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On February 26th, the House of Representative called the first hearing of 2014 to follow up on deliberations from 2013. The meeting, chaired by congressmen Walden Bello, included the continuation of deliberations on the Sex for Flight scheme, updates from the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) on the anticipated ‘mega recruitment agencies’ in Saudi Arabia, the continued discussion on the alleged violent crackdown of OFWs at...

Beginning in June 2013, the Philippines has drawn international scrutiny with the Sex for Flight scheme. Congressmen Walden Bello exposed the alleged scheme where Filipino Mission officials in Saudi Arabia allegedly promised repatriation for female overseas Filipino workers in exchange for sexual favors.   Thus far, five OFWs have given their testimonies on their experiences of abuse in Saudi Arabia. These include allegations of being...

Hon. Mu Sochua and Hon. Son Chhay recently requested the Singaporean and Malaysian embassies to immediately furnish copies of bilateral agreements on migrant workers with Cambodia to their offices. Hon. Mu Sochua and Hon Son Chhay are both members of the official opposition in Cambodia, the Cambodia National Rescue Party as well as the Asian Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Labour Migration. They argued that the development of these...