MWL Secretary General stressed the need for unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians by opening all crossings
The move by the Philippine government has sparked resentment among migrant workers’ groups and manpower agencies in the
In a statement issued in
Sources at the Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) in
“It is aimed at protecting domestic helpers from abuse.”
Aside from the POEA’s psychological tests, domestic helpers would also be required to attend ‘coping with stress’ orientation seminar at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) before they get the permission to leave their country, Manalili said.
Filipino migrant workers and manpower agencies in
Their primary objection stemmed from the fact that it would be an additional financial burden on the departing workers. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can depart from the
Migrante International and the Hong Kong-based Asia Pacific Migrants Mission, both alliances of Filipino migrant associations, dubbed the proposal as “absurd, self-serving, and irrational,” claiming that the domestic helpers run away from their sponsors only when they are driven to the brink of insanity by the maltreatment.
However, the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs in
At any given time, 60 to 90 runaway domestic helpers are lodged at the
Philippine Labour Offices in
Their complaints ranged from contract substitution, physical and sexual abuse, unpaid salaries, overwork and no rest days.
MWL Secretary General stressed the need for unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians by opening all crossings
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