MERGED: Lifting of Travel Ban to Iraq

[storya_ta_bai2]

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dapat naa sad unta requirement nga insurance para mas secured ang mga ofws nato nga mo largahay aning lugara.

[TristanE]

I hope kaning situation sa Saudi temporary lang ni, nagka storya mi sa akong amahan nga tua sa Saudi nag work for the past 30 years, ako gi ask bahin aning Saudization plan, nikatawa cya og ni ingon nga di mani posible in the long run kay TAPULAN ng kasagaran Saudis, kon mo work gani na sila kanang pang opisina ilang gusto, kanang mag lingkod ra. Spoiled kayo ni ilang mga citizens kay mismo sa ilang pag skuyla, tagaan silag kwarta sa goberno nila pra mo iskuyla.

[storya_ta_bai2]

I hope kaning situation sa Saudi temporary lang ni, nagka storya mi sa akong amahan nga tua sa Saudi nag work for the past 30 years, ako gi ask bahin aning Saudization plan, nikatawa cya og ni ingon nga di mani posible in the long run kay TAPULAN ng kasagaran Saudis, kon mo work gani na sila kanang pang opisina ilang gusto, kanang mag lingkod ra. Spoiled kayo ni ilang mga citizens kay mismo sa ilang pag skuyla, tagaan silag kwarta sa goberno nila pra mo iskuyla.

kung di man gani ni pang long term gyud bro mas maayo nalang sad nga mahatagan ug lain oportunidad ang mga tawo kaysa anha ra gyud kadaghanan sa saudi. basig mas dako pa diay ug sweldo ika hatag ang iraq nato compared to saudi.

[marielee]

wala sad tawon nag huna huna ang parents no nga daghan naman kaayo nag sige ug nursing.

mao na . wa sad jud maka tambag ang parents. but nevertheless, kita mismo sa pinas kulang ta ug hospital workers. puro man gud mang abroad tungud sa kagamay sa sweldo dri sa ato sa pinas.d pud ta maka blame nila ana nga part. ang ato lang now is to wait for the delegate na gpadala sa iraq and if ok na, pwede adto uban nurses gud...

[marielee]

I hope kaning situation sa Saudi temporary lang ni, nagka storya mi sa akong amahan nga tua sa Saudi nag work for the past 30 years, ako gi ask bahin aning Saudization plan, nikatawa cya og ni ingon nga di mani posible in the long run kay TAPULAN ng kasagaran Saudis, kon mo work gani na sila kanang pang opisina ilang gusto, kanang mag lingkod ra. Spoiled kayo ni ilang mga citizens kay mismo sa ilang pag skuyla, tagaan silag kwarta sa goberno nila pra mo iskuyla.

i do hope pud na ma usab ra ang huna huna o e cancel rani ang saudization law nila. my uncle just like ur father is also in saudi. havent talked to him about this yet but i know in a way apektado pud cya and the rest of our ofw's working in saudi. we cant really put a period not unless nadungod na jud nato na d ni nila idaun ang saudization. dako kau nig epekto sa pilipino ug sa pilipinas. ka imagine kag how much ang mawala sa pinas ug sa usa ka pamilya.. dbah....

problema jud nato ang employment na mao isa sa cause sa poverty. ang iraq isa lang sa country na gustong mo barug and they need workers . kitang mga pilipino nga kugihan pwede kau. so hopefully ug ok na jud, e lift na ang travel ban

[marielee]

namingaw man. wana mas mau pa nga paminawn kundi kato ato OFWs na naa jud sa Iraq nag work ug naka work. sila mas naka hibaw sa tinuod nila nga kahimtang. so far , mau man ang feedback. even sa ako friend hus working in afghanistan .

[marielee]

dili pud ka maka blame sir
labi na sa mga construction workers
mag lisod baya ug abot 10k pesos ang construction worker sa cebu



kai ang news ato ma kita sa TV kai puros raman bati about sa iraq

mao gyud. kay most people gud , they base their judgment sa unsa ray makita o madungog sa radyo. example sa katong bus hostage sa manila, 100% sure ko na ang dungog sa pinas sa hongkong kay thumbs down jud. nya kita mga pilipino nasuko man gani ato. so unfair pud kau sa iraq and other countries na ang ato basihan kay are those what we often hear and see on tv or sa internet.

[high_heels]

UPDATE TO EVERYONE:

MANILA—THE Philippine embassy in Baghdad said Filipino workers are not affected by the plan of the Iraqi government to deport illegal foreign workers

This is even if 2009 stock estimates on overseas Filipinos by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas show that there an estimated 2,800 irregular Filipino workers in Iraq.

Filipino volunteers in Baghdad told the embassy that the ruling to deport illegal foreign workers does not include Filipino workers in American military facilities there.

Attache Donnie Fetalino told the OFW Journalism Consortium that the overseas Filipino workers in Iraq are “in their duty stations carry badges with them which is respected by Iraqi authorities”.

“This is the reason why OFWs were not included in the news,” Fetalino said.

News about the deportation of illegal foreign workers in Iraq was reported in the Himalayan Times newspaper of Nepal, which said the Iraqi parliament passed a law banning the hiring of foreign workers.

“We are developing deporting mechanisms for illegal foreign workers,” Iraqi director general of labour office at Labour and Social Welfare Ministry Aziz Ibrahim was quoted as saying by Iraqi newspapers.

According to Aziz, thousands of illegal workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and African countries will be forcefully deported after the mechanism is developed.

On the part of the Philippines, labor migration government agencies have issued a ban to deploy migrant workers in Iraq since 2004 (the last year that records of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration showed numbers of Filipinos deployed to Iraq).

But even previous years of reports by the OFW Journalism Consortium have documented reports of Filipinos going to Iraq through nearby Middle East countries, or are hired through labor brokers in those countries.

There are also 45 permanent migrants and 3,370 temporary migrant workers in Iraq apart from the 2,800 estimated irregular Filipino workers, according to CFO’s stock estimates as of 2009.

Reuters reported that thousands of foreign workers came to Iraq after the 2003 US invasion, hired as employees for foreign companies contracted by US forces. They are mostly working inside US military bases.

After the year 2007, private Iraqi employment agencies imported thousands more foreign workers.

But Iraqi officials are concerned over the 15 percent unemployment rate and 28 percent underemployment rate, and are now prioritizing giving employment to Iraqi citizens.

An initial response at the start of the year 2011 was Iraq’s halting of issuing visas for foreign workers.

Fetalino also shared a Feb. 20 communication between the Philippine and the US embassies in Baghdad showing that Iraq’s Ministry of Interior directed “a complete halt to all visa and residency visa issuances for an indeterminate period”.

“This applies to all foreigners, not just those involved in US government contracts Exit visas are still available,” Michael Dunkley Sr. of the US Embassy told Fetalino in an email correspondence.



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[madmom]

di ba unconstitutional na ang travel ban ??!!

[reclamador]

POEA partially lifts ban on OFW deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan - Pinoy Abroad - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News


i've always maintained that ... a travel ban anywhere ... is unconstitutional ...