June 20, 2013     Manila, Philippines
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OFWs & Migration

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Friday, June 14th, 2013

K+12, high unemployment rate contradict gov’t claims of ‘reverse migration’ – OFW group

How can the Aquino government declare better opportunities for OFWs here at home when it has further tailored the public education system for a more aggressive labor export program?” – Migrante International

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Repatriated OFWs demand immediate, free, mass repatriation for stranded Filipinos in Saudi

With the rate the Philippine government is going about the repatriation of stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia, only a handful would be able to leave before the July 3 deadline set by the Saudi government.

Friday, June 7th, 2013

OFWs remind Aquino to fast track repatriation of stranded Filipinos in Saudi

On National Migrants Day, overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia who were recently repatriated trooped to Mendiola to call on the Aquino administration to fast track the repatriation of stranded Filipinos in Saudi before the crackdown resumes...

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Migrante Party-list finds election results highly ‘improbable’

“If there was really a Hocus PCOS that happened, only Comelec and Smartmatic would know.” - Migrante Party-list

Monday, May 27th, 2013

Migrants’ group accuse Saudi envoy of neglect, abuse of authority

Instead of helping the stranded OFWs, Ambassador Ezzedin Tago allegedly ordered that they be denied electricity and water and food and medicine donations be embargoed.

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Complaints mount against Philippine Envoy in Vancouver

Complaints of sexual harassment, abuse of authority, working under the influence of liquor, and abusive behavior have been lodged against this consul assigned in Canada, and yet, he is still in service and flaunts his connections? ...

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

OFW kin join workers on Labor Day, call on gov’t to stop labor migration policy

“How can the Aquino administration have the gall to assert that the Philippines is a ‘tiger economy’ when we continue to drive workers out of the country because of joblessness, low wages, lack of basic social services...

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Migrants group urges Aquino to act with urgency on stranded OFWs

“We fear that if the Philippine government fails to act quickly in assisting and repatriating our OFWs, they will be subjected to harsher and more stringent crackdowns and human rights violations by Saudi authorities.” – Migrante

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

What is the gov’t doing about the stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia? – migrants group

“Repatriation of the stranded OFWs, especially the sick, old women and those who have children is within the purview of the state’s responsibility as mandated in the amended Migrants Workers Act of 2010 or Republic Act 10022.”...

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Investigation urged on OFW’s death in Bahrain

“All she wanted was to go home.”

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

OFWs disappointed over conduct of Overseas Absentee Voting

“The failure of the system in place has always been the biggest single stumbling block in making OFWs go out and vote.” – Migrante

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