20 OFWs Being Treated as Sex Slaves
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20 OFWs Being Abused by Employer in Saudi Arabia, Many Treated as Sex Slave
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who recently returned to the Philippines has made an urgent appeal to help rescue 20 other women OFWs in Saudi Arabia, some of whom are being treated as sex slaves. She said several of them have been raped.
Another OFW Faces Execution in Kuwait
Jakatia Pawa of Zamboanga Sibugay was convicted of killing her employer’s daughter; a Kuwaiti court has upheld the verdict. Migrante International denounces the Arroyo regime for not doing enough to save OFWs on death row in other countries.
After 6 Months of Delay and Gov’t Inaction, OFW’s Remains Finally Arrive Home
Family of Dead OFW Bewails Gov’t Inaction
‘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 said this would result in the disenfranchisement of OFWs working in…
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 worker from execution.’ The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the execution…
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 monitoring the cases of Filipino deportees. The IAC was created by the Arroyo government through Administrative Order 116. Its…
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 International staged a protest action in Manila, Sept. 19 to oppose the 2nd Global Forum…
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 “From Psych test to AIDS test, what else?” asked the largest alliance of overseas Filipino workers…
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 experienced in the process of their repatriation. BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO MIGRANT…
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 expose the lies and inhumanity they now endure,” said Connie Bragas-Regalado,…