The Senate of the Philippines has approved a bill mandating the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to publish a handbook for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
On Tuesday, the senate approved Senate Bill No. 192, also known as the Handbook for OFWs Act of 2016, on its second reading.
The bill was prepared and filed by senator Manny Pacquiao on June 30, 2016.
Pacquiao said he hopes the handbook will help to end the problem of human trafficking by making OFWs aware of their rights and responsibilities.
If the bill is approved by both the senate and congress on its third reading, it will be forwarded to the president of the Philippines for his approval.
There are currently about 10 million OFWs deployed across the globe.
Isumbong nyo sa embassy o sa POLO. It’s your right to hold your passport and iqama. Magkapenalty ang amo nyo pag malaman ng saudi ministry of labor.
sana namn ipaabot nyo sa mga employer dto sa middle east na sundin nla nakasaad sa contrata alam nyo kong day off lng pg uusapan ok lng yn kaht wala na pero sana namn pg tapos na ng contract pauwiin nila ang hirap kausap ang mga among arabo kaht pa sabihin mong babalik ka gusto nila 10 yrs ka bago uuwi..mag 4yrs na ako dmnlng nakapunta ng mall o tindahan pano lalabas walang passport at iqama dpa nasusunod ang bagay na gusto mong ipabili
Wala yan ang dapat di epektibo yan dito sa middle east kung ang mga taga embassy ay tulongis nasa klase yan ng mga tao ng embassy kung aktibo silasa pag aasikaso ng mga problemang isinusumbong sa kanila sabi ang passport dapat nasa OFW pero 99% di nasusunod yan may aksyon ba dyan ang embassy wala wala wala
Our employers here in saudi are holding our passports and iqama … how about that