If members of the Social Security System (SSS) opposed the use of their P12.5 billion fund for the P330-billion economic stimulus package of the Arroyo administration, Filipino migrants too are against the use of P250-million Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) funds for the same purpose. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH If members of the Social Security…
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‘Anti-Worker, Unconstitutional, Repressive,’ Migrants Say of POEA’s Sample Contract for OFWs
A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called for the scrapping of the sample contract being promoted by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for OFWs. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called for the scrapping of the sample contract being promoted by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for OFWs.…
Congress Oversight of OWWA Funds Sought
Citing the overcharging of membership fees by the POEA, the disproportionate allocation of funds between services and operating expenses, and the neglect of cases of distressed OFWs, Senate President Manny Villar, supported by migrant groups, called for a “stringent oversight” of OWWA funds and stiffer penalties for negligent and incompetent embassy and consular officials. BY…