After 6 Months of Delay and Gov’t Inaction, OFW’s Remains Finally Arrive Home
Family of Dead OFW Bewails Gov't Inaction
After 6 Months of Delay and Gov’t Inaction, OFW’s Remains Finally Arrive Home
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Illegal Recruitment, Abuses, and Localization of Hiring Burden OFWs
Illegal Recruitment, Abuses, and Localization of Hiring Burden OFWs
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat MIGRANT WATCH Vol. VII, No. 50, Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2008 Middle East-based migrant groups, led by Migrante Middle-East Regional Coordinator, Migrante-Jeddah chairperson, Migrante-Dubai spokesperson, and the Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangang...
Stranded OFWs in Jeddah had to Camp Out Under Bridge to be Repatriated
Stranded OFWs in Jeddah had to Camp Out Under Bridge to be Repatriated
The Philippine Consulate in Jeddah reported that 922 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were stranded in the Kingdom with no contracts and jobs have already been deported back to the Philippines. But this happened only after the OFWs have gone through a lot of...
Open Letter to the President of the Philippines on the Plight of Overseas Filipino Workers
Open Letter to the President of the Philippines on the Plight of Overseas Filipino Workers
POSTED BY BULATLAT DEMOCRATIC SPACE Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 24-March 1, 2008 21 February 2008 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Republic of the Philippines Malacañang Palace PHILIPPINES Fax: +63 2 736 1010 Dear President Arroyo, The news of the plight of the 111...
Stranded OFWs Seek Redress
Stranded OFWs Seek Redress
Last May 5, 2008, seven OFWs, the most recent batch who have been repatriated, were welcomed home by their families and Migrante staff. Carlos Rebutar, spokesperson of the seven stranded OFWs, said they are seeking justice for the negligence that they have...
POEA ‘Sleeping in its Job’ of Barring OFW Recruitment to Iraq – Migrante
POEA ‘Sleeping in its Job’ of Barring OFW Recruitment to Iraq – Migrante
Migrante fears that recruitment of OFWs bound for war-torn Iraq would intensify in the coming months as the U.S. State Department renewed its contract with Blackwater, a U.S.-based private contractor providing security to U.S. diplomats and personnel in Iraq. This,...
Back from Hell: Story of a Stranded OFW from Jeddah
Back from Hell: Story of a Stranded OFW from Jeddah
They paid fixers operating around the Philippine consulate to be able to go back home but were in stead made to live under a bridge. They asked the assistance of the Consulate but were taken to the Saudi police. They endured cramped cells with very little food and...
Senators Should Help Expose OFWs’ Plight in Middle East – Migrante
Senators Should Help Expose OFWs’ Plight in Middle East – Migrante
Migrante called on senators to help expose the deplorable conditions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in deportation centers and jails in the Middle East. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 Migrante called on senators to help...
OFWs Decry Proposed Mandatory AIDS Test
OFWs Decry Proposed Mandatory AIDS Test
An alliance of overseas Filipino workers decried the proposed mandatory Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) test for OFWs. They said that OFWs are now singled out as ‘AIDS-carriers.’ BY Bulatlat.com MIGRANT WATCH Volume VIII, Number 31, September 7-13, 2008...
Migrants’ Group Scores DFA, Arroyo for Continued Non-Repatriation of OFWs
Migrants’ Group Scores DFA, Arroyo for Continued Non-Repatriation of OFWs
BY HANNAH FAITH DORMIDO Bulatlat Posted 2:51 p.m., April 25, 2008 “There is an ongoing call for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, including the most vocal leaders who are at the forefront of the campaign to...
‘Shortened Absentee Voting Registration to Disenfranchise OFWs’ – Migrante
‘Shortened Absentee Voting Registration to Disenfranchise OFWs’ – Migrante
On Nov. 25, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc passed a resolution moving the date of the OAV registration to February 2009 instead of this December. This, in effect, shortens the time allotted for the OAV registration from nine to seven months. Migrante...
Black Friday Protest Set for Beheaded OFW
Black Friday Protest Set for Beheaded OFW
BY BULATLAT An alliance of overseas Filipino workers' organizations based in the Middle East has set October 17 as a "Black" Friday to protest against and condemn the Arroyo administration for acting ‘too late with too little efforts to save an overseas Filipino...
Rights of Filipino Deportees from Sabah Neglected – Mission
Rights of Filipino Deportees from Sabah Neglected – Mission
BY BULATLAT A fact-finding mission said the Philippine government failed to protect the rights of Filipino deportees from Sabah, Malaysia. In a statement, Connie Bragas-Regalado, chairperson of Migrante International slammed the inter-agency committee (IAC) for not...
Groups Stage Protest vs Global Forum on Migration
Groups Stage Protest vs Global Forum on Migration
he Philippines will host the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GMFD) this October. Filipino migrant workers, however, deem that the forum will only aggravate their conditions. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat Various groups led by Migrante...
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