March 20, 2010

Congressional Mission Reports Woeful Tales of OFWs in Middle East


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MANILA — Lawmakers who went to the Middle East recently expressed shock at the plight of the Filipino domestic workers there. They urged the government to promptly ban the deployment of workers in domestic workers or “household service workers” category. Along with other recommendations they will give once they finished their report, they vowed to include the ban in laws they are currently crafting for migrant workers.

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