“With this ruling, we are hopeful that the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth will come out and that not only will it decisively and ultimately impel Indonesia to make her reprieve permanent or free her by any legal or political means, that all the perpetrators of the misery she went through will be made to pay, but also that this precedent will contribute to providing succor to many others who will be victims of circumstance and injustice which can all be traced from our economic and social ills.”
Category: OFWs & Migration
Groups question pro-Duterte blogger’s appointment to head migrant body
A Filipino migrant rights group is not surprised over the appointment of former presidential communications aide Mocha Uson to yet another government office, just four months after she lost in the party-list election.
‘Let Mary Jane speak’ | Support outpours for Veloso as last hearing nears
“As a human trafficking victim, these proceedings should help her to assert her rights, including the right to testify against her recruiters.”
#Elections2019 | Migrant group assails OAV ‘irregularities’
“It’s not like we’re doing this for the first time.“
‘New social security act, detrimental to Filipino migrant workers’
“Rather than push OFWs to pay for social security, the government should push the employers to pay and ensure their workers’ security.”
No safeguards to ID theft due to passport fiasco – IT expert
“There are many ways those ‘hostaged’ passport data may be used to the disadvantage of the owners of the data.”
Migrant groups call for release of Filipino Larry Nicolas detained in US Immigration facility
“They should’ve let us know, so we’d know where to find our son. If he didn’t call, we wouldn’t know where to find him. They didn’t let us know. He has a family here. He has kids. He has parents.They should have let us know before they took him to a different city.”
Caregivers in Canada demand better working conditions, residency program
“We need to have an open work permit to protect ourselves from abusive employers. An employer specific work permit encourages inhumane treatment – in our pursuit of 24 months completion to qualify for permanent presidency, we endure disrespect and belittling insults,.”
Migrant rights advocates slam early release of ‘remorseless’ employer who tortured Indonesian domestic worker
“Much like how she wanted to cover up her crime by trying to hurriedly fly Erwiana – with her severely battered body – back to Indonesia, Tung and her lawyer heaped a barrage of appeals and legal challenges in order to avoid paying for the damages she inflicted to the life and future of Erwiana.”
‘Jennifer is home’ | Kin, supporters rejoice Filipina in death row’s return to PH
Migrante International spokesperson Arman Hernando said the struggle will continue for Dalquez and her family as they once again confront the realities that, in the first place, pushed her to work abroad.
Domestic workers in Hong Kong insulted by ‘measly’ wage, food allowance hike
“We asked for a livable wage but the Hong Kong government gave us a slave wage.”