RP plan to ban deployment of workers to derail Miriam’s ICC bid By Michaela P. del Callar 09/08/2011

RP plan to ban deployment of workers to derail Miriam’s ICC bid

By Michaela P. del Callar 09/08/2011

The Philippines’ plan to ban deployment of workers to countries that will fail to provide legal and social protection to Filipinos may affect the country’s bid for a seat in an international tribunal that prosecutes gross human rights violations, a migrant worker group said yesterday.

Non-profit organization Ople Center warned that Manila must expect for any diplomatic, political and even economic backlash that may arise following the ban.

The Philippines should also expect countries that will be included in the government watch list to vote against Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Manila’s candidate as judge in the The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).

“Votes on such critical positions are always the subject of bilateral consultations and trade-offs or exchanges of certain favors,” said center president Susan Ople..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110908nat3.html