Filipina Rosario Pineda has a labour case that revolved into a civil case for the past three years since March 2003.
She filed the case against her employer, Rashid Mubarak Bu Turki, for five months of unpaid wages working as a seamstress in his Muharraq tailoring shop.
In return, her sponsor filed a case against her claiming that he loaned money amounting to BD560 prior to her departure from the Philippines. Her sponsor produced a signed promissory note by Rosario stating that reimbursement will be done through monthly salary deductions.
CID reports outwardly confirm that the signature didn’t match her signature or the signature specimen she was asked to provide at the station. Rosario continues to deny ever having received money from her sponsor, insisting that it was a forged promissory note.
Filipina Rosario Pineda has a labour case that revolved into a civil case for the past three years since March 2003.
She filed the case against her employer, Rashid Mubarak Bu Turki, for five months of unpaid wages working as a seamstress in his Muharraq tailoring shop.
In return, her sponsor filed a case against her claiming that he loaned money amounting to BD560 prior to her departure from the Philippines. Her sponsor produced a signed promissory note by Rosario stating that reimbursement will be done through monthly salary deductions.
CID reports outwardly confirm that the signature didn’t match her signature or the signature specimen she was asked to provide at the station. Rosario continues to deny ever having received money from her sponsor, insisting that it was a forged promissory note.
A court order was issued based on CID findings in the sponsor’s favour since Rosario failed to appear for hearings.
Rosario lived at the Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) shelter when the case was pending in the court. OWWA officials and Rosario claim that they never received the hearing notices which was why she could never appear to present her case.
On another front, Rosario left the shelter on two occasions, disappearing for months, and believed to have went away with her lover only to come back crying seeking help again.
Philippine Embassy officials believe this was the main contributor for losing merit over her case.
Welfare officer Attorney Venus Bravo said, “This is a fine example of help offered and help denied. She already had a problem to begin with, and chose to deviate from reality and lounge herself in her own fantasy. She lost her case because she was least concerned to follow up her case prioritising to fulfil her emotions.”
“This is recurrence of her behaviour; she went away once and then came back. In fact, she’s just spent a week here at the shelter after returning from her Bahrain tour. She needs to help herself first before anything else to fall into place.”
Consular Assistant and Attaché Ramon Nerida concurs by saying: “We’re helping her all we can, but she must cooperate, otherwise all our efforts are futile. It’s clear that Rosario needs more help other than consular assistance.”
“Previous records confirm her exits twice from the shelter only to return again. We don’t turn anyone away who needs help it’s our duty. We’ll continue to push her case,” Consul Imelda Panlong said.
Article from: Bahrain Tribune Newspaper- www.BahrainTribune.com