Some of the presidential contenders who took part in the second debate organized by the Comelec on Sunday vowed to give more protection to undocumented OFWs in Southeast Asia. VotePH OurVoteOurFuture | zacariansINQ
She also raised the need for an agreement on the portability of benefits — that is, allowing OFWs to retain the benefits they would get when they retire — as if they had not left the Philippines.The Philippines would only have to coordinate with the government of the country where the OFWs has been working.
Doctor-lawyer Jose Montemayor Jr., meanwhile, stressed the need to emphasize the labor and civil aspects of OFWs “especially since undocumented OFWs are more prone to abuse employers and companies.” “In areas where they really have no place to go, communications nowadays have become easy,” he added.Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso also vowed to protect both documented and undocumented OFWs — even those working outside of ASEAN. To achieve that, he would enter into bilateral labor agreements with other countries.
“There’s the Department of Migrant Workers. There’s the law on the OFW handbook that we passed,” he said.
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