By Armida Rico, Abante, July 26, 2016
Isang araw bago ang kaarawan, dumating na sa bansa ang labi ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na namatay matapos mahulog mula sa ika-15 palapag sa tinitirahan nitong gusali sa Malaysia.
Bandang ala-una ng hapon noong Hulyo 24 nang dumating ang bangkay ng OFW na si Nikki Torrefranca, 27, sa Kalibo International Airport.
Emosyonal naman ang pagsalubong ng pamilya Torrefranca mula sa Barangay Polo New Washington, Aklan sa labi ng OFW na kung saan nakasilid sa isang kahon nang lumapag ang eroplano na pinagsakyan dito sa nasabing paliparan.
Nagpapasalamat naman si Renato Torrefranca, ama ni Nikki sa embahada ng Pilipinas sa Malaysia at sa tanggapan ng Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA) na naging mabilis ang pagpauwi sa labi ng kanyang anak ito’y matapos sa kanilang hilingin na bago sumapit ang Hulyo 25 ay makapiling nila ang kanilang anak dahil sa kaarawan nito.
Magugunitang noong Hulyo 20 dakong alas-2:30 ng madaling-araw nang mataranta at tumakas umano si Nikki mula sa mga Malaysian authorities na nagsasagawa ng raid laban sa mga undocumented worker na kung saan umakyat sa ika-15 palapag at bumagsak ito sa ika-10 palapag na agad itong namatay dahil sa internal injuries.
Sinasabing gumagamit lamang ang OFW ng tourist visa at nagtatrabaho sa isang restaurant sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ng halos isang taon.
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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