Bulatlat.com will provide live updates as they come about the crisis in Libya and the situation there of overseas Filipino workers.
News in Pictures: Migrant Group Hits Government for “Deadline” in Evacuation of OFWs in Libya
Update from Migrante Dubai chapter:
As of 11:00 a.m. Dubai time, there are at least 960 OFWs from Libya who are stranded in Dubai airport.
Terminal 1 – 788 OFWs (62 OFWs were the last batch to arrive at dawn Dubai time, 32 of these are children)
Terminal 2 – 172 OFWs who came from Libya via Abu Dhabi. They were supposed to land in Abu Dhabi but were refused entrance so they were transported to Dubai instead.
Of this number, an estimated 500 are expected to be flown to Manila on March 4.
Summary updates from Migrante International crisis hotline, as of March 3, 7:00 p.m.:
Female – 166
Children – 1
Male – 491
Unidentified persons – 794
TOTAL: 1,452
Monitored Repatriated – 11, mostly from Harouge
Still awaiting repatriation: 1,441
BREAKDOWN:
Name of Company/Number of OFWs:
Abbas Bien Farnas Str. – 98
Al Nahr Engineering Limited – 14
Libyan Saraya – 97
ION – Sina Poly Clinic – 71
Ghadames, Camp 3 – 109
Zawiya Proper – 75
Daewoo Company – 116
Benghazi Medical Center – 12
Cosmo D & I Co., LTD. – 19
CTV Building – 8
Ferrostaal (Man) Co-AMAL V12 – 16
Harouge – 10
Hopewell Agency – 17
LBC Company – 11
Misuratah Libya – 13
Mizdah General Hospital – 98
National Cancer Institute – 16
OPS – 40
Sabrata Clinic – 17
VAQS – 14
Waha Oil Co. – 6
Crisis in Libya Highlights Government’s Ineptness in Helping OFWs — Migrants Group
Migrante International criticized the Aquino administration’s crisis management — from the repatriation of OFWs to simply responding to the calls via their hotline numbers — as slow and inept. The group challenged the government to provide more than just livelihood assistance in dealing with jobless OFWs who would be flocking the country in the coming days. By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat Live Updates: OFWs in Libya (Day 1-3)
Actress Jodi Sta. Maria joins Migrante in demanding justice for OFW killed in Mongolia (Photo by Brett Jelinek / Bulatlat.com)
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March 3rd, 2011 at 3:34 pm
The government should really do something of the after effects of OFWs flocking home from Libya.
Balita ko, karamihan sa mga OFW na nasa Libya,tnulungan ng employer na makauwi o nilipat sa ibang branch ng kumpanya sa ibang lugar.
there are over 26000 OFWs in Libya.repatriation is goin to be a real hard work.