Archive for 2013

GMA NEWS: 24 ORAS – Ilang recruitment agency, itinigil ang pagpapadala n domestic helpers sa HK

Posted on: March 18th, 2013 by Concorde International
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Published on Feb 28, 2013 24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mike Enriquez and Mel Tiangco. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanetwork.com/24oras.

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Deployment of household workers to HK starts to drop- PhilStar HEADLINES

Posted on: March 11th, 2013 by Concorde International
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MANILA, Philippines – The Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines (SHARP) said yesterday that the moratorium it imposed on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to the former British colony is now gaining momentum. In a statement, SHARP president Alfredo Palmiery said that the number of […]

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With hiring moratorium, HK employers hold on to maids — Philippine Daily Inquirer

Posted on: March 11th, 2013 by Concorde International
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Hong Kong employers of Filipino maids are holding on to them or renewing their contracts themselves after a Philippine-based recruiters association imposed a moratorium on the deployment of household service workers (HSW) to the Chinese special region. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), however, said it was too early […]

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3 Executed Pinoys should not be called OFWs – Inquirer

Posted on: February 12th, 2013 by Concorde International
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Alfredo Palmiery, president of Federated Association of Manpower Exporters Inc., Thursday said Sally Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain, who were executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, had no record of being OFWs.

“They were never hired by any legitimate agency, they had no working contracts [and] working visas, and they were lured into transporting illegal drugs by a foreign syndicate preying on jobless Filipinos looking to make a quick buck” Palmiery said in a statement.

“It is an insult to the millions of OFWs all over the world to call the three OFWs as they had no intention to work in China and were merely convinced to travel as tourists to bring contraband into China”, he said.

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Dont’ be eager to offload OFWs, recruiters urge immigration men – Inquirer

Posted on: February 12th, 2013 by Concorde International
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MANILA, Philippines – Immigration agents at the country’s international airports should not just offload Filipino workers holding overseas employment certificates (OECs) on the mere suspicion that these are fake, leaders of recruitment groups said on Friday. The recruiters said this Friday at a forum hosted by the government’s Inter-Agency Council […]

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