Gabriela tops party-list poll in HK
Progressive candidates make headway in OAV
For the second time, Gabriela Women’s Party topped the party-list elections in Hong Kong cornering about 37% of votes cast by OFWs. READ MORE
First automated OAV voter chooses senatoriables Ocampo and Maza, Gabriela Party-List and Villar-Legarda team
She was the first to hold the official ballot of the automated election scheme, the first to use the designated pen and the first to feed the valid ballot in the PCOS. Her vote went to the progressives. READ MORE
On the first hours of OAV in HK
Harassment, de-listed voters and glitches mar voting day
Within the first few hours after the polls opened, harassment and intimidation as well as major glitches that may seriously hamper the implementation of the automated OAV in Hong Kong and disenfranchise OFWs, including de-listing, occurred. READ MORE
HK OFWs practice voting on ‘magic slate’
Gabriela offers oval shading exercise for coming OAV
In a bid to familiarize Filipino migrants with the automated election system for the coming overseas absentee voting, GABRIELA – HK with militant group United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK) set up practice tables with magic slates at Chater Road where OFWs can practice shading ballots. READ MORE
GABRIELA-HK celebrates women’s day with agenda for change
“The demand for change on the condition of women workers and those in other oppressed sectors was what prodded the declaration of the International Women’s Day. The agenda of women remains to be of change.” READ MORE
Gabriela expresses doubt on smooth AES in HK and Singapore
OAV is no lab test and OFWs are no lab rats for automated polls
“COMELEC’s misplaced confidence on the smooth implementation of the Automated Election System or AES in Hong Kong and Singapore is far from reassuring and instead reinforces our worry of a chaotic election for voters. OAV is not a lab test to fix hitches in the AES.” READ MORE
Hong Kong as a “bastion of progressives”
OFWs vow to put Ocampo, Maza in top spots in OAV
“We shall work hard to show that Hong Kong is not only a bastion of the opposition as it was known in 2007. It shall also be a bastion of progressives and those who seek substantial reforms in our system.” READ MORE
With looming protest, Pag-IBIG backs out mandatory OFW membership
Gabriela-HK calls to stop government exaction from overseas Pinoys
”It is a victory for the militant and vigilant OFWs resisting schemes for government exactions. While the GMA government is bent in squeezing more income from our labor, we shall always be there to fight its schemes every step of the way.” READ MORE
Gabriela-HK sets proclamation rally
Ocampo, Maza, GWP nominees to grace OFW event
“OFWs and our families also have high stakes in the coming elections. This early, we want to express our concerns, our stand on issues and our demand for change.” READ MORE
Philippine Consulate General in Macau only Interested in Passing its Accountability and Responsibility to Private Recruitment Agencies and in Exacting More Fees from its Nationals
Philippine Consul General to Macau Jaime Victor Ledda is more interested in passing his office’s accountability and responsibility to private recruitment agencies and in exacting more fees from its nationals in the territory when he stated that victims of illegal recruitment can only be solved if all Filipinos who would want to work in Macau should pass through legal authorities. READ MORE
Mission for Migrant Workers: “Illegal recruitment to Macau is being ignored”
The Philippines Government is ignoring the victims of illegal recruitment in Macau, the executive director of the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) based in Hong Kong, Cynthia Tellez, said in a statement published on the MFMW’s website. READ MORE
Illegal Recruitment in Macau Continues Unabated
Almost 50 Filipinos were illegally recruited to Macau during the last quarter of 2009 as recorded by the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW). But the number should be bigger as not all have sought assistance to the MFMW’s networks in the territory. READ MORE
Migrant Workers in Macau Unanimous Against
Affidavit of Support
In a dialogue with Consul General Ledda last September 22, more than 50 migrant workers from different organizations and churches in Macau unanimously stated that they are against the affidavit of support required by Philippine government officials. READ MORE
“OWWA mandatory membership must not be a prerequisite to secure OEC”
HK OFWs expose this as a new scheme to raise funds for the 2010 elections
 “Since when did membership in the OWWA become a prerequisite for OFWs securing the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC)?” READ MORE
Filipino Migrant Organizations in Macau Call to Scrap Affidavit of Support
Filipino migrant organizations and ministries have strongly called on the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) to scrap what it and the Bureau of Immigration re-imposed requirement of an Affidavit of Support to Filipino nationals who wish to come to Macau from the Philippines. They said that such a requirement is an added financial burden to Filipino nationals working in Macau, is useless for its intended purpose, violates the Constitution, and is a source of corruption. READ MORE
Migrant group denounces RP officer in Macau for letting illegal recruiter off the hook
The Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) denounces Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Officer Nicanor David, Jr. for letting off the hook an illegal recruiter in Macau in exchange of providing airfare to two of her victims. READ MORE |
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