A Filipino migrant group in Hong Kong has criticized a proposed law that would require all domestic workers to pay more for the Social Security System (SSS) in the Philippines next year.
The Philippine legislature passed the Social Security Act of 2018 requiring all domestic workers overseas to pay the mandatory pension fund that will cost them PHP 2,400 (US$44) every month, starting next year, the sunwebhk.com reported.
The news came only one month after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) passed a resolution forcing all Filipino domestic workers to pay for personal insurance each time they sign an employment contract.
Together, these new laws will result in about HK$400 (US$50) being deducted from the monthly earnings of overseas domestic workers.
Dolores Balladares-Pelaez, the chair of United Filipinos-Migrante Hong Kong organization, reacted angrily, slamming the new imposition as another form of extortion on Filipino migrant workers.
However, some Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong appeared to be untroubled by the fees. One domestic worker who had been in Hong Kong for the past five years agreed with the scheme as she has no insurance coverage. She thinks the pension fund could help her when she returns home and retires.
But other domestic workers said they were concerned about how they can get the benefits, like hospitalization and maternity, if they still work abroad.
According to Migrante International, a support group for overseas Filipino workers worldwide, the new bill would result in PHP144 billion in earnings from the first year of implementation alone.
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Okey na yun at may makuha pag 60 na kesa maubos pahiram o pamigay.
Ano bang masama jan,marami dito tagal na sa hk pag uwi nga nga kasi walang sss. At kung benefits pag uusapan may mga beneficiaries naman tayo.babalik naman ang nacontribute natin pag nasa 60 na tayo.para yan sa atin kinabukasan na kahit ugod ugod na tayo may pera pa rin darating thru pensions.ano ba yan makakontra lng ang iba di inaalam muna.at hindi naman 2400 iyan ang gusto mo may 1100 naman.
They want this law compulsory for ofw because they have a fixed earning monthly, sss must cut from giving its top brass employees a very salary and bonuses,,,,,, all people’s money are just going to this people, while its members just taking a very small devidend at the end
There’s nothing wrong with it,it’s for their own good when the time comes,however,they have to shorten it to 5 years mandatory payment insted of 10 years,then it’s up to them to continue paying in order to have a reasonable amount of pension in the future.
….Next Year pa nmn ang Umpisa …????????????????????????????????????
For the future yan..sss will help you if you have contributed suvh amount its not a burden on the part of ofw its their own savings
Ang sss mapapakinabangan nyo lng kung tuloy tuloy paghulog nyo..paano kung naterminate ka or ayaw mo ng mag abraod at d mo natuloy d mo ma marefund yan..kalokohan deduct pa sa sahod …
Naghuhulog ate ko…nung namatay walang ibinigay kahit singko…
What d heckkkkkk??
I agree,
i started pay may sss contribution since 2001… porket itataas ng philhealth ang contibution tas pati sss? dapat kasi noong apply na sila punta dto dapat completo na sss philhealth at pag- ibig para di na hassle… point of view ko lang po… P2400 MONTHLY masyado mabigat sa may mga pinapaaral… pero kahit naman against ang iba majority pa din masusunod
Makakatulong yan my aanihin ka pag tumanda ka na parang savings mo na yan. Agreeeee
It is a favor for us,ofw.kc parang savings na rin natin yan.atlis kahit wla tayong personal savings,pag uwi natin meron parin tayong makukuha pagdating ng tamang panahon.
Pano nmn yung nagbabayad na monthly ng sss contribution…double na babayaran? Dapat siguro may option kung gustong mag avail or not…and dapat ayusin muna Nila system Nila puro na Lang bayaran kinokorap lng nmn
Pano nmn yung nagbabayad na monthly ng sss contribution…double na babayaran? Dapat siguro may option kung gustong mag avail or not…and dapat ayusin muna Nila system Nila puro na Lang bayaran kinokorap lng nmn
Ang tanong kung my makukuha mga kayu,bakit hindi nyo muna alamin kung ilang taon na lang ang sss para hindi magsara dahil sa pagkalugi,kaya mandatory yan para e cover sa kalugian nila,marami nmn naka avaio ng pension noon oa kahit hindi mandatory,wlang problrma ang pagbayad nyan,kung tama ang intention nila kung pinag aralan sana nila yan ng mabuti bago sila taas ng taas ng pension ng mga dati ng nag pepension kung malulgi ba,pulos pasikat kasi,,ngayun na nalugi ofw na nmn ang pasasaluhin nila,tapos pag oras na natin na tauu mangangIlangan,simot na nmn,,may private insurance company na rin na cgurado wlang kurakot,paanu makapag for good mga ofw e mas lalong ginatasan
Ang tanong kung my makukuha mga kayu,bakit hindi nyo muna alamin kung ilang taon na lang ang sss para hindi magsara dahil sa pagkalugi,kaya mandatory yan para e cover sa kalugian nila,marami nmn naka avaio ng pension noon oa kahit hindi mandatory,wlang problrma ang pagbayad nyan,kung tama ang intention nila kung pinag aralan sana nila yan ng mabuti bago sila taas ng taas ng pension ng mga dati ng nag pepension kung malulgi ba,pulos pasikat kasi,,ngayun na nalugi ofw na nmn ang pasasaluhin nila,tapos pag oras na natin na tauu mangangIlangan,simot na nmn,,may private insurance company na rin na cgurado wlang kurakot,paanu makapag for good mga ofw e mas lalong ginatasan