and the Aquino government
Bulatlat live: OFWs on death row and the Aquino government
OFWs on Death Row and the Aquino Gov't
News in Pictures: Migrant Group Welcomes China Decision, Calls on Government to Act on Cases of Other OFWs in Death Row
News in Pictures: Migrant Group Welcomes China Decision, Calls on Government to Act on Cases of Other OFWs in Death Row
In a press conference held on Saturday at the Migrante International office, families of OFWs in death row and in jail appealed to the Philippine government to also act in haste for their relatives. "Let us also not forget that there are still others in death row who continue to appeal to the government for much-needed attention and intervention," said Garry Martinez, Migrante International chairperson.(Photos by Jo A. Santos / bulatlat.com)
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