Migrante said that Duterte and Bello failed to address the government’s inefficiency in conducting and releasing the results of the PCR test which is what leads to prolonged quarantine periods and additional costs.
Category: OFWs & Migration
3,000 OFWs in Hong Kong push for refund of ‘unnecessary’ training fees
“Refunding the training fees in full is a financial relief to the eager claimants amid the impacts of the pandemic to their work and to the families they have left behind in the Philippines. This will also give them a sense of justice.”
OFWs demand increased budget for protection and welfare amid Covid-19
Migrante International said there are thousands of OFWs who lost their jobs who have yet to receive any financial assistance from the government.
Balik-Tanaw | Loving mercy in the face of the unmerciful
While their employers benefit from social protections, they continue to expect their domestic workers to continue to serve not six but now seven days a week.
With finality, SC allows Filipina on death row to testify vs illegal recruiters
After a decade, Mary Jane Veloso will now be able to narrate her ordeal in full.
OFWs demand scrapping of PhilHealth amid latest scandal
“The widespread corruption in the government is the reason why OFWs are strongly against the planned mandatory PhilHealth and premium rate hike. OFWs cannot entrust the government that their hard-earned money will benefit their families and the rest of the Filipino people.”
State of abandonment, state of terror
Looking at history, one can say that state abandonment is very much the official disposition on which the labor export system is hinged. The Philippine government is fundamentally inclined to function simply as what sociologist Robyn Rodriguez calls a “labor brokerage state,” an institutional apparatus that facilitates Filipinos’ outward labor traffic.
Mother of Mary Jane Veloso appeals for help for her ill daughters
“I hope Mary Jane will return soon and my eldest daughter [in Dammam] recover swiftly so that we all can be reunited here. I hope the president is watching, and come to the aid of my daughters,” she added
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.
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
“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?”