Union of Catholic Asian News » News Archive » Laid-off Workers Shop For Jobs At Christmastime: "Daisy Rumbaoa’s expected return from Taiwan this Christmas season is causing her family worries.
The youngest child of a sickly carpenter is among thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who have lost their jobs as part of a global recession.
Relatives expect her to return this month, her father, Elpidio Rumbaoa, told UCA News on Dec. 6 at his home in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte province, 300 kilometers north of Manila.
“We pray that my daughter can find another job” overseas, the 60-year-old widower said. “She is our family’s hope.”
Latest records of the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency show 6,800 land-based workers from the province were deployed abroad between 2005 and 2007.
Elpidio worries that even if Daisy found work in the Philippines, it would not pay enough for her to continue supporting the family. His daughter has a degree in engineering but failed the Philippine board exams. She left two years ago and has been working in a factory in Taiwan.
Her salary there has enabled her to send home money for her father’s medical expenses and high-school tuition fees of her nieces and nephews.
The Taiwan chapter of Migrante International, an OFW alliance, recorded 2,054 workers as"
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
News Alert for: ofw taiwan
News Alert for: ofw taiwan
| Special visas sought for OFW employers Inquirer.net - Philippines In a letter sent to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday, the recruiters called for the extension toOFW employers the benefits of Executive Order No ... See all stories on this topic |
| No OFW layoffs in Saudi, says envoy Manila Bulletin - Philippines The Saudi diplomat wrote Roque reiterating his assurance amid reports OFWs are being laid off in some countries, including Taiwan. ... See all stories on this topic |
| OFW HIRING IN TAIWAN, SOUTH KOREA SLOWS DOWN Philippine Headline News - Manila,Philippines The local recruitment industry yesterday reported a slowdown in the hiring of Filipino factory workers inTaiwan and South Korea and the downtrend is ... See all stories on this topic |
| Don’t fret, Arroyo tells laid off OFWs Inquirer.net - Philippines By TJ Burgonio Although over 100 Filipino factory workers were retrenched in Taiwan, there are over 1000 job openings in hotels and restaurants awaiting ... See all stories on this topic |
| Through the Looking Glass: Club Dread Business Mirror - Philippines ... contracts involving our overseas Filipino workers (OFW) were winding down and the prospects of renewals were dim. Specifically, in Taiwan, a list was ... See all stories on this topic |
| Squash-enriched hot pandesal Manila Bulletin - Philippines ... a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW). With a small capital, Constante planted 2000 square meters to the Phoenix solo squash, a variety from Taiwan ... See all stories on this topic |
| Other Parts of the World DOLE: Displaced OFWs on the rise Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday reported that at least 700 more OFWs inTaiwan and other countries were laid off from their jobs. ... See all stories on this topic |
| Gov't sets programs for OFWs displaced by financial crisis ABS CBN News - Philippines On Tuesday, 82 OFWs returned to the Philippines after they were laid off in Taiwan. The OFWs laid off from the Ace Company Ltd., a semi-conductor company in ... See all stories on this topic |
| Jobless OFWs to arrive from Taiwan Inquirer.net - Philippines Citing reports from Taiwan-based migrant labor groups, Panlilio said some 3000 OFWs were expected to be laid off before the end of the year as Taiwan faced ... See all stories on this topic |
| PGMA orders government agencies to prepare contingency measures ... Balita.org - Minsterley,England,UK Reports said that some 300 OFWs have been retrenched from the export and manufacturing companies in Taiwan as a result of global financial crisis. (PNA) See all stories on this topic |
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Financial Crunch
The Financial Crunch: "A thousand more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have lost their jobs in export-dependent industrial companies of Taiwan, the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) said.
At the same time, a recruiters’ group said the Philippines has lost 20,000 potential caretaker jobs for Taiwan next year due to the omnibus household service workers rules imposed in 2006."
At the same time, a recruiters’ group said the Philippines has lost 20,000 potential caretaker jobs for Taiwan next year due to the omnibus household service workers rules imposed in 2006."
Monday, November 10, 2008
Labor fees for Taiwan hires cut
Labor fees for Taiwan hires cut: "There are over 100,000 Filipino workers in Taiwan right now, mostly through brokers and recruitment agencies that charge unconscionably high rates.
Basilio said it is estimated that foreign workers could save up to NT$100,000 (P144,991) in brokerage expenses. “That’s prohibitively high. We could help put an end to this practice through our special hiring facility with Taiwan.”"
Basilio said it is estimated that foreign workers could save up to NT$100,000 (P144,991) in brokerage expenses. “That’s prohibitively high. We could help put an end to this practice through our special hiring facility with Taiwan.”"
LOCAL NEWS: Slowdown in hiring of Filipino factory workers in Taiwan, South Korea noted | Home - Other Sections - Breaking News
LOCAL NEWS: Slowdown in hiring of Filipino factory workers in Taiwan, South Korea noted | Home - Other Sections - Breaking News: "Filipino factory workers could be the first to bear the brunt of the global economic crisis.
The local recruitment industry yesterday reported a slowdown in the hiring of Filipino factory workers in Taiwan and South Korea and the downtrend is expected to continue in the coming year.
Jackson Gan, Federated Association of Manpower Exporters (FAME) vice president, said commercial firms in Taiwan already notified the industry of a possible freeze in hiring of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) next year.
“Taiwanese businessmen told us that they will not be laying off workers, but they will also not be hiring additional foreign workers in the coming year. So we are no longer getting additional job orders from Taiwan at this time,” he said.
Gan noted that they have already recorded a drop in the deployment of factory workers to Taiwan and South Korea as compared to last year."
The local recruitment industry yesterday reported a slowdown in the hiring of Filipino factory workers in Taiwan and South Korea and the downtrend is expected to continue in the coming year.
Jackson Gan, Federated Association of Manpower Exporters (FAME) vice president, said commercial firms in Taiwan already notified the industry of a possible freeze in hiring of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) next year.
“Taiwanese businessmen told us that they will not be laying off workers, but they will also not be hiring additional foreign workers in the coming year. So we are no longer getting additional job orders from Taiwan at this time,” he said.
Gan noted that they have already recorded a drop in the deployment of factory workers to Taiwan and South Korea as compared to last year."
Monday, October 27, 2008
The houses that migrant workers build but do not live in | ABS-CBN News Online Beta
The houses that migrant workers build but do not live in | ABS-CBN News Online Beta: "Houses without people
Overseas labor migration, which started in the 1980s, has transformed Sumilang.
The village used to be an agrarian, artisanal, and petty-trading village, located some five kilometers inland from the coastal town center. Today, a large segment of its population of nearly 2,000 persons work overseas, mostly in Spain and Italy. A sizeable number of them also work in the Persian Gulf states, Canada, and Taiwan.
Why these absent workers send money to build houses they do not live in continues to baffle many observers of the Philippine labor migration phenomenon.
A few who consider migrants as poor deem the construction of a costly house in the “middle of nowhere” as a case of misplaced values, if not a waste of scarce resources.
If not houses, some buy electrical appliances like refrigerators and washing machines, even when the village has no electricity. Anecdotes abound of migrant workers who introduce such modernity to their remote villages.
Some economists explain such spending as stimulating demand for consumer goods and services, which ultimately increases production."
Overseas labor migration, which started in the 1980s, has transformed Sumilang.
The village used to be an agrarian, artisanal, and petty-trading village, located some five kilometers inland from the coastal town center. Today, a large segment of its population of nearly 2,000 persons work overseas, mostly in Spain and Italy. A sizeable number of them also work in the Persian Gulf states, Canada, and Taiwan.
Why these absent workers send money to build houses they do not live in continues to baffle many observers of the Philippine labor migration phenomenon.
A few who consider migrants as poor deem the construction of a costly house in the “middle of nowhere” as a case of misplaced values, if not a waste of scarce resources.
If not houses, some buy electrical appliances like refrigerators and washing machines, even when the village has no electricity. Anecdotes abound of migrant workers who introduce such modernity to their remote villages.
Some economists explain such spending as stimulating demand for consumer goods and services, which ultimately increases production."
OFW in Taiwan gets death penalty - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
OFW in Taiwan gets death penalty - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) A Filipina who taught English in Taiwan was sentenced to death by the Kaoshiung District Court for the murder of her job broker in September last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday.
In a phone interview, DFA undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr. said the decision was handed down September 30 this year.
'The first hearing of the appeal would be on the first week of November,' he said.
Citing court records, Conejos said Nemencia Armia, an undocumented teacher whose visa had expired, had a heated argument over money with her female Taiwanese job broker in the apartment Armia was sharing with an American man.
'The court said she stabbed the victim to death with a knife, took her ATM card, and made several withdrawals using the ATM,' he said."
In a phone interview, DFA undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr. said the decision was handed down September 30 this year.
'The first hearing of the appeal would be on the first week of November,' he said.
Citing court records, Conejos said Nemencia Armia, an undocumented teacher whose visa had expired, had a heated argument over money with her female Taiwanese job broker in the apartment Armia was sharing with an American man.
'The court said she stabbed the victim to death with a knife, took her ATM card, and made several withdrawals using the ATM,' he said."
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