Recto wants more funds for repatriation of OFWs

OFWs are wiser voters - Ateneo economist
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
According to him, Filipino workers leave the country for work abroad not
only because of the so-called "pull" factors such as an economic
opportunity but ...
<http://www.gmanews.tv/story/32615/OFWs-are-wiser-voters---Ateneo-economist>

Janitorial co. ordered to pay 29 abandoned workers $37K
Saipan Tribune - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia
... and wife Teresita B. Valenzuela, liable to pay the 29 Filipino workers
in unpaid wages, contract wages, and reimbursement of improperly collected
fees. ...
<http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=66164>

20% more Filipino DHs hired in HK this January -- DoLE
Asianjournal.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... abuse and exploitation abroad are not adversely affecting the
preference of Hong Kong employers for overseas Filipino workers [OFWs],"
Brion said. ...
<http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=187&a=18469>

Recto wants more funds for repatriation of OFWs
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
... of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), a measly 0.69
percent was set aside for bringing home troubled Filipino workers overseas.
...
<http://www.gmanews.tv/story/32613/Recto-wants-more-funds-for-repatriation-of-OFWs>

RP to bring 39 jailed Filipinos home from Brunei
Asianjournal.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government is working to repatriate
39 illegally recruited Filipino workers languishing in Brunei jails, ...
<http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=187&a=18468>

Deployment of Filipino DH to HK up by 20% in January- DOLE
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
... potential abuse and exploitation abroad are not adversely affecting the
preference of Hong Kong employers for overseas Filipino workers," Brion
said. ...
<http://www.gmanews.tv/story/32625/Deployment-of-Filipino-DH-to-HK-up-by-20-in-January--DOLE>

Korea accepts only POEA-endorsed Pinoy workers
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
As a result, Philippine licensed agencies that used to hire trainees for
Korea could no longer recruit workers under the trainee scheme. ...
<http://www.gmanews.tv/story/32590/Korea-accepts-only-POEA-endorsed-Pinoy-workers>

The Docile American The Nexus of God, Labor, Health Care and the ...
By Macu(Macu)
In the 21st Century, migrant workers from Mexico, Haiti and Central America now serve the government sanctioned role of restraining wage growth among America's assembly line, service and agricultural working groups. ...
<http://milfuegos.blogspot.com/2007/03/docile-american-nexus-of-god-labor.html>

More than half Singaporeans hate Indonesian workers?
By The Institute for Ecosoc Rights(The Institute for Ecosoc Rights)
This is quite alarming for the many lower skilled migrant workers like from the Philippines and more dangerously from Indonesia, as Singapore prefers "foreign talent" than these hard working maids. Singapore is not exactly a safe place ...
<http://ecosocrights.blogspot.com/2007/03/more-than-half-singaporeans-hate.html>

(PEZA) Philippine economic Zone Authority What is Peza? As an ...
By Dianne Krisny
Migrant Worker. - The PEZA, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment, shall promulgate appropriate measures and programs leading to the expansion of the services of the ECOZONE to help the local governments of nearby ...
<http://diannevillacorta.blogspot.com/2007/03/peza-philippine-economic-zone.html>