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In Syria, Filipino workers get maltreatment instead of help from embassy

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
In war-torn Syria, the Philippine embassy is sending distressed OFWs to jail when they escaped the maltreatment of employers and danger of war.

Anne Marxze Umil | Mar 8, 2012

OFWs: Abandoned in War Zones, Ignored at Home

Overseas Filipino workers are dubbed as “modern-day heroes” by government. Rightly so, because their remittances prop up the economy by bringing in the much-needed dollars and stimulating domestic consumer spending. They are also “modern-day heroes” because they...

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 16, 2006

‘Supermaid’ Solution Proves Permanence of OFW Deployment

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced last August 3 the upgrading of skills and knowledge of Filipino domestic helpers who want to work abroad so that they can become what she described as “supermaids.” The move is said to address the economic dislocation...

Bulatlat Contributors | Aug 12, 2006

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In Syria, Filipino workers get maltreatment instead of help from embassy

OFWs: Abandoned in War Zones, Ignored at Home

‘Supermaid’ Solution Proves Permanence of OFW Deployment

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