PINOY OFW

DOLE: Deployment Ban to Lebanon May Be Lifted Soon

GOV.PH — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:18:28 +0000

Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday signed two landmark agreements with her counterpart in Lebanon, Labor Minister Charbel Nahaz, that could pave the way for the lifting of... Read more »

Permanent Status Pushed for Temp Workers in British Columbia, Canada

ABS-CBN NEWS — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:10:43 +0000

A group of businessmen from British Columbia is proposing to allow temporary foreign workers to immediately land as immigrants in Canada. Fort St. John’s chamber of commerce and the owner... Read more »

PH, Lebanon Ink Accords to Protect OFWs

INQUIRER.NET — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:51:02 +0000

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Wednesday signed two agreements here to protect the rights of Filipino workers in Lebanon and pave the way for the lifting of a ban imposed... Read more »

Test to Say if Pinoy Teachers Keep Baltimore Jobs

ABS-CBN NEWS — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:01:53 +0000

The jobs of hundreds of Filipino teachers in Baltimore public schools are hanging on the results of a “market test” that will show whether they’re still needed for the next... Read more »

Filipinos in Iraq Urged to Come Home Voluntarily

MANILA STANDARD — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:57:35 +0000

THE Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday urged overseas Filipino workers in Iraq to avail of the voluntary repatriation program now being offered by the Philippine government as the alert... Read more »

DFA Won’t Raise Passport Fees This Year

INQUIRER.NET — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:39:59 +0000

Good news for those who want to renew or get for the first time a Philippine passport. There will be a freeze on passport processing fees this year, according to... Read more »

OFWs in Barcelona, Spain Oppose Impending Closure of PH Consulate

INQUIRER.NET — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:34:36 +0000

Overseas Filipino workers in Barcelona, Spain, have petitioned the Department of Foreign Affairs to reconsider its decision to shut down the Philippine consulate general there, saying the diplomatic post has... Read more »

Ban on Deployment of Filipino Maids to Jordan Stays

ASIA ONE NEWS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:18:17 +0000

“It is inhuman.” This was what Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said after meeting with a 23-year-old undocumented Filipina maid, who had allegedly been beaten for a year then finally fled... Read more »

Saudi Ministry of Health to Hire More Filipino Nurses

SAUDI GAZETTE — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:10:58 +0000

The Ministry of Health is recruiting more Filipino medicos, a press statement of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, issued here Sunday, has said. “The Saudi Ministry of... Read more »

OFWs Use Internet, Not Landlines, To Keep in Touch

ABS-CBN NEWS — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:23 +0000

The Internet is now the primary communication channel for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. According to the TNS Digital Life 2012 study, which was presented to the media... Read more »