Worst year for OFWs
OFWs are still forced to go abroad because the government has offered
them nothing substantive and sustainable to address their families’s
economic needs. Instead, what it has offered are mere dole-outs and
band-aid solutions that does not do anything to address widespread
unemployment and landlessness the root cause of forced migration.” –
Migrante International
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — Fanny Espiritu, 47, stood before protesters in front of the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). She was agitated while lambasting a
government agency, which she referred to as “useless.” But when she
went down from their makeshift stage, on top of a jeepney, tears flowed
from her eyes.
“It is my first time to speak in a protest rally,” Espiritu told
Bulatlat.com, “I do not know how I managed to pluck up the courage. In
my heart, there is just too much hatred and disappointment on this
government, which neglected my sister.”
Espiritu’s sister, Zosima Monterey, 43, is an overseas Filipino
worker. It was her first time to work in Saudi Arabia. Their other
sister suffered a bad fate when she worked in Jeddah, so naturally,
Espiritu said, they were all against Monterey’s plan. “But she insisted
for the sake of his nephews and nieces. She wants to help them because
she loves them very much.”?
On June 12, 2007, Monterey left for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to work as a
beautician for Sarah Abdullah Alsaeed Ladies Dress Shop. Her contract
stipulates that she would be receiving $500 a month, including free
accommodation and food. But like what happened to most OFWs, she
received less and her salary was always delayed..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/07/24/worst-year-for-ofws/
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