04.25.15 Mary Jane Veloso's Handwritten Letters. 04.25.15 Mary Jane Veloso's Handwritten Letters. 2 abused Pinay workers rescued in Saudi Arabia await repatriation. Two maltreated Filipina domestic workers in Saudi Arabia were rescued from their abusive employer and are now waiting to be repatriated to the Philippines, a Saudi news site reported Sunday.
Saudi Arabia's labor office in Hail turned over Marcelina Janapin and Rowena Derea to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) representative, Arab News said. "(Janapin and Derea) were turned over to us," Arab News quoted Riyadh-based POLO representative Ameera Luna Domingo as saying. Earlier, the POLO sought assistance from Hail Labor Ministry director general Saleh Al-Ahmari on the complaint by the two workers. The labor ministry formed a five-member all-female board to look into the matter.
While the employer denied the complaint, an investigation showed Janapin and Derea were rented out to two families for SR5,000 (roughly P59,000) a month. Renting out is a violation of the Saudi-Philippine labor agreement signed in 2013. Dressmakers. Filipino Workers to Get More Rights in Saudi Arabia. INFOGRAPHIC: The story of overseas Filipino workers. OFWs send home remittances, which help fuel domestic consumption, boosting the economy Rappler.com Published 3:03 PM, Nov 25, 2012 Updated 1:59 PM, Jul 19, 2013 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Remittances sent home by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have been instrumental in the Philippines' economic growth.
In 2009, when everybody thought that OFWs would be the first ones to suffer because of the global economic crisis, the Philippines still received more remittances valued at $17.35 billion. Remittances have been resilient despite crises, thanks to the unwavering commitment of Filipino workers to their families in the Philippines. If there are more high-quality local jobs, Filipinos will see working abroad as an option, and not the only way out of poverty. What do Filipino’s do with their remittances? Author: Shiro Armstrong Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) remittances are huge.
The economy has relied on the them as they accounted for around 11 percent of GDP in 2006 . Fourth in the world in fact, behind India, Mexico and China. But how is the money spent by households? Do they invest it? The stronger Peso and expected falling remittances this year could spell trouble on many fronts, including politically as Bowring notes: Most of the success as the Arroyo government has achieved in terms of economic growth can be attributed to the remarkable rise in overseas remittances over the past five years. In the not so obvious department, it seems entrepreneurial activity in the Philippines is linked to remittances, as families that receive remittances from relatives working overseas start more of their own businesses, on average. Remittance income, temporary as it is, is not the solution to the chronic problems of the society but is a potential tool. 900k overseas Filipinos register for 2013 elections. ByMatikas SantosINQUIRER.net A Filipino election clerk conducts the final testing and sealing of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines ahead of the Philippines’s 2010 National Elections for Overseas Absentee Voting at the Philippines Embassy in Singapore on April 7, 2010.
The number of Filipinos abroad who have registered as overseas absentee voters for the 2013 elections has reached over 900,000, said Senator Aquilio Pimentel, chairman of the Senate committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation. AFP /ROSLAN RAHMAN MANILA, Philippines—The number of Filipinos abroad who have registered as overseas absentee voters has reached over 900,000, “the highest number so far in OAV [overseas absentee voting] history,” said Senator Aquilio Pimentel, chairman of the Senate committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation. These registered absentee voters would be eligible to vote for their senatorial candidates in next May’s elections.