“We urge President Duterte to not only limit the exemption to returning OFWs, but to abolish the OEC permanently.”
Migrant rights group lauds OFWs exemption from onerous gov’t certificate
Tags: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Weekly Protests in RP, Big Mobilization in HK Set vs New POEA Policy
Calling the new guidelines of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration as a “sugar-coated extortion scheme,” OFWs in Hongkong and Migrante International, the local organization of OFWs, are planning more protest actions and bigger mobilizations. BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat Weekly protest actions in the Philippines and a big mobilization in Hong Kong are already set to…
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 risk life and limb just to provide a decent income for their families. The sad part about being…
Increase in Remittances Due to More OFW Deployments Crisis, dwindling opportunities driving more Filipinos abroad – Migrante
Both a Filipino migrants’ leader and the top executive of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas say that the increase in remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year is due to the increase in the deployment of workers and professional for overseas jobs. This, in turn, is due to the economic crisis ailing the country.…
Filipino Caregivers Ask Canadian Gov’t: ‘Stop Treating Us Like Slaves’
Canada bills itself as a country that defends human rights. But many caregivers in this “land of opportunity” do not believe so. They have sad stories to tell. By Edwin C. Mercurio Bulatlat.com TORONTO, Canada – Canada bills itself as a country that defends human rights. But many caregivers in this “land of opportunity” do…