By Noel Abuel, Abante, June 27, 2016
Dumulog sa Hong Kong (HK) police ang 12 Filipino domestic workers matapos na umano’y matangayan ng malaking halaga ng salapi ng isang recruitment agency kapalit ng trabaho sa bansang Canada.
Sa ulat ng The Sun Hong Kong, nagsumite na ng reklamo sa Labour Department’s Employment Agency Administration at sa Wan Chai District Police Headquarters, ang walo sa mga biktima laban sa recruitment agency na Excellent Nannies na pag-aari ng isang Grace Ngan, isang Filipina, na kasal sa isang Chinese national.
Sinasabing nakuhanan ang mga ito ng HK$10,000 at HK$45,000 o katumbas ng P60,535 at P272,407 bawat isa kapalit ng trabaho sa Canada.
Base sa reklamo ng mga ito, pinangakuan ang mga ito ng trabaho bilang mga nannies o caregivers sa mga senior citizens sa Ottawa at Toronto at may sahod na aabot sa P13,912 hanggang P15,900 kada linggo.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth
Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week
Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
