A Filipino domestic worker who died days after returning home from Saudi Arabia was not paid her salary for three months’ work – 60,000 Philippine pesos.
Marivic Villarejo was a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia who returned to the Philippines on February 16. Pictures of Villarejo circulated online, showing the maid badly malnourished.
Four days after returning to her home – reportedly in Zamboanga Del Norte – Villarejo died.
A Facebook post alleged that she was abused and not given sufficient food by her employer prior to her return to the Philippines.
But on Tuesday, a relative of Villarejo named Mariz Doria said Marivic was not physically abused by her employers. She said Villarejo died of septic shock, community-acquired pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis.
However, Doria said Marivic Villarejo was not paid her salary for three months’ work, which amounted to 60,000 pesos (US$1,154), Cebu Daily News reported.
It was unclear if Villarejo’s employer had not given her food, as alleged on social media, or if she was unable to eat much because of illnesses.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration gave Villarejo’s family 20,000 pesos as financial aid and a scholarship for her child, who is a student in Grade 6.
Read: ‘Abused, starved’ maid dies 4 days after returning to Cebu
Kabayan amo ko sa loob ng Villa nkatago ang bigas kaya tanging nagagawa ko na lang ay bumili ng sarili kong pagkain..
Hida Leen Daguiwa
Grabe tlaga ang ibang amo sa kadamutan ..tama lng bumili ka dhil kng hintayin mo ang rasyon nila malnourish ka rin pag uwi..Ako nagppabili ako sa driver kng ano gusto kng kainin pero kng mkita ng amo kng lalaki nggalit sa asawa.ang kadlasan na mdamot babae.Wag nman sna tyo mkatulad sa kbbayan ntin na ito.
Philippines stop sending your daughters to Arab countries,they inhuman criminals. A good Arab employer dies not exist. The wives are the worst criminals