VIPs? OFWs in the Middle East decry ‘insufficient’ government support
With no salary and little assistance, some OFWs in the Middle East have resorted to scavenging for food.
VIPs? OFWs in the Middle East decry ‘insufficient’ government support
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Undocumented Filipino migrants among the hardest hit amid pandemic
Undocumented Filipino migrants among the hardest hit amid pandemic
Filipino migrant leaders in the United Kingdom, Canada, and US revealed that undocumented workers in those countries are the hardest hit with the lack of social protection amid the dreaded pandemic.
Migrant group hits government’s lack of preparation for returning OFWs
Migrant group hits government’s lack of preparation for returning OFWs
“Heaps of backlog in swab testing, slow release of test results, congested quarantine facilities, distressed OFWs, slow repatriation to provinces – will the government still wait for an outbreak before these problems are resolved?”
Overseas Filipinos worldwide slam mandatory Philhealth, call it ‘legalized robbery’
Overseas Filipinos worldwide slam mandatory Philhealth, call it ‘legalized robbery’
“Filipino migrants are tired of being treated as milking cows by the Philippine government. We will continue to protest the unjust provisions of the law until it is totally scrapped.”
US tagged as worst country for immigrant workers amid COVID-19
US tagged as worst country for immigrant workers amid COVID-19
“Instead of prioritizing widespread testing and providing support for workers, Trump has ensured profits for his Wall Street friends. We need hazard pays, our health workers should be given the pay they need..."
Suspension not enough, scrap mandatory Philhealth for OFWs – group
Suspension not enough, scrap mandatory Philhealth for OFWs – group
"OFWs deserve to get steady and efficient relief at this time of crisis. The Duterte regime better stop treating Filipino migrants as milking cows to subsidize big private profit in a country dominated by profit-oriented healthcare facilities."
Alberta gov’t urged to expand healthcare coverage to uninsured OFWs during pandemic
Alberta gov’t urged to expand healthcare coverage to uninsured OFWs during pandemic
“International human rights law guarantees everyone the right to the highest attainable standard of health and obligates governments to take steps to provide medical care to those who need it. Now more than ever, we need to ensure health care access is available to all in the time of COVID-19 pandemic.”
Filipino seafarers lament lack of government assistance amid COVID-19
Filipino seafarers lament lack of government assistance amid COVID-19
“We have tried to reach out to the health department but we have only received their reply via email saying that we should practice social distancing. There was no response to our call for mass testing. None of the phone lines given by DOH was picking up.”
Lockdown in Italy: Testimonies of OFWs
Lockdown in Italy: Testimonies of OFWs
“If Italy and other developed countries could admit that their health care systems could collapse in the advent of disease outbreak, then what more in our own country where health care is inaccessible and highly privatized? Duterte’s assurance is for the police and the military, not for us and our families in the Philippines.”
Season of illness
Season of illness
“Eleven percent of households in Hong Kong have domestic workers but it seems the HK government and some employers continue to overlook this vital fact in enforcing preventive measures. Most are underfed and overworked.”
SC allows Mary Jane Veloso to testify against recruiters
SC allows Mary Jane Veloso to testify against recruiters
"With this ruling, we are hopeful that the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth will come out and that not only will it decisively and ultimately impel Indonesia to make her reprieve permanent or free her by any legal or political means, that all the perpetrators of the misery she went through will be made to pay, but also that this precedent will contribute to providing succor to many others who will be victims of circumstance and injustice which can all be traced from our economic and social ills."
Groups question pro-Duterte blogger’s appointment to head migrant body
Groups question pro-Duterte blogger’s appointment to head migrant body
A Filipino migrant rights group is not surprised over the appointment of former presidential communications aide Mocha Uson to yet another government office, just four months after she lost in the party-list election.
‘Let Mary Jane speak’ | Support outpours for Veloso as last hearing nears
‘Let Mary Jane speak’ | Support outpours for Veloso as last hearing nears
"As a human trafficking victim, these proceedings should help her to assert her rights, including the right to testify against her recruiters.”
#Elections2019 | Migrant group assails OAV ‘irregularities’
#Elections2019 | Migrant group assails OAV ‘irregularities’
“It’s not like we’re doing this for the first time.“
‘New social security act, detrimental to Filipino migrant workers’
‘New social security act, detrimental to Filipino migrant workers’
“Rather than push OFWs to pay for social security, the government should push the employers to pay and ensure their workers’ security."
No safeguards to ID theft due to passport fiasco – IT expert
No safeguards to ID theft due to passport fiasco – IT expert
“There are many ways those ‘hostaged’ passport data may be used to the disadvantage of the owners of the data.”
Migrant groups call for release of Filipino Larry Nicolas detained in US Immigration facility
Migrant groups call for release of Filipino Larry Nicolas detained in US Immigration facility
"They should’ve let us know, so we’d know where to find our son. If he didn’t call, we wouldn’t know where to find him. They didn’t let us know. He has a family here. He has kids. He has parents.They should have let us know before they took him to a different city."
Caregivers in Canada demand better working conditions, residency program
Caregivers in Canada demand better working conditions, residency program
“We need to have an open work permit to protect ourselves from abusive employers. An employer specific work permit encourages inhumane treatment – in our pursuit of 24 months completion to qualify for permanent presidency, we endure disrespect and belittling insults,.”
Migrant rights advocates slam early release of ‘remorseless’ employer who tortured Indonesian domestic worker
Migrant rights advocates slam early release of ‘remorseless’ employer who tortured Indonesian domestic worker
"Much like how she wanted to cover up her crime by trying to hurriedly fly Erwiana – with her severely battered body – back to Indonesia, Tung and her lawyer heaped a barrage of appeals and legal challenges in order to avoid paying for the damages she inflicted to the life and future of Erwiana."
‘Jennifer is home’ | Kin, supporters rejoice Filipina in death row’s return to PH
‘Jennifer is home’ | Kin, supporters rejoice Filipina in death row’s return to PH
Migrante International spokesperson Arman Hernando said the struggle will continue for Dalquez and her family as they once again confront the realities that, in the first place, pushed her to work abroad.
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