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OFW group seeks abolition
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Migrante, a militant federation of overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs) groups, is asking the Arroyo administration
to call for a discussion of the controversial sponsorship system for
Gulf States-based OFWs, among many other labor migration issues,
during the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development that will
be held in Manila in October.
Earlier in January, the labor ministers of the
Gulf Co-operating Council (GCC) states made initial discussions on
this issue during the Gulf Forum on Temporary Contractual Labour in
Abu Dhabi, UAE. They will continue to discuss the issue in Manila in
October during the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development
that the Philippines is hosting.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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NGO seeks reintegration plan for Sabah
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The Blas F. Ople Policy Center (BFO Center) is asking the government
to adopt a reintegration plan for thousands of returning Filipinos
as the Malaysian government and state officials of Sabah gear up for
a massive crackdown on illegal workers in the island state.
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RP joins Transatlantic Forum on Migration
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The Philippines is one of 24 states represented in the First Annual
Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration now ongoing in
Nuremberg, Germany, until today, said the Department of Labor and
Employment.
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RP envoy to Italy negotiates
OFWs’ release in Albania
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The Philippine Embassy in Rome, Italy, through
Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier, has successfully negotiated the
release and repatriation of five contract workers allegedly abused
by employers in neighboring Albania.
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Women OFWs many, but remit less than men
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: For 12 years, Rita’s
family in the Philippines was fed through two shoe-box sized
containers at her feet.
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IMMIGRATION
SOLUTIONS
By Atty. Robert L. Reeves
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Of unlawful presence
and waivers
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Illegal presence in the United States can affect a person’s
ability to obtain permanent residence in the United States, or
obtain an immigrant visa at a consulate or embassy abroad.
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