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The Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute is building a team for an innovative project that seeks to curb trafficking and illegal recruitment of Overseas Filipino Workers. We need the following:
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24 Oras: Dalawang OFW na ibinenta ng kapwa nila Pilipino sa iba’t ibang lalaki sa Bahrain
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January 21, 2020 Executive Secretary Abudlraof Macacua of the Bangsamoro autonomous government and former labor undersecretary Susan Ople, head of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center signed an agreement on the creation of a special task force to prevent the trafficking of minors and women as domestic workers overseas. The signing took place […]
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 joint legislative probe into OFW death in Kuwait
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January 1, 2020 The Blas F. Ople Policy Center urged the Senate and House committees on labor as well as OFW affairs to conduct a joint hearing on the recent killing of a Filipino domestic worker in Kuwait by her lady employer, particularly on the capacity of both the government and private sectors to effectively […]
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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 Social Media Specialist to help manage […]
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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 […]
OFW groups seek moratorium on SSS and Philhealth premium hikes
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June 17, 2019 The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-government organization that specializes in labor migration, warned that scheduled increases in OFW contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) and Philhealth would likely push more workers to leave as tourists rather than go through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). In a joint […]
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OFW groups back plan to build new airport in Bulacan
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November 26, 2018 Various OFW groups expressed support to the building of the New Manila International Airport in Bulacan in petition letters sent to the Department of Transportation and also to the Office of the President. In their letter, the OFWs cited the following reasons as the basis of their support: “Around 4,000 to 5,000 […]
