On the Record: The OFW story: The price and prize of greener pastures
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CNN Philippine Guests: Susan V. Ople, President, Ople Center & Cong. Raymond D. Mendoza, TUCP Partylist
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Ex-labor official calls for better protection, monitoring of OFWs after Pinay death in Kuwait | ANC
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Link: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/20/ex-labor-official-calls-for-better-protection-monitoring-of-ofws-after-pinay-death-in-taiwan?fbclid=IwAR1HyBpKeChfs82arcW6WLe-CZnW9p8J5XQoeI8X2f-zhLE1jaUbchlNvnQ
NGO seeks tougher penalties for illegal recruiters, human traffickers deploying OFWs to war-torn countries
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January 7, 2020 The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-profit organization that helps distressed overseas Filipino workers, called for tougher penalties against illegal recruiters that deploy victims to countries or territories deemed unsafe by the Philippine government. “Illegal recruiters and human traffickers that recruit and deploy Filipino workers to war-torn countries such as Libya, […]
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Enumerators Conduct of Baseline Survey for OFWs SUMMARY The Anti-Slavery Project for Overseas Filipino Domestic Workers requires the establishment of baseline information on 1) response time by government, and 2) satisfaction level of OFWs with the service provided by the Task Force and other agencies. The Baseline Interview will interview trafficked OFWs who were assisted […]
Urgent Hiring: Layout and Graphic Artist
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The Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, in partnership with the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) and the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), is currently implementing a Project aimed at reducing the prevalence of severe exploitation of Filipino domestic workers overseas. The Project requires a Layout and Graphic Artist to design […]
Urgent Hiring: Consultant for a Research Project on Labor Trafficking of Overseas Filipino Workers
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The Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute is in urgent need of a Consultant for a Research Project on Labor Trafficking of Overseas Filipino Workers. Please see attached Terms. Interested applicants should submit a Letter of Application and their Resume to the Executive Director through email ([email protected] and [email protected]). Deadline of submission is […]
OFW advocates, recruitment industry seek Senate, House to probe new monopoly on medical tests for Kuwait-bound OFWs
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August 15, 2016 Labor advocate Susan Ople urged the labor committees of the Senate and House of Representatives to look into a new medical certification scheme for Kuwait-bound OFWs that charges nearly triple the costs of prevailing medical tests and limits the number of eligible clinics to only seven Metro Manila-based medical centers. The head […]
Ople Center commends Duterte administration for coming to the aid of stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia
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August 15, 2016 The Blas F. Ople Policy Center commended the Duterte administration for its all-out assistance to thousands of stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia. The Ople Center noted that Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is set to leave for Saudi Arabia today with a 40-man delegation to include representatives of the […]
Sweet corn vendor welcomes son home after 7 years on Saudi death row
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May 25, 2016 Sweet corn vendor Editha Langamin and her husband, Clemente, welcomed home today their son, 32-year old Jonard Langamin, who was recently released from the Dammam detention center in Saudi Arabia after spending seven (7) years on Saudi Arabia’s death row. Langamin arrived at 10 A.M. aboard Philippine Airlines flight no. 0683 from […]
Ople cites possible human rights violations vs Nanay Gloria
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OFW Advocate Susan “Toots” Ople today expressed concern over possible human rights abuses taking place right at the country’s international airport terminals because of the alleged syndicated planting of bullets on unsuspecting passengers. Ople, who heads the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, said that 56-year old overseas Filipino worker Gloria Ortinez was interrogated by […]
