Aug 16, 2007

OFW News - Company denies workers forced to Iraq

What Price Remittances?
INQ7.net - Philippines
By all accounts, this improvement in the economy is owed chiefly to the
$15-B in annual remittances that more than two million overseas Filipino
workers ...
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Company denies workers forced to Iraq
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By DIANA ELIAS AP Writer KUWAIT CITY--A Kuwaiti contracting firm denied
allegations it took Filipino workers to Iraq without their knowledge to
build the new ...
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6606692>

Kuwaiti firm denies kidnapping of Filipino workers for Iraq
Gulf News - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Kuwait City: A Kuwaiti contracting firm denied on Sunday allegations it
kidnapped Filipino workers by bringing them to Iraq without their knowledge
to build ...
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http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Kuwait/10145997.html>
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Remittances gain 18% at $ 5.96 B
Manila Bulletin - Philippines
Remittances remained strong even as the number of deployed Filipino workers
has declined. Based on initial estimates by the Philippine Overseas
Employment ...
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http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20070816100458.html>

Search on for model OFW family
INQ7.net - Philippines
The annual award aims to give proper recognition to the overseas Filipino
workers (OFWs) and their families. "It is important for us to show our
gratitude ...
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Philippine envoy to probe reports Filipino workers were abducted ...
International Herald Tribune - France
Ambassador Roy Cimatu was scheduled to arrive in Kuwait Sunday after
testimonies before a US Congressional probe revealed Filipino workers
recruited by the ...
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/04/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Iraq-US-Embassy.php>

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