4,000 Pinoys working illegally in Afghanistan
By Michaela P. del Callar 10/16/2010Despite the government travel ban to Afghanistan, some 4,000 undocumented Filipinos are reportedly working in the Middle East state, Labor and diplomatic sources yesterday said.
These Filipinos, according to sources, are hired by contractors of United States firms operating in Afghanistan and have managed to slip through the country via Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The salary of these workers, sources said, could fetch up to $10,000, or around P430,000, a month.
Manila has no embassy in Afghanistan, making it difficult for Philippine authorities to monitor the entry and movement of Filipinos there.
“We cannot do anything. They keep on coming because of the high pay and we cannot match the salaries they’re getting there here in the Philippines,” a Labor official said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101016hed4.html
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