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The
poor giver
Charity group founder’s woes hobble OFW philanthropy
CALOOCAN
CITY—ON A side street of a biscuit factory here the smell
of spoiled food, re-used cooking oil, murky wastewater, and sweat
of a hundred laborers mixes with the fluttering haze of Maria
Luisa Tayco’s dreams of migrant giving. It is here where
Tayco, recipient of the Singaporean community’s Golden Samaritan
award, faces up to the reality of life after 14 years of working
near Raffles’ Center and seven years of charity work on
Bayanihan Centre in Pasir Panjang Road. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
reports for the OFWJC. Full
story
Gov’t
says open to redeploy Pinoys not ready to return
MANILA--SUCCESSFULLY
building a business after working abroad, Alberto Limbo Perez still
couldn’t be pinned down in his own country. Luckily for him,
a recently-built government center can give him that chance. A National
Reintegration Center for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) was launched
recently to mold Filipino workers like Perez to either stay home
for good or go back to migrant work. Funded by the Overseas Workers
Welfare Administration with a P7-million purse (US$140,000 at US$1=P48),
the Center could also help these Filipino workers find jobs anywhere
in the world while preparing for that time he or she could eventually
return. KRISTY ANNE C. TOPACIO-MANALAYSAY reports
for the OFWJC. Full
story
Chamber
of Commerce for OFWs pushed
MANILA–PEOPLE who built their business from
working abroad are moving to form a Chamber of Commerce to lure
more overseas Filipino workers into becoming entrepreneurs. “Instead
of going to greedy local businessmen, fellow OFWs can go to themselves
and make arrangements to supply some raw materials, or even provide
discounts to some of their products to fellow OFW entrepreneurs,”
businessman and former Saudi Arabia-based contract worker Miguel
Bolos said. KRISTY ANNCE C. TOPACIO-MANALAYSAY
and JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO report for the OFWJC.
Full
story
SIDEBAR
Asean migration pact seen to push low-skilled workers into further
risk
SMAKATI
CITY–LESS protected under an international convention, domestic
helpers and low-skilled temporary migrant workers still couldn’t
find solace within a pact among Asean countries, analysts pointed
out recently. Advocates say this omission by member-countries in
a non-binding declaration on migrant workers’ protection by
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations could push millions of
transient workers into accepting more dirty and demeaning jobs and
weak bargaining positions. JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO
reports
for the OFWJC. Full
story
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