Barely two weeks into 2007 and the office of Migrante International is already swamped with requests for assistance from detained overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and complaints of government inaction on these cases.
[...] Speaking of OFWs and their remittances, my Arab News column for this week, Expecting the OFW Community to Put the Fear in Politicians, refers to these articles: an Inquirer report of a rally by domestic workers; a feature published in Davao Today, and yesterday’s column by Juan Mercado. See also a Manila Times story today, on illegal recruiters. [...]
[...] Speaking of OFWs and their remittances, my Arab News column for this week, Expecting the OFW Community to Put the Fear in Politicians, refers to these articles: an Inquirer report of a rally by domestic workers; a feature published in Davao Today, and yesterday’s column by Juan Mercado. See also a Manila Times story today, on illegal recruiters. [...]