Since 1st or 2nd week of February I heard this news of OFW 's that stranded in Jeddah, and yet still unresolved. What kind of our government doing their actions for the problem of our kababayan in Middle East? gosh...anu ba yan?
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An alliance of organizations composed of overseas Filipino workers’ groups and their families on Wednesday called for the immediate repatriation of some 250 imprisoned OFWs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
At the same time, Migrante International scored the Arroyo administration for its inaction.“It’s deplorable how the Arroyo administration allows the stranded OFWs to endure such inhumane conditions," Maita Santiago, Migrante International Secretary-General, said.
Santiago said these OFWs were forced to run away from abusive employers.
“But instead of receiving genuine assistance, they’ve been ‘criminalized.’ They face the possibility of being returned to their employers," Santiago said.
The 250 OFWs who were stranded in Jeddah landed in crowded deportation center after immigration raids, Mirgante said.
OFWs were also forced to “fight" for food and water. They also slept on cardboard boxes and many have fallen ill, Migrante said. Among the sick is “Baby Ryan," the one-year-old child of Sarah Manukat who suffered fever.
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