MANILA — A migrant group in the Middle East believes that officials of the Philippine embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, duped an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) rape victim into believing that her case was weak and that it was to her interest to settle it “amicably.” Migrante International-Middle East regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona, said…
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OFW Advised to Jump from Building Instead of Being Provided with Assistance by the Philippine Embassy
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat MANILA – Merlinda Aquino, 40, has been contacting the Philippine embassy in Riyadh for help. She wanted to escape from her project manager who has been verbally abusing her and return home to the Philippines. But instead of a rescue plan, Welfare Officer Nestor Burayag gave Aquino a choice…
Temporary Suspension of Job Orders, a Partial Victory for Victims of Annasban
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Batch by batch, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were deployed by Annasban were repatriated. And since then, they have been knocking on the doors of different government agencies to seek redress for their plight. But they were always given the runaround by government agencies that were non-committal and seemingly apathetic, until Monday April 12, 2010.
Strict Monitoring and Permanent Blacklisting of Abusive Recruitment Agencies Sought
PRESS STATEMENT 6 March 2010 Government failure to permanently ban abusive recruitment agencies means that many more OFWs will suffer what the Annasban caregivers went through. As fellow OFWs celebrate the victory gained by Annasban OFWs who staged a three-day protest camp-out in front of the office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in…
Migrante: Recall Inept Welfare and Labor Officials Handling Case of Distressed OFWs in Saudi
Press Release 5 March 2010 Migrante-Middle East, an alliance of overseas Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East, today calls for the recall of welfare and labor officials who are handling the case of distress OFWs working for their erring employer Annasban Co. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “The officials of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration…
OWWA Camp-Out, An Unprecedented Victory for OFWs
PRESS RELEASE 5 March 2010 The camp-out of repatriated Annasban workers in front of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ended in victory on its third day, when the OWWA was forced to give in to the demands of Overseas Filipino Workers who blocked the agency’s entrance yesterday in a show of anger and disgust…
Women OFWs Form Human Chain Around OWWA
Manila – On the second day of their historic protest camp-out, repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) camping out in front of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) today formed a human chain around the agency’s building to dramatize their demand for justice. Vowing not to leave the OWWA premises until they are given airfare refund…
OFW Victim of Labor Malpractices Pleads for Repatriation
Press Release 3 March 2010 “Since Annasban Group has no feedback to my complaints for not fulfilling their obligations and responsibility relating to my Employment Contract as written in Terms & Conditions which I submitted to your good office recently, I decided therefore that I am not interested to get a release from Annasban Company…
Migrants Group Support Camp-Out at OWWA
PRESS RELEASE March 3, 2010 The moment has come. Today, March 3, the mostly women OFWs of the Annasban Group of Companies have vowed never to leave the premises of OWWA until justice is served. Campout it is! Since October last year, 88 Filipino caregivers have went into work-stoppage as the notorious Annasban Company in…
Repatriated OFWs Stage Camp-Out at OWWA
NEWS RELEASE March 3, 2010 In one of the most militant forms of protest by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in history, women caregivers repatriated from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today erected a camp-out in front of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and vowed to stay until their demands for justice are met, and called on…
23 OFWs in Jeddah Seek Repatriation Due to Abuse
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Twenty-three overseas Filipino workers who have been working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for only three to six months want to be repatriated after their employer based in Riyadh failed to give them the salary stipulated in their contract and because of the poor, unhealthy facility…