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	<description>Empowering OFWs to help each other.</description>
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		<title>DOLE: More OFWs coming home for good</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/dole-more-ofws-coming-home-for-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 08:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new trend of reverse migration is being seen by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) with more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to return to the country to work and stay for good. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has expressed optimism more OFWs could be lured back to the Philippines with the lucrative jobs now available in the country. Baldoz said many local companies, particularly in the tourism and entertainment sectors, now provide compensations &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/dole-more-ofws-coming-home-for-good/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OFWs in Saudi want passport renewal outsourced</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/ofws-in-saudi-want-passport-renewal-outsourced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/ofws-in-saudi-want-passport-renewal-outsourced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filipino community leaders led by All Filipino Community and Sports Commission (AFCSCOM), an umbrella organization of more than 60 groups and clubs in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, are calling on the Philippine Embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs to heed their request to outsource the passport renewal process. AFCSCOM chairman Danny Rioflorido said they want a private company to handle the job because of the backlog in the embassy’s appointment system. The &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/ofws-in-saudi-want-passport-renewal-outsourced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MECO confirms 2 OFWs attacked in Taiwan</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/meco-confirms-2-ofws-attacked-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Philippine government is ready to evacuate Filipinos in Taiwan in case tensions and attacks further escalate. Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chairman Amadeo Perez Jr. told the families here not to worry. According to Perez, there is already a specific instruction from President Benigno Aquino III to primarily focus on the welfare of the Filipinos and a task force has been created in this regard. This comes after two overseas Filipino workers were &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/20/meco-confirms-2-ofws-attacked-there/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OFW assaulted in Taiwan [Manila Bulletin]</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/17/ofw-assaulted-in-taiwan-manila-bulletin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/17/ofw-assaulted-in-taiwan-manila-bulletin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hiring freeze]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taipei&#8217;s Manila Economic Cooperation Office (MECO) has confirmed earlier reports that a Filipino in Kaoshiung was hit in the arm with a baseball bat by a Taiwanese. This was apparently as a retaliation to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman last week. &#8220;The OFW is now in our office in Kaoshiung,&#8221; this is according to MECO Executive Director Antonio Basilio. Read more &#62;&#62;&#62;]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan&#8217;s freeze order on OFW hiring in effect since May 15</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/17/taiwans-freeze-order-on-ofw-hiring-in-effect-since-may-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/17/taiwans-freeze-order-on-ofw-hiring-in-effect-since-may-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taiwan&#8217;s freeze order on the hiring of all Filipino workers has been in effect since May 15, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Friday. &#8220;As of yesterday po ay may nakuha kaming advisory ng TECO (Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office) sa kanilang website na naga-announce po ng freeze po, effective May 15, sa lahat po ng work permit applications ng mga Filipino blue-collar workers, kasama po dyan ang first time applicants, yung mga &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/17/taiwans-freeze-order-on-ofw-hiring-in-effect-since-may-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No flip-flops, mini skirts: PHL consulate in Dubai strictly implements dress code</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/no-flip-flops-mini-skirts-phl-consulate-in-dubai-strictly-implements-dress-code/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filipinos wearing flip-flops, sandals, short pants, mini-skirts and sleeveless upper garments are now barred from entering the Philippine Consulate in Dubai, which is strictly implementing a dress code for visitors. Consul General to Dubai Frank Cimafranca told UAE news site Gulf News they had to strictly enforce the dress code to show &#8220;respect&#8221; to the consulate. “We&#8217;re a service-provider and we try to accommodate everyone. The consulate belongs to our people … but we must also observe proper &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/no-flip-flops-mini-skirts-phl-consulate-in-dubai-strictly-implements-dress-code/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OFWs in Taiwan can&#8217;t enter markets as they bear brunt of public outrage [GMA News]</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/ofws-in-taiwan-cant-enter-markets-as-they-bear-brunt-of-public-outrage-gma-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Taiwanese government turned up the pressure on the Philippines over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters, OFWs are receiving the brunt of the outrage of the Taiwanese public, with Filipinos reporting market vendors that refuse to sell to them and the burning of the Philippine flag and effigies of President Aquino. “Cristina,” a Filipina working as a caregiver for seven years in Taiwan said it has been difficult for some &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/ofws-in-taiwan-cant-enter-markets-as-they-bear-brunt-of-public-outrage-gma-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>40 distressed Pinoys come home from Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/40-distressed-pinoys-come-home-from-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/40-distressed-pinoys-come-home-from-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around 40 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were allegedly maltreated by their employers returned home from Kuwait yesterday afternoon, May 15, 2013. The Pinoy migrant workers arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 aboard Emirates EK-332 flight. Most of these OFWs came home due to problems they had with their employers.]]></description>
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		<title>POEA bars Kuwaiti employer, Ph recruiter from hiring OFWs</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/poea-bars-kuwaiti-employer-ph-recruiter-from-hiring-ofws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/poea-bars-kuwaiti-employer-ph-recruiter-from-hiring-ofws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration recently stopped a recruitment agency and its Kuwaiti employer from further recruiting Filipino workers while it investigates the various complaints filed against them. Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the POEA has motu propio initiated the filing of recruitment violation cases against Aim High International Placement and its Kuwaiti employer, Tanzifco Company, WLL after receiving requests for assistance filed by some 17 OFWs employed by the company from the Philippine &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/16/poea-bars-kuwaiti-employer-ph-recruiter-from-hiring-ofws/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2,000 undocumented Pinoys in Saudi still camping outside consulate</title>
		<link>http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/15/2000-undocumented-pinoys-in-saudi-still-camping-outside-consulate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grace_bautista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 2,000 Filipino workers are still camping outside the Philippine Consulate in Saudi Arabia despite the new concessions given by the Saudi government to undocumented workes in the kingdom. The Arab News site reported that the Filipinos are either waiting for their emergency travel documents to go home or trying to avail of recent concessions announced by the Saudi government. While some workers left the camp after the Saudi government announced labor concessions last Friday, their tents &#8230; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ofwwatch.com/blog/2013/05/15/2000-undocumented-pinoys-in-saudi-still-camping-outside-consulate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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