Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople said she will discuss with Hong Kong authorities the case of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who fell to her death while cleaning the windows of her employer’s apartment.
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said she will discuss with Hong Kong authorities the case of an overseas Filipino worker who fell to her death while cleaning the windows of her employer’s apartment.
“Hindi siya under sa criminal law ng Hong Kong but again we will pursue all legal avenues,” Ople said in JP Soriano’s “24 Oras” report on Wednesday. “Kakausapin ko rin ang aking counterpart, si Minister Sun [Yuk-han] ng Hong Kong, just to express our concern para sabihin din na hindi na dapat ito mangyari kasi malinaw naman na prohibited act ito,” she said.“Dinala siya sa ospital pero unfortunately, she didn't make it no, and kausap ko yung kapatid niya kanina, si Jayson, we are arranging na makalipad yung kapatid as the representative of the family to Hong Kong,” Ople said.
If they must clean the windows, Ople said, “Dapat may grills yung bintana at hindi dapat nakalabas yung katawan ng worker kundi hanggang kamay lang. Pwede sanang hindi nangyari kung nasunod lang yung terms and conditions ng kontrata niya.” The DMW maintained that the employer is responsible for the incident even if it appears from the initial information that they were asleep when the incident occurred.“Wala na nga daw po [siya]. Kahit hindi ko siya tunay na anak sa totoo lang napalapit na ito mabuti sa pamilya ko,” the victim's mother, Adelaida Bautista, said.— Richa Noriega/BM, GMA Integrated News
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