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Tag: OFWs
European Commission praises OFWs
European Commission President Herman van Rompuy recognized and praised overseas Filipino workers in Europe. Rompuy acknowledged the economic contributions of Filipino migrant workers in Europe. OFWs send 2.3 billion euros worth of remittances to the Philippines while Europe is the largest employer of Filipino seafarers.
OFWs in West Africa protest against mandatory repatriation
Overseas Filipino workers in three countries in west Africa protests against the mandatory repatriation when the Department of Foreign Affairs raised to Alert Level 4 the situation in the said region due to the Ebola outbreak.
Over 400 Filipino repatriates from Libya, to arrive tonight
Over 400 OFWs from Libya is due to arrive in the Philippines tonight. The repatriates where able to leave the troubled country thru a land route in Tunisia with the help of the Philippine embassy in Tripoli and a government rapid response team.
Libyan OFWs return to the Philippines
Two batches of overseas Filipino workers – numbering 768 – have returned to the Philippines from Libya. Other than the immediate repatriation, the DFA is also enforcing a deployment ban due to the crisis in Libya.
DFA monitoring evacuation of OFWs in Libya
The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the evacuation of more than 300 overseas Filipino workers that are employed in an automotive company in Libya.
OFWs join evacuation from Libya
An estimated 50 overseas Filipino workers were said to be included in the foreign workers that evacuated Libya through the Tunisian border.
300 OFWs from Libya return to the Philippines
Almost 300 out of 13,000 OFW’s in Libya returned to the country due to the voluntary repatriation instituted by the Department of Labor and Employment.
DFA calls on OFWs in Libya to avail of voluntary repatriation
The Department of Foreign Affairs continue to advise OFWs in Libya to leave the country immediately, due to the increasingly volatile situation there.
OFWs dismayed by DOLE’s dismissal of the case against official for sex for flight scheme
An OFW group was dismayed when the Department of Labor and Employment decided to dismiss the charges against the Assistant Labor Attache to Riyadh Antonio Villafuerte for lack of factual basis.
