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by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
www.ofwjournalism.net

MAKATI CITY?LESS protected under an international convention, domestic helpers and low-skilled temporary migrant workers still couldn?t find solace within a pact among Asean countries, analysts pointed out recently.

Advocates say this omission by member-countries in a non-binding declaration on migrant workers? protection by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations could push millions of transient workers into accepting more dirty and demeaning jobs and weak bargaining positions.

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by KRISTY ANNE C. TOPACIO-MANALAYSAY
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MANILA — SUCCESSFULLY building a business after working abroad, Alberto Limbo Perez still couldn?t be pinned down in his own country. Luckily for him, a recently-built government center can give him that chance.

?Who would reject the opportunity of working abroad?? the 47-year-old Perez said in Tagalog. ?Earnings from abroad are a big help to meet our needs. It?s a waste to let the opportunity pass.?

This comes from a man whose seven-year-old work abroad is being poured on a house with swimming pool at a cost of P4 million, almost half of what the Philippine government spent on a building to mold Filipinos like him to either stay home for good or go back to migrant work.

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