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THE OPLE CENTER AND PARTNERS ‘Saving a traffic victim not enough, She should be given a productive, new life’

Posted on July 28, 2021August 20, 2021

By Riza Ramirez-Flores, Social Worker One of the major components for the recovery of victim-survivors of severe exploitation and violence abroad is social and economic reintegration, which includes programs for psychosocial support and counseling, as well as life skills, livelihood training and employment in sustainable jobs. The Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute […]

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2 women, 2 tales of exploitation, hope

Posted on July 27, 2021August 17, 2021

By Jennifer Rivera-Sespene TWO women who survived sexual slavery in Bahrain shared their stories of redemption and justice that happened in a time of COVID-19 pandemic. Faith was 28-year-old at the time she left Baguio City to the United Arab Emirates in 2018 to work as a beautician. Hope was 36 years old when she […]

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All set for Europe, she landed in Kurdistan

Posted on July 27, 2021August 17, 2021

By Jennifer Rivera-Sespene GRACIA was 42 years old when she was promised a job in Europe as a household worker with a salary of US$400, equivalent to PhP 18,000, which was twice the amount of anyone with a similar job in the Philippines. She left her hometown in Bulacan on March 29, 2018. To her surprise, she ended […]

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US lauds PH trafficking response; Database vs exploitation up

Posted on July 26, 2021August 16, 2021

By Noel PadalhinMonitoring and Evaluation Officer and Mark Borromeo Data Protection Officer The Philippines had set a new record in being the first ASEAN country to have maintained a Tier 1 category ranking in the U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking-in-Persons Report 2020 for five years straight, an elite ranking in terms of trafficking response. The […]

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Govt, Ople Center, Gfems Assist thousands of OFWs

Posted on July 21, 2021August 16, 2021

There was a massive prevalence of exploitation of overseas Filipino workers that were not addressed, particularly of domestic or household service workers to the Middle Eastern region. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Overseas Worker Welfare Administration, a total of 4,879 cases of severely exploited household service workers were recorded from 2017 […]

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

Position: TRAINER ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT Duration: One Month Individuals and/or institutions must submit their CV/s, application letters, references, relevant training materials, and other supporting documents at [email protected] by Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

Position: CONSULTANT: MAPPING OF REINTEGRATION SERVICES Area of Assignment: Remote Work Arrangement/Pasay City (Physical Office) Please submit your comprehensive CV, application letter, references, and relevant materials at [email protected] by Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for examination and interviews.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Posted on July 7, 2021

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER SERVICES FOR THE INTEGRATED CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ICMS)

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Ople Center tells DOLE: Allow Saudi-bound OFWS to leave, as long as employers are willing to pay Covid requirements

Posted on May 28, 2021

May 28, 2021 The Blas F. Ople Policy Center urged the labor department to exempt Saudi-bound migrant workers whose forein employers are willing to shoulder the costs of COVID19 protocols set by the Saudi government. Susan Ople, head of the policy center, noted that these workers already went through the hiring process and have overseas […]

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CALL FOR APPLICATION

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

DEBRIEFING SERVICES FOR DISTRESSED OFWs

Author: Susan Ople

THE OPLE CENTER AND PARTNERS ‘Saving a traffic victim not enough, She should be given a productive, new life’

2 women, 2 tales of exploitation, hope

All set for Europe, she landed in Kurdistan

US lauds PH trafficking response; Database vs exploitation up

Govt, Ople Center, Gfems Assist thousands of OFWs

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Ople Center tells DOLE: Allow Saudi-bound OFWS to leave, as long as employers are willing to pay Covid requirements

CALL FOR APPLICATION

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