The recruitment company of an abroad Filipino employee (OFW) needed to shell out round P500,000 to the Iraqi employer to permit the Filipina to go away, in keeping with Raffy Tima’s report on “24 Oras.”
Cielo Cacao mentioned she was initially employed to work in Oman, however left her employer to go to Dubai, the place a fellow OFW lured her to search out employment in Iraq.
“Kahit may sakit, magtatrabaho kasi ‘pag hindi ka nagtrabaho, magugutom ka po kasi ‘yung pagkain doon hindi libre,” Cacao mentioned, noting how her life turned depressing when she moved to Iraq.
According to her recruitment company, Cacao didn’t end her contract in Oman.
Cacao informed the company that she would return residence, however an official of the corporate mentioned they had been shocked when she requested to be rescued from Iraq.
“I can say po na hostage taking e, nag-ask po sila ng money kasi malamang si ate Cielo po, yung worker, ‘yung employer niya may binayad po siya doon sa Iraq para makuha siya. So, may contact din siya doon and malamang hindi papayag si employer na umuwi si ate Cielo na wala silang natatanggap na money,” Marinel Mayuyo, president of the Meja International Manpower Agency, mentioned.
Cross-country employment has been a long-time problem amongst OFWs. Instead of returning residence, OFWs transfer from one nation to a different in the hunt for higher pay.
“Hindi biro ang mag-asikaso ng isang cross-country dahil hindi ka basta basta maaasikaso ng embahada dahil wala kang mga records doon kaya very very alarming ito. Sa lahat ng aspeto kailangan pag-isipan muna ni overseas Filipino worker bago niya gawin ito,” David Castillon, the manpower company’s lawyer, mentioned.
The Department of Migrant Workers mentioned it has but to obtain a report on Cacao’s case and her rescue from Iraq.—Sherylin Untalan/LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
