Many OFWs are Not Protected, says Militant Group
A group called International Migrants Alliance urges students to think twice before going abroad. An organization allied with migrant groups in 23 countries said that the Overseas Worker’s Asssociation (OWWA) has failed to protect Filipinos working abroad. Roy Anunciacion, chairman of International Migrants Alliance (IMA) in the Philippines, said that the current government has made migration a “business”.
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Many OFW’s in Malaysian Detention Centers Suffer from Inhumane Conditions
There were illegal Filipino workers expelled from Malaysia’s Sabah state has been severely beaten by police officers. Most of them were women and children have remained in Malaysian detention centers suffering from inhumane conditions, according to Luzviminda Ilagan, a Gabriela party-list representative and of the Fact-Finding Committee on Sabah Deportees. She told the reporters in the southern port of Zamboanga that “Filipino detainees and those who were already deported to the Philippines have experienced severe beatings from Malaysian police while under detention”.
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