Monday, November 04, 2013

Filipino workers ‘abused’ in Saudi Arabia...

Thirty Filipino workers, who returned to Manila on Monday, revealed details of their ordeal during their stay in Saudi Arabia.

“They treated us like animals,” said 46-year-old domestic helper Amor Roxas.

Saudi police rounded up the workers in a crowded cell for four days before they were allowed to return home, Roxas stated.

Yvonne Montefeo, another worker, said, “Our feet were chained.”

According to Migrante International, a support group for overseas Filipino workers, the immigrants were among an estimated 6,700 Filipinos stranded in parts of Saudi Arabia for the lack of documents.

The group warned that the Filipinos “are in danger of being violently dispersed, arrested and detained by Saudi authorities.” Full story...

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