Not losing hope for 16 years, Mary Jane finally free
Mary Jane’s release is historical for the overseas Filipino workers.
Not losing hope for 16 years, Mary Jane finally free
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Proposed deployment ban in Kuwait will not stop abuses vs OFWs – migrant group
Proposed deployment ban in Kuwait will not stop abuses vs OFWs – migrant group
The Migrante Middle East said that without providing an alternative to the rising unemployment and lack of living wage in the Philippines, the government will only be putting the lives and livelihood of Filipino migrant workers even more at risk.
LIST: Filipino women leaders who rose to the challenge of fighting for migrant rights
LIST: Filipino women leaders who rose to the challenge of fighting for migrant rights
In this list, Bulatlat highlights women migrant rights activists who rose to the challenge of standing behind beleaguered Filipino migrant workers and the families they left behind.
From Marcos Sr. to Jr. | In the Philippines, more than half a century of labor migration has led to nowhere
From Marcos Sr. to Jr. | In the Philippines, more than half a century of labor migration has led to nowhere
The current cosmetic changes in the country’s labor export policy will not provide due protection to Filipino workers overseas. Worse, this will only exacerbate the already dire conditions they are facing.
State of abandonment, state of terror
State of abandonment, state of terror
Looking at history, one can say that state abandonment is very much the official disposition on which the labor export system is hinged. The Philippine government is fundamentally inclined to function simply as what sociologist Robyn Rodriguez calls a “labor brokerage state,” an institutional apparatus that facilitates Filipinos’ outward labor traffic.
Gabriela Women’s Party backs Duterte on ending labor migration
Gabriela Women’s Party backs Duterte on ending labor migration
The women’s partylist hoped that with President Duterte’s statement, no woman will have the same fate as Irma Jotojot.
Women call on Aquino to provide local jobs, stop labor export policy
Women call on Aquino to provide local jobs, stop labor export policy
“We will never attain comfort under this government which has no compassion for the sufferings of the Filipino people”.
Tales of OFWs belie claims of ‘reverse migration’
Tales of OFWs belie claims of ‘reverse migration’
“If what the government has been saying is true, why am I applying again? Why is there a steady stream of Filipinos leaving the country to work abroad every day?” – OFW
Forced migration sucks
Forced migration sucks
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com I have a friend leaving for Italy on Friday, January 13. She is a mother of two adorable kids. We have been friends for almost a decade. Not only will I miss a good friend but two children will be left behind by their mother to...
OFWs to hold protest camp in Mendiola on day of execution of Filipino in China
OFWs to hold protest camp in Mendiola on day of execution of Filipino in China
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We can’t stand idly by and allow another OFW to be executed because the Philippine government failed to exert all diplomatic means to save him. We call on all Filipinos to come together and call for the commutation of our kababayan’s sentence in China.” – Migrante International
Youth Lawmaker to Aquino government: Provide Jobs for 400,000 New Graduates
Youth Lawmaker to Aquino government: Provide Jobs for 400,000 New Graduates
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com No jobs, no future. The country’s one and only congressman directly representing the youth and students sector recently called on President Benigno Aquino III to provide jobs for the 400,000 fresh graduates or run the risk of...
Remains of One of the OFWs Executed in China Arrive Home
Remains of One of the OFWs Executed in China Arrive Home
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Sally Ordinario-Villanueva's sister Mirasol said that the government should generate jobs so that Filipinos would not be forced to leave and work abroad. She also urged the government to go after the drugs syndicates that victimized Sally.
Benjie Oliveros | A Sad Day for Filipinos
Benjie Oliveros | A Sad Day for Filipinos
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis March 30 is a sad day for Filipinos. Three overseas Filipino workers Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed after being caught by Chinese immigration authorities and subsequently sentenced to death for...
Last Ditch Efforts to Save Three Filipinos From Execution in China
Last Ditch Efforts to Save Three Filipinos From Execution in China
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
As March 30 nears, Filipinos, especially relatives of the three Filipino migrant workers who are set to be executed in China, are still hoping for a miracle: to be able to bring them back home alive.
In Philippine Hospitals, a Scam Preys on New Nurses
In Philippine Hospitals, a Scam Preys on New Nurses
By MARYA SALAMAT
Many hospitals are charging new nurses fees in exchange for work, training and experience, which are required for nursing jobs abroad. This offshoot of the government’s exploitative labor-export policy needs to stop, according to the Gabriela Women’s Party.
Covenant Forged to Protect Filipino Migrant Workers
Covenant Forged to Protect Filipino Migrant Workers
By CIELO FLORES
Candidates who signed the covenant commit to review and work to repeal existing laws that exploit OFWs and to propose new policies that will further protect the rights and welfare of Filipino migrant workers.
OFWs Still Being Deployed in Danger Zones
OFWs Still Being Deployed in Danger Zones
In spite of President Arroyo’s statement that it is government policy to “allow our citizens to work only in safe places,” some 1.1 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are still working, and many more are being deployed in danger zones all over the world. BY...
Newly Amended Law for Migrants to Intensify Exploitative Labor Export Program
Newly Amended Law for Migrants to Intensify Exploitative Labor Export Program
Press Release 21 March 2010 “The newly amended law for Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (Republic Act 10022) as it introduces amendments to R.A. 8042, will only heighten and intensify the exportation of human labor as a primordial labor program of the...
Labor Migration in 2009: A Terrible Year to Be an OFW
Labor Migration in 2009: A Terrible Year to Be an OFW
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo changed the face of labor migration in the Philippines. It pursued its labor-export policy aggressively, begging receiving countries to accept more overseas Filipino workers. In the meantime, it shirked its responsibilities toward OFWs in distress, in many instances even becoming complicit in the abuse of overseas workers.
From Dubai to Manila, an OFW’s Harrowing Tale of Abuse and Betrayal
From Dubai to Manila, an OFW’s Harrowing Tale of Abuse and Betrayal
Maricar Evangelista, 35, a mother of four children, left the Philippines to work as a domestic helper in Dubai. Her story of abuse is similar to the thousands of women migrant workers who have returned home after experiencing various forms of abuses from their employers.
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