Thursday, June 27, 2013

On OFW family problems: Readers talk back

For more than a decade, Bantay OCW has helped address various issues of Filipino workers all over the world. The program has been instrumental in assisting and documenting thousands of OFW cases, as a response to various problems encountered in the course of migration and overseas work, including illegal recruitment and unfair or inhuman labor practices by some employers abroad.
I would like to share some insightful comments from readers sent through e-mail, Facebook, and responses posted on globalpinoy at www.inquirer.net. Some excerpts:
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Rebecca Calaor from Vatican City, Rome, writes: “Hello Susan, today your story caught my attention. Thank you for sharing this with us. Overseas work is not always a bed of roses. I have been working abroad for a long time not so much to earn money but for a mission … currently I am involved in an academic institution of the Vatican administered by the La Salle Brothers. Long ago I was in direct contact with our OFWs here. This is holy land, mind you and yet many ‘katarantaduhan’ are happening here: There are married Pinoys with other families here; women with children here with married men.  But there are also many ‘good ones’ who maintain the real Pinoy values. My advice if they come is: ‘you are here for a greener pasture, so work, save, enjoy and return home ready for a better life. Take care.”



Source: On OFW family problems: Readers talk back

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