A Philippines House of Representatives lawmaker has urged the Philippine government to push for “live-out” arrangements for Filipino domestic workers to prevent them being abused by employers.
Francisco Aguilar Jr., spokesperson of the ACTS OFW party-list at the House of Representatives, said that Filipino domestic workers abroad, particularly in the Middle East, are vulnerable to abuse when they live with their employers, GMA News reported.
“To counteract this vulnerability, we have to encourage live-out schemes for our domestic workers once they have completed their job shift,” Aguilar said.
Aguilar added that domestic workers would be better able to get adequate rest and sleep and have more privacy if they did not stay with their employers. As an example, he cited that Filipino housekeepers in Japan are allowed to leave their workplace after completing their eight-hour shift.
Aguilar said the call for the live-out scheme came after the death of Emerita Gannaban, a Filipino domestic worker, who died of poisoning in Saudi Arabia. According to Gannaban’s family, the domestic worker complained of being maltreated by her employer and was kept in a bathroom and was not fed.
Read: Filipino domestic worker dies of poisoning in Saudi Arabia
Ang problema sa hk ngayon ay space. Kaya nga hindi napapayagan basta basta mga taga Tsina pumasok dito dahil maliit lang hk. Which means malabo mapatupad itong leave out.
Ang problema sa hk ngayon ay space. Kaya nga hindi napapayagan basta basta mga taga Tsina pumasok dito dahil maliit lang hk. Which means malabo mapatupad itong leave out.
Gawin po agad bka pinapaasa lng ninyo ang mga OFW sa HK
Gawin po agad bka pinapaasa lng ninyo ang mga OFW sa HK
Sa dami ng matatalinong congressman ng pilipnas bakit ngayun lng nila naisip ang problemang ito ng mga OFW. Sana aksyunan kaagad ito at ng mabigyan nman ang mga OFW ng konting privacy sa mga abusadong amo at sa mga may mabubuting amo pwede naman silang mag stay in kng gusto nila.
Sa dami ng matatalinong congressman ng pilipnas bakit ngayun lng nila naisip ang problemang ito ng mga OFW. Sana aksyunan kaagad ito at ng mabigyan nman ang mga OFW ng konting privacy sa mga abusadong amo at sa mga may mabubuting amo pwede naman silang mag stay in kng gusto nila.