89 OFWs in Saudi Arabia appealing for urgent assistance
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Eighty nine overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), along with other Asian workers staged a work stoppage to protest the unfair labor practices of their employer, Al Swayeh Company in Saudi Arabia. The OFWs sought the help of the Philippine embassy in Saudi Arabia in repatriating them to the Philippines but to no avail.
In a statement sent to Bulatlat.com, Eric Jocson, chairman of the Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (Brotherhood in the Middle East) said the 89 OFWs were maltreated by their employer. The OFWs also sent an urgent appeal to Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan because they are now running out of food and money. The 89 OFWs are staying in a camp in Saudi Arabia.
Jocson visited the OFWs in their camp where they are now staying together with other nationalities also working for Al Swayeh. Jocson said the OFWs are very hungry and some are getting sick.
“Presently, they don’t have a gas tank so they gather wood from the desert to build a fire. They don’t have enough food and they are just depending on help from fellow Filipinos. Some of the OFWs have cough, colds and fever, some also have hypertension,” Jocson said in an interview through e-mail. During his visit, Jocson gave them food and a small amount of money..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
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