Throwback Thursday is a Facebook culture that is fun and makes one feel sentimental. Meanwhile, the forced remittance bill is a throwback nightmare that is all about raising funds for the government and makes one feel nothing but contempt for its proponents. House Bill 3576 authored by former ambassador Roy Señeres from the party-list group […]
Malaysia is one of the most common destinations of trafficked Filipino workers, mostly women, according to Migrante International, a global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and families. It is also one of the most common “transit points” of trafficked Filipinos on their way to other parts of Asia. Recently, however, their safety and security […]
Alam ng mga Pilipino sa ibang bayan kung papaano pagmalupitan ng kanilang mga amo. Nitong Linggo, Enero 19, nakiisa ang mga migranteng Pilipino sa Hong Kong, gayundin ang iba pang mga Pilipino sa ibang bansa, para humingi ng hustisya sa sinapit ni Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, Indones na foreign worker sa Hong Kong na maraming beses na […]
Militant migrants criticized the recent 100 percent hike in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) premiums as “another illegal state exaction on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).” “The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has not issued any circular or order authorizing recruitment agencies to collect the additional premium,” said Garry Martinez, chairperson of Migrante International. The Philhealth […]
Libong manggagawang Pilipino na nasa tinatawag na Tent City sa Saudi Arabia sa ang nanganganib na dahasin at arestuhin sa pagpapatuloy ng crackdown sa undocumented workers sa Saudi Arabia nitong Nobyembre 3 (Nobyembre 4 sa Pilipinas.) “We fear the worst,” ani Garry Martinez, tagapangulo ng Migrante International. Inaasahan ng kanyang grupo ang posibleng marahas na […]
Donning masks of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio, Filipino migrant workers join the 3MW (Millions of Migrants Mobilizing Worldwide) initiative to denounce “modern-day slavery” through labor export. The dance was replicated by other migrants worldwide last October 3, to coincide with the High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development in New York.
Isang Zero Remittance Day (ZRD) ang itinakda ng Migrante International sa Setyembre 19 para ipakita ang galit, pagkakaisa at pagkilos ng mga migranteng Pilipino sa sistemang pork barrel. Binatikos din ng grupo ang Malakanyang sa pagmamaliit umano nito sa kanilang panawagan. “Nagpapasalamat kami kay (Presidential Spokesperson Edwin) Lacierda sa lalong pagpapagalit sa mga migranteng Pilipino. […]
Binatikos ng Migrante International si Roy Seneres Sr. ng OFW Family Party-list sa umano’y “pagsho-shopping” ng mga nominado para punan ang bakanteng mga puwesto nito, at pagtatalaga kay Jo Christine Napoles sa ikalawang puwesto ng naturang partido sa Kongreso. Seryoso ang usapin na ito, saad ni Garry Martinez, tagapangulo ng Migrante International at naging unang nominado ng […]
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) led by Migrante-Hong Kong and United Filipinos in Hong Kong (Unifil-HK) held a press conference last weekend announcing the creation of a “movement against illegal recruitment and human trafficking,” as well as overcharging, illegal collection, harassment and fraudulent loans by recruitment and money-lending agencies. Called Tigil Na! (End Now!) Movement of […]
Pati pasismo, naka-package na rin pala sa labour export program ng gobyerno. Ito ang ipinakita ng ginawang pagbuwag sa camp-out ng mga stranded OFWs sa Riyadh, paggamit sa pinagkumbinang puwersa ng Saudi police at bayarang goons, panghuhuli at pag-torture sa mga OFW at mga lider na ilang buwan nang humihingi ng tulong. Umaabot na ang […]
