| RP agencies scored for 'illegal' rider in Taiwan OFWs' contract GMANews.TV According to a CBCP News article, the APMM said the addendum required OFWs to pay 2500 NewTaiwan Dollars (about P3,400) for their food, accommodation and ... |
| OFWs to Gov't: Address High Placement Fees Manila Bulletin The problems of OFW's were raised during the “2010 Regional Parent Education ... These incidents happened in neighboring Asian countries, such as Taiwan and ... |
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
placement fees
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Remittance
Remittance: "SOME PLUNK down cash for tricycles. Others bankroll sari-sari stores. Yearly, overseas Filipino workers remit a hefty $17 billion plus. But “there’s not much evidence” that this infusion of OFW funds has “contributed to real development.” Why?
“Transnational Bridges: Migration, Development and Solidarity in the Philippines” probes for causes. Scalabrini Migration Center and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) published this first of three studies.
The reports sum up two years of research with University of Valencia and Italy’s Fondazione ISMU. “Transnational” straddles 30 provinces, 12 regions, plus Filipino migrants in Spain and Italy. European Union supported the Mapid (Migrant Associations and Philippine Institutions for Development) project."
“Transnational Bridges: Migration, Development and Solidarity in the Philippines” probes for causes. Scalabrini Migration Center and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) published this first of three studies.
The reports sum up two years of research with University of Valencia and Italy’s Fondazione ISMU. “Transnational” straddles 30 provinces, 12 regions, plus Filipino migrants in Spain and Italy. European Union supported the Mapid (Migrant Associations and Philippine Institutions for Development) project."
Monday, August 9, 2010
Remains of OFW in Taiwan repatriated a year after death - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News
Remains of OFW in Taiwan repatriated a year after death - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News: "The cremated remains of an undocumented overseas Filipino worker in Taiwan were finally repatriated, over a year after she died there of cardiac arrest.
The migrants’ group 'Migrante-Taiwan' said in a statement the body of worker Marilou Sables, a native of Iloilo, was exhumed and cremated on July 31, and was brought to the country on August 7.
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the Philippines’ representative office in Taiwan, confirmed the repatriation of Sables’ remains in a phone interview.
Migrante said the repatriation of Sables’ remains was delayed because of questions about her identity and the supposed unavailability of funds of the MECO."
The migrants’ group 'Migrante-Taiwan' said in a statement the body of worker Marilou Sables, a native of Iloilo, was exhumed and cremated on July 31, and was brought to the country on August 7.
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the Philippines’ representative office in Taiwan, confirmed the repatriation of Sables’ remains in a phone interview.
Migrante said the repatriation of Sables’ remains was delayed because of questions about her identity and the supposed unavailability of funds of the MECO."
Monday, July 26, 2010
Aquino told: Stop forced migration, create jobs at home - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
Aquino told: Stop forced migration, create jobs at home - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "MANILA, Philippines—Migrante International, an alliance of overseas Filipino workers, families and advocates worldwide, today called on President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino to make good his promise of stopping forced migration by generating more local jobs.
'Our people are being forced to go abroad out of desperation,' said Garry Martinez, chairperson of Migrante International.
Martinez said that there are currently 11 million OFWs and an estimated 3,800 leaving the country at a daily rate. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recorded 1.9 million OFWs in 2009 alone."
'Our people are being forced to go abroad out of desperation,' said Garry Martinez, chairperson of Migrante International.
Martinez said that there are currently 11 million OFWs and an estimated 3,800 leaving the country at a daily rate. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recorded 1.9 million OFWs in 2009 alone."
Monday, July 19, 2010
BusinessWorld Online Edition: May remittances hit record $1.6B, raise tally to $7.4B
BusinessWorld Online Edition: May remittances hit record $1.6B, raise tally to $7.4B: "'These are the key factors that support the optimistic outlook for sustained remittance flows through the rest of 2010,' the central bank added.
Citing data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the BSP said first half job orders totalled 302,844, of which 35% consisted of service, professional, technical and production related positions. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Taiwan accounted for the bulk of this segment."
Citing data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the BSP said first half job orders totalled 302,844, of which 35% consisted of service, professional, technical and production related positions. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Taiwan accounted for the bulk of this segment."
Monday, July 5, 2010
When an OFW dies abroad: It's costly and complicated - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News
When an OFW dies abroad: It's costly and complicated - Pinoy Abroad - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News: "One of the longest-running repatriation cases on record is already more than a year old, according to data from Migrante. It involves Marilou Sables, an Iloilo native and an undocumented English teacher in Taiwan, who died of natural causes in April 2009."
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