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MANILA,[url=http://www.sale-ugg.us/][b]title=UGG Online[/b][/url], Philippines — A migrant workers' welfare group urged the Philippine government Monday to heed calls of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Egypt and Syria to be repatriated amid the reported continuing political tension in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region.
Migrante International said that it is time for the government to seriously address the evacuation and repatriation of Filipinos in post-Mubarak Egypt and war-torn Syria citing "steady stream of calls" they have received from OFWs there who are requesting assistance.
Gina Esguerra, Migrante International secretary-general, said that they are concerned by recent statements from the government that “there is no need for evacuation and repatriation” in the two countries despite the rising violence and death toll in the region.
Esguerra said that it is not enough to simply “monitor” the situations in Egypt and Syria.
“That is their long-playing mantra yet they always fall short on concrete actions,” she said.
Migrante also called on the Aquino administration to create “safety nets” for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who may be affected by a new Saudi government labor policy.
“We reiterate our call to the Aquino government to prepare for the impact of the Saudi’s Nitaqat to our fellow OFWs,” said John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) regional coordinator.
According to Migrante, the “Nitaqat” scheme is the categorization of all public and private companies into green, yellow or red depending on their implementation of the “Saudization” rule which is imposed on their work force.
In a related development, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has set-up a direct communication lines at its labor offices at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to assist overseas Filipino workers (OFW), who will be affected with the looming implementation of its “saudization” program next month.
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said in an interview the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in KSA has already set-up additional direct phone lines to accommodate affected OFWs
She made the statement amid the calls from some migrant advocate groups and recruitment industry to the government to bare its contingency plan to provide livelihood to displaced OFWs.
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