Solon calls on gov’t to look into plight of OFWs in Saudi By Gerry Baldo 01/17/2011

Solon calls on gov’t to look into plight of OFWs in Saudi

By Gerry Baldo 01/17/2011

A party-list lawmaker yesterday called on the Aquino government to take a closer look at the plight of Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia many of whom are suffering from unhealthy working conditions.

According to Democratic Independent Worker’s Association (DIWA) Party-list Rep. Emmeline Aglipay, the Filipinos are braved leaving their families to look for jobs elsewhere, yet most of whom are also being confronted by financial problems in their places of work particularly in Saudi Arabia where some 25 percent of the 1.8 million Filipinos have complained of delayed and unpaid salaries.

Aside from the unpaid or delayed salaries, the OFWs have also complained that they are overworked and maltreated.

“Twenty percent of these workers have complained that they were either overworked or maltreated,” Aglipay said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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