(gulfnews.com) - A lawmaker is calling on the government to review the measures it has instituted to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), while pointing out that current laws may not be enough to ensure the safety of the migrant labour.
Judy Syjuco, who represents the 2nd district of central Philippines, Iloilo province, in Congress, pointed out that despite the seemingly strict rules prescribed in the government migrant worker safety net, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) abuses against OFWs still persists.
She said one of the reasons why abuses still persists, despite efforts by the government to provide protection to OFWs, is because those who perpetrated the abuses have not been made to account for their actions. According to Syjuco, it is the OWWA that prescribes rules and regulations that govern the recruitment process of Filipino migrant labour. But "in many cases, those responsible for the mistreatment, maltreatment, abuse and death of these workers, including those who participate in their recruitment, are not taken to legal account because responsibility for such cases is difficult to place under prevailing procedures"... full story here
Judy Syjuco, who represents the 2nd district of central Philippines, Iloilo province, in Congress, pointed out that despite the seemingly strict rules prescribed in the government migrant worker safety net, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) abuses against OFWs still persists.
She said one of the reasons why abuses still persists, despite efforts by the government to provide protection to OFWs, is because those who perpetrated the abuses have not been made to account for their actions. According to Syjuco, it is the OWWA that prescribes rules and regulations that govern the recruitment process of Filipino migrant labour. But "in many cases, those responsible for the mistreatment, maltreatment, abuse and death of these workers, including those who participate in their recruitment, are not taken to legal account because responsibility for such cases is difficult to place under prevailing procedures"... full story here
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