Financial Aid Application Sparks Frustration Among OFWs in UAE Many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed concern over the application process for financial aid from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), intended for those affected by the crisis in the Middle East. On the day the online registration opened, … Read more
Maltreated OFW Faints in Airport While Seeking Help & Got Robbed by Fellow Filipinos A maltreated OFW fainted at the airport while seeking for help. and got robbed by her fellow migrant workers at the quarantine hotel. A female Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) identified as Maribel Cantillo complained against her employer for allegedly maltreating her. … Read more
DOLE Confirms 9 Filipino Seafarers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Western Australia The Department of Labor and Employment reported that nine Filipino seafarers have tested for coronavirus disease. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III confirmed that nine Filipino seafarers in Western Australia are infected with the coronavirus disease. The Pinoy seaworkers are employees of Patricia Oldendorff vessel. … Read more
Left with no income, a group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia was forced to digging through the trash for food. The OFWs who are based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia have been no-work-no-pay for four months already due to pandemic lockdown. “Hindi na po namin alam kung ano ang aming gagawin. Ultimong pagkain … Read more