http://www.asianjournal.com/
April 6th, 2007
RP envoy in Bahrain warns vs illegal recruitment of maids
MANILA, Philippines — In light of the new deployment rules for household service workers, the Philippine embassy in Bahrain warned against illegal recruitment of maids younger than the allowed 23 years old, an official said.
In his report to Manila, Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Eduardo Pablo Maglaya has issued a warning against the employment of under-aged Filipinos as domestic workers and their illegal entry into Bahrain through Cyprus.
Maglaya said that certain recruitment agencies in the Philippines are reportedly sending young Filipino housemaids to Bahrain using tampered passports.
http://www.asianjournal.com/
April 6th, 2007
RP envoy in Bahrain warns vs illegal recruitment of maids
MANILA, Philippines — In light of the new deployment rules for household service workers, the Philippine embassy in Bahrain warned against illegal recruitment of maids younger than the allowed 23 years old, an official said.
In his report to Manila, Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Eduardo Pablo Maglaya has issued a warning against the employment of under-aged Filipinos as domestic workers and their illegal entry into Bahrain through Cyprus.
Maglaya said that certain recruitment agencies in the Philippines are reportedly sending young Filipino housemaids to Bahrain using tampered passports.
He said further reports revealed that some workers have arrived in Bahrain through the Larnaca Airport in Cyprus, and were illegally recruited to work for Bahraini employers who would not agree to give fair wages and decent working and living conditions.
“In light of the reforms that the Philippine government has started to implement, that is, minimum wage requirement, higher-age requirement, non-payment of processing fees, it is not farfetched that this negative consequence would take place,” Maglaya said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has been urging Filipinos who wish to work abroad to go through the process mandated by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to avoid being illegally recruited.
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