tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82723090010591379712024-03-12T22:10:46.970-07:00Kanlungan Centre Foundation Inc.Advocates of migrant rights and their families
Kanlungan Centre Foundation Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit organization engaged in direct service, advocacy work, research, and policy interventions for Filipino migrant workers who are survivors of human trafficking, illegal recruitment, workplace abuse, and non-payment of wages, as well as their families and their communities.Founded on July 17, 1989
Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-34432724709038317502020-08-10T21:53:00.003-07:002020-08-10T21:53:51.578-07:00Kanlungan Statement on the COVID 19<p> </p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Kanlungan statement on
the covid 19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Kanlunugan Centre Foundation Inc. is one with all migrant
workers and their families in this national, and global medical emergency.
Migrant workers are risking their personal safety to feed their families, and
in the process, producing remittances that help keep the Philippine economy
afloat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">We are also expressing our gratitude to our health workers, our
front liners who are braving all personal risks, to help provide the necessary
services to those already affected by the corona virus disease (COVID-19).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The enhanced community quarantine, essentially a national
lockdown, will further result in more economic displacements for daily wage
earners, informal workers, and the urban poor, who have no safety nets. While
the necessity of the quarantine is acknowledged, which came a little bit late
actually, the reality is that millions of Filipinos have to earn their
livelihood, on a daily basis. Isang-kahig, isang-tuka, so goes a local song.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">It is therefore incumbent that the government release all
available means of funds, to help cushion the economic impact of the quarantine
to the daily survival of the more at risks citizens. The 2020 national budget
contains pork barrel, which the lawmakers are “earmarking” for their special
projects. Instead of thinking for the next general election in 2022,
legislators and the executive branch should release this fund to help with the
current emergency. The several billion pesos worth of intelligence fund could
also be utilized to help in this emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Many migrant workers are now sending emergency remittances to
their respective families here in the Philippines, to allow them to buy basic
necessities. This can be observed by recent long lines in money transfers
business branches. These remittances will have the expected multiplier effect,
a portion of it will provide for the immediate families, while some portion can
be loaned out to others who are in great need, for their respective families.
And yet, these OFWs themselves are facing uncertainty and displacement in their
host countries, as the economic fallout is being felt anywhere in the world,
except perhaps in very few countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Hence, we are calling the government to urgently act and provide
immediate relief and assistance to our migrant workers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">1. All migrant workers regardless of status should be provided
with medical and health care. As stated under the migrant workers act Section
19, the state is mandated to provide A) Counseling and legal services, and B),
Welfare assistance including procurement of medical and hospitalization
services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">2. Ensure that labour rights are protected and wages are not
withheld by their employers, and their travel documents and passport should be
in their possession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">3. If the migrant workers wish to be repatriated, all necessary
assistance should be extended by the government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">4.Welfare services should be available at all times. Consular
offices, missions, embassies should device mechanisms to ensure that assistance
is available and accessible. A 24/7 hotline should be available to OFWs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">5.This is also a call to the entire migrant community, to work
together in this extraordinary time, ensure that the rights of everybody is
protected. Let us help in popularizing the culture of migrant workers-helping-other
migrant workers, regardless of status, race, religion, and political beliefs.
The culture of mutual cooperation, solidarity, caring for the needy and other
humanitarian acts will surely help us all in this global emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">6. We are also calling upon the national government to provide
all necessary services to all returning migrants regardless of status, land
based or sea based. Governments should provide the necessary welfare, health,
psycho-social intervention and legal services, including repatriation and
reintegration of all migrants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">We cannot underscore enough that migrant rights are human
rights, and these principles do not take a backseat even during emergencies,
but should be respected even more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVjlPjj80MHiuzcAf_baG9BxkcJXroXQYQS4JmbexNG8-kHJkgjUGC2rwWuehDCMJsOweRi51zExyUEItHQFCEmczT-4QqA9Xlv-53Jqs_GsI-aXvDSZQRxAb1ZckGm0zgdrsyj6Cd_Md/s442/k31-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVjlPjj80MHiuzcAf_baG9BxkcJXroXQYQS4JmbexNG8-kHJkgjUGC2rwWuehDCMJsOweRi51zExyUEItHQFCEmczT-4QqA9Xlv-53Jqs_GsI-aXvDSZQRxAb1ZckGm0zgdrsyj6Cd_Md/s0/k31-small.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-61268979354256280292020-08-10T21:47:00.003-07:002020-08-10T22:00:13.922-07:00Begging for Food in Pandemic<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #660066;">Begging for Food in a Pandemic <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #660066;">Time for Governments to Take Responsibility For
Migrant Workers Basic Social Protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7.5.20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Here
we go again – a downturn in the economy and the economic burden is immediately
transferred to many low-wage migrant workers in the<span class="js-about-item-abstr"> Gulf countries </span>– through
termination of contracts, unpaid leave and unpaid wages and end-of service
benefits and sometimes forced labour – where workers who are strandedor
prevented by employers or government actions from being repatriated are made to
work without wages.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Kanlungan
has reported over the years on the limited implementation ofcore labour
standards, including during economic downturns – such as in August 2016 in the
report <i>Thousands of Distressed Migrant Workers
Stranded in Saudi Arabia</i>– when there was a massive retrenchment of tens of
thousands of migrant workers by companies in Saudi Arabia who were repatriated
home with many never receivingtheir outstanding wages and end-of-service
benefits (EOSB), which should be immediately payable on termination of
employment.The EOSB is important as it is accrued over several years of
work it represents a substantial amount and acts like a pension.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Despite
the presence of so-called wage protection systems and hollow claims of
corporate responsibility initiatives these labour violations are happening
again during the global health crisis, withnegative psychological impacts<a name="_GoBack"></a> (including suicides)for many workers facing
also the loss of livelihood.These labour violations should never be
normalized – <b><span style="color: #660066;">Governments
must act to ensure workers receive what money is due to them,</span></b>
especially as access to justice is even more limited by possible court and
tribunal closures and likely backlog post-pandemic - when workers and their families
need money now.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Companies
should prioritise the payment of wages and benefits as a privileged debt before
paying ordinary creditors. Outstanding wages and end-of service benefits must
be protected from arbitrary deductions contrary to the workers contract under
national law. <b><span style="color: #660066;">Swift
payment of outstanding wages and EOSB should be directly to the migrant worker
concerned and prior to repatriation.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #660066;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="color: #660066;">A temporary
inclusion in financial public relief measures should be urgently considered</span></b>.
<b><span style="color: #660066; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No workers should be asked to sign waivers</span></b> that they will make no more
claims against the employer or recruitment agency in exchange for: relief
assistance or so that they can be repatriated. Low-wage migrant workers
are disproportionately affected by the health, social and economic impact of
COVID-19 pandemic. A compassionate just response is required.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Migrant
workers who still have employers are supposed to be provided with minimal
humane health standards of food and accommodation in the public health crisis.
Historically food was not uniformly provided when wages stop – leaving migrant
workers in an arbitrary game of survival based on who has a decent employer
that fulfills their rights or relying on random charity from other migrants,
their own strategies or the government of their country of origin.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>During
the COVID-19 pandemic this continues to be the case – with workers going hungry
without wages or having their dignity undermined by begging for food that
rightly should be provided. Undocumented workers who live precariously often on
daily wages are at greater risk having even less possibility of basic food assistance
without an official employer. This lack of basic food safety exacerbated
by the pandemic has its roots in the Kafala sponsorship system that fosters
conditions for the exploitation and abuse of migrant workers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>The
need to <b><span style="color: #660066;">call
urgently for food security for migrant workers</span></b> during a pandemic is
truly appalling. Access to healthy adequate foodis even more important when
immune systems must be strengthened to help the body potentially respond to COVID-19.
<b><span style="color: #660066;">Governments
in the countries where they work must be migrant inclusive in their social
protection</span></b> – especially given the greater obstacles to: migrants’
usual survival strategies, delivering assistance and monitoring of safety during
a public health crisis with quarantine measures. In a pandemic when most
countries are affected, surely each country must do more to care for all people
living in their country. Stop abdicating this responsibility by outsourcing the
basic human right to food to employers without any oversight to ensure its
implementation.Act now to protect migrant workers health and ensure no one goes
hungry in your country.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhqEFdJjJNJIlOJ3OC_R5lqhR3sUQ1J-IWRIc967Vo4sS5_VCeU6M2o-x0vyoIWC7gfMB2blGRjhrt8R_rBPdYS_zG-8Uh18U35SdfXfAHlgoxNU3uDjv6cLCtDPpuXXjUOskIB1Ol9f5/s442/k31-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhqEFdJjJNJIlOJ3OC_R5lqhR3sUQ1J-IWRIc967Vo4sS5_VCeU6M2o-x0vyoIWC7gfMB2blGRjhrt8R_rBPdYS_zG-8Uh18U35SdfXfAHlgoxNU3uDjv6cLCtDPpuXXjUOskIB1Ol9f5/s0/k31-small.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br /><p></p>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-85543469205843563022020-08-10T21:44:00.005-07:002020-08-10T21:49:35.940-07:00Paalam - Saying Goodbye<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="color: #660066; font-size: 14.0pt;">Paalam
- Saying Goodbye</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Numbers
often represent death during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">Transparent
verifiable disaggregated public health data (including deaths) -inclusive of
methodology - is of coursevery important for the ongoing pandemic response and
for building healthy and safe societies - including workplaces.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="color: #660066;">Listening tohuman
storiesmatters too</span></b>– how people are experiencing and coping withfears
of contracting COVID-19, being ill, being hospitalized, in recovery, dealing
with medical bills and economic insecurity,in quarantine, providing care or sadly
losing someone important to them.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>When
a loved one dies apart from you at a distance, it may impact how you grieve
that loss. During the pandemic many people have been unable to visit family
members before they passed away in hospitals and care homes or attend in-personfunerals
and religious gatherings due to quarantines, medical
isolation, hospitalization and travel restrictions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Families
of migrant workers who die overseas and workers, who are unable to return from
abroad - share this painful reality.Though being in a different country can
present additional difficulties – including the repatriation of remains. This
can be particularly stressfulwhen the family wants to respect the explicit wishes
of the deceased: Ipangako mo sa akin na luuwi mo Ang asking bangkay sa
Pilipinas (Promise me that you are going to bring back my body in the
Philippines).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><o:p> </o:p>Bereavement
rituals are important – they can be formal like funerals or memorial services
or personal – creating your own.<b><span style="color: #660066;">When rituals are done to commemorate a loss, they honor
both the person who is doing them and the person they’ve lost</span>.</b> The
absence of these rites can cause stress.Rituals can be
comforting, facilitate the expression of feelings and help us begin to integrate
the loss into our lives. As actions they symbolically connect us to something
meaningful – that could becan be as ‘act of love’, a way to say goodbye,
tied to religious beliefs, a chance to acknowledge, value and respect that
person’s life - <b><span style="color: #660066;">Dignity
in death (and life) matters.</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">F</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">amilies of Filipino migrant workers are asking for acknowledgement
and understanding of the depth of feeling about their loss.They want practical help
and support from governments, health officials,employers and recruitment
companies to repatriate the remains of their loved ones back home.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As a group they do not accept
that they are “asking the impossible” – they look for positive actions from
governments – health and science officials and employers:to be heard with compassion
and for a commitment to work together with them to navigate the best possible
way to ‘lay to rest’ their daughter, son, mother, father, wife, husband, sister
or brother – relative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
families’ determination to bring their deceased family members home is not
marked by denial of the challenges this entails during a global public health
crisis.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They are
pragmatic and willing to be patient given the scale of deaths and the extent of
the current governmental challenges to respond to the pandemic. The families’
expectations are in line with the continued experience of repatriation of
deceased Filipino migrant workers. They are aware there exists established protocols
that must be met for safely and sensitively handling and transporting the body
of a person who died of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Emotionally
sensitive communication that offers clarification and updated information is
important to them</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. A central liaison person/ group would be helpful so they do not
have to be sent back and forth between departments/individuals – this is
already an exhausting time for them. The families’ wish to be informed
andinvolved in any decisions about the remains of their deceased family member,
so they can make the</span><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">best possible decision under
the circumstances. </span></em><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nothing can make up for the tragic loss of a loved one – though <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #660066;">the families strongly
appeal to the governments and people of the countries where their family
members lived and contributed - as part of the community - to work hard to do
everything possible to provide all necessary assistance to support their wishes.</span></b></span></em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The families look for a humane
touch indealing with their loved one -to care about how it impacts their lives
-to stand with them in their despair-to help them heal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
families of Filipino overseas workers, despite the unusual obstacles presented
by the pandemic have found a way to come together</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> to: urge governments to act, to
listen, share memories and support one another with death. In doing so they
have already confirmed to the person they lost that they mattered deeply, are
missed and loved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kanlungan
offers its deepest sympathy to the families who are grieving<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-10124253301777576532020-08-10T21:41:00.006-07:002020-08-10T22:01:01.189-07:00Kanlungan Statement on the issue of threat of deprtation of OFW in Taiwan<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6JiAa5cyf-fII9cODHePqDWQ7mYJWAVT3H4FMjsAcfeJxFKSIVMDal0I_YPJXiiuFvx2iEj1CVKyUfT4nUtw0G4MZWfoH3roT-6KFrUntlOjMtSpZG054uSn4U_wIRV7-Zcc-n7qMt4m/s442/k31-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6JiAa5cyf-fII9cODHePqDWQ7mYJWAVT3H4FMjsAcfeJxFKSIVMDal0I_YPJXiiuFvx2iEj1CVKyUfT4nUtw0G4MZWfoH3roT-6KFrUntlOjMtSpZG054uSn4U_wIRV7-Zcc-n7qMt4m/s0/k31-small.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kanlungan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Statement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>issue<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of threat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>deportation of OFW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Taiwan:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In the time
that covid 19 pandemic</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">is ravaging our
lives and many migrants are losing their jobs, the quick reaction to deport a
migrant worker without due process contradicts the constitutional guarantee
of</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">protection of labour and the right to
be heard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">We urged the
DOLE to observe processes regarding the incident involving a post of a
caregiver in social media</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">in Taiwan
criticizing the Duterte Administration.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The swift
declaration and threat of deportation for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>criticizing President Duterte and his administration is violation
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>free speech that is guaranteed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1987 Constitution , Article 3 Section 4 of the Bill rights states<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">No law shall be passed
abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right
of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of
grievances.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">The rights to free speech</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">and</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">airing</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">legitimate</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">grievances should</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">be</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">respected and uphold specially</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">by the state and</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">all its</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">instrumentalities</span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">at all times.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We hope that
the intention of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DOLE is to observe laws
and rules rather than crack down dissenters and critics of the government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">Finally
Kanlungan encourages the DOLE to foster a healthy platform wherein workers can
raise their grievances without fear of reprisal and retaliation.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span face="" lang="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-80967669316369385562020-08-10T21:39:00.003-07:002020-08-10T22:01:39.821-07:00Kanlungan on the Proposed OFW Department<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qymuXL4zbCkjjW5xlGstr3bvRReibDetx-zTA54VbzUrzPfi5bDtkIuxWSlHqfMSQHvMyT8cLKKxjIAHfxQSv2vEf4kLCXx9J6xkrfHrUZLKvWquZZfFeq_CbdAl35_nhnzfph1KlkrZ/s442/k31-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qymuXL4zbCkjjW5xlGstr3bvRReibDetx-zTA54VbzUrzPfi5bDtkIuxWSlHqfMSQHvMyT8cLKKxjIAHfxQSv2vEf4kLCXx9J6xkrfHrUZLKvWquZZfFeq_CbdAl35_nhnzfph1KlkrZ/s0/k31-small.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">Kanlungan on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Proposed OFW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Department<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">We
are sharing with you the initial thoughts of Kanlungan with regard to the
proposed OFW department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">1) Given an existing legal framework, will the creation of a new
department necessitate the amendment of all the necessary provisions affected
by the creation of the new department. What provisions of these laws will need
to be amended, and how long will it take Congress to do so? Some of these laws
are: a) The Labor Code of the Philippines, with provisions on overseas
employment; b) The Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (RA 8042), and An
Act Amending RA 8042 (RA 10022) c) The POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the
Recruitment and Employment of Land-Based OFWs (2016); d) The POEA Rules and
Regulations Governing the Overseas Recruitment and Employment of Sea-Based
Workers (2016); e) The 2016 Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Act
(RA10801); g) The Anti-Trafficking Law (RA 9208 as amended by RA 10364)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">2) The linkage with development agencies, in particular with the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), is not articulated in the
bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">NEDA itself has pointed out that that Philippine Plan (PDP)
2017-2022 has a clear and particular focus on overseas Filipinos. The drafting
of the PDP has included the creation of a planning committee on international
migration and development, to ensure that the concerns of the OFs during the
full cycle of migration are taken into account.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">3) Will undercut the Country-Team approach, which confers to the
ambassador, and therefore to the DFA, the leadership in the protection of
Filipinos overseas, because the bill assigns to the proposed department the
task of establishing and implementing the Philippines’ migration policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">The proposed department undermines the tested and functional
“one country team approach” already institutionalized in Philippine embassies
and consulates abroad. As it would have overarching powers in matters
concerning overseas Filipinos vis-à-vis other governments, it would tend to give
the Philippine Government another “face” or “voice” overseas which could easily
be a cause for ambiguity and confusion regarding overseas Filipinos in other
countries. (CFO, n/d)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">4) What will be the role of the proposed Department in relation
to conducting/negotiating for bilateral and multilateral agreements and
representing the Philippines in regional and international dialogue and
conditions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">The absence/separation of this function (based on the current
draft of the consolidated bills) from the DMD and away from the Department of
Foreign Affairs is one of the reasons why some M & D advocates are against
the DMD. (Migration and Development Initiative, 2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><br />
5) How will the new Department position the non-migrant-focused agencies that
have been mandated to take on issues of migrants, such as TESDA, NLRC, PCW,
LGUs, DFA Passport, DFA OCA, Comelec OFOV, DFA OVS, DSWD, DepEd, CHED, DOJ, and
the BI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">The bill does not factor in the migrants concerns in the
allocation of material and human resources to these agencies for the
development of programs and services responsive to the migrants and their
families and in terms of adequate orientation and training on the complexities
of migration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">6) The way forward is not to increase bureaucracy and to impose
a one-size-fits-all approach, but to reduce and simplify the bureaucracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">Creating a new department is just adding another layer of
bureaucracy and as proposed, is not addressing any real gaps in migration
governance. There are adequate institutional mechanisms as provided for under
the existing laws to address all migration-related concerns that just need
proper implementation and streamlining without the necessity of creating a new
department.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><br />
7) Centralization might not work considering the very different but complementary
functions of the existing agencies serving migrants’ needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">Creating a new department might in fact be inefficient and also
wasteful, due to unnecessary centralization, considering that policies and
programs that serve the interests of overseas Filipinos belong to technically
diverse functional areas, services and agencies. Moving toward policy
coordination and coherence among different agencies, rather than a structural
overhaul will most likely be more efficient and effective.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">8. The focus of the bill seems to be on land<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>based OFWs.<br />
The Filipinos diaspora is larger and more diverse than just the overseas
workers.<br />
More than half of the overseas Filipino population are not OFWs, but are
permanent migrants or legal permanent residents or immigrants in the countries
where they live, or are spouses of foreign nationals residing abroad, or
natural born Filipinos who have acquired another citizenship, as well as
descendants of overseas Filipinos. These nuances are not recognized in the
proposed bills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">9) The merging of several offices implies massive administrative
and logistical requirements, and a lengthy process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">The powers and functions of the proposed Department are already
being undertaken by the DOLE through POEA and OWWA, Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) through OUMWA, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
through the Social Welfare Attache Office (SWATO) and the Commission on
Overseas Filipinos (CFO). These agencies regularly coordinate with each other
to facilitate the delivery of more responsive services for OFWs. Further,
offices like foreign affairs and labor exercise unique and distinct roles and
authorities which cannot be combined from the standpoint of mixing regulations,
development and authorities to negotiate with counterparts abroad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">10) The fiscal requirements of creating a new Department are
prohibitive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">A ballpark estimate of P580 million is required for personnel
services, using as basis the proposed organization and staffing structure in
the Bill… Correspondingly, additional funds for the maintenance and other
operating expenses and capital outlays are also mandatory. (DOLE, 2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">11) The creation of a new Department is at odds with the
Right-Sizing Bill or streamlining of the Executive Branch, which has been identified
as among the legislative priorities of the President. (DSWD, 2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0cm 0cm;"><span face="" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">During the coordination meeting called by Sec Adelino Sitoy of
the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office on Sept 9, 2016, Sec Benjamin
Diokno stated that prior to discussions on legislative measures that seek to
create new agencies and offices (with the exception of the proposed Department
of Housing), the DBM will push first for a ‘right-sizing bill’ to reorganize
the bureaucracy. He made the same statement during the Development Budget
Coordination Committee (DBCC) hearing at the Senate on August 31, 2016. (CFO,
n/d)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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By
now most of the world living with the pandemic is familiar with the concept of<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> physical distancing</i> as a key
intervention to prevent the spread of the highly infectious virus and deadlyCOVID-19
disease.</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">People
can catch COVID-19 if they breathe in droplets from a person with COVID-19 who
coughs out or exhales droplets. This is why it is important to stay more than 1
meter (3 feet) away from a person who is sick - World Health Organisation (WHO).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Despite
this there are numerous pictures of low-wage migrant workers being rounded up
in immigration raids or crammed into transport, queues, accommodation or
detention<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- at dangerous risk to their
health and others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dangerous politics of immigration control and social exclusion are laid bare.
States have produced the context where migrant workers are rendered vulnerable<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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appears to be little effort by some authorities to even attempt to safeguard
these workers by introducing physical distancing (including by reducing numbers
of people) to </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">minimize the
person – person transmission of highly infectious COVID-19.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This callous attitude and discriminatory action towards their health,
safety and lives is truly a low point for everyone in these societies.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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low-wage migrant workers are anxious about becoming unwell, especially because
they fear for their future economic security in the global recession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All
tools to reduce disease transmission must be employed to keep migrant workers
safe including: urgent provision of quality accessible health information about
how to stay safe and protect others, a sanitary environment, provision of free
soap for frequent handwashing to prevent the spread of the disease; sufficient
healthy food to boost their immune system; access to free voluntary COVID-19
tests and treatment. (Healthcare should have a firewall from immigration
authorities).Physical distancing must not be neglected in the response. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">During the global spread of a disease, a pandemic – governments are obligated
to ensure the protection of human health and the fundamental right to human
life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Governments that are negligent in their duty to protect migrant workers
health and dignity must be condemned. Stop the xenophobic scapegoating of migrant
workers to deflect from government lapses in pandemic responses. Stop the technocratic
obsession over COVID-19 statistics when politically motivated by a nationalist competition
with other countries. Behind the numbers are the lives of people and their
families – concentrate on that during the public health crisis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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obligations under the fundamental right to health extend to all inhabitants and
are not limited to citizens and residents. Migrant workers deserve and have a
right to be fully included and protected in national pandemic preparation plans
and responses.</div>
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compassionate, guarantee health, safety and dignity for all and save lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-76833756793982903972018-06-12T06:07:00.000-07:002018-06-12T06:07:09.661-07:00Time for Transformation<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
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The sight of a populist President coercing a migrant woman to ‘kiss’ him in South Korea has caused outrage by many and confusion amongst others.</div>
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Obviously this scenario represents a cumulative effect of many political, economic, social and cultural issues in the Philippines.</div>
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Populist leaders multiple ‘performances’ are known to act as a distraction from failures to deliver on policies – something not new to Philippine politics.<br />The positive impact of the ‘performance’ was enriched by many things; including celebrity culture, the overvaluing of male attention by some women and the desire to seek alignment with the powerful in a hierarchical society where the realization of rights is largely absent.</div>
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This performance was not solely for the audience, being also ‘dog-whistle’ politics to other misogynist and sexist men including those in South Korea and the Philippines. A President behaving this way sends a message that women have unequal political status and men can take advantage of pervasive sexual inequalities. Progressive men hopefully will push the debate to challenge gender inequality, any dominant gender ideologies that validate powerful violent male stereotypes and also challenge benevolent chaunivism. This would lay the foundations for women’s safety and the conditions for a different type of leader (including a woman on her own merit) to be elected.</div>
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The Women’s movement watching in horror will no doubt continue to challenge the patriarchy and gender stereotypes and the traditional Catholic Church, which blocks desperately needed sex education for healthy intimate relationships. In the void the template for sexual relations is filled by commercial mainstream pornography that feeds male entitlement to women’s bodies and a subversient position for women, undermining positive relationships. Consciousness-raising about rape culture and about the reality of female powerlessness associated with conforming to a stereotype appearance for the male gaze, could also contribute to change.</div>
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Finally the issue of the migrant audience: Political performance and emotional nationalist rhetoric by successive Philippine governments has a long history in perpetuating the labour migration regime with its essential flow of remittances for the Philippine economy.</div>
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The patriarchal nature of the labour migration regime is also well known.</div>
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The sensationally named “sex-for-flight” scandal in 2013 revealed an abhorrent systemic exploitation and commodification of women's bodies. Government officials abused female migrant workers during their stay in Philippine Embassy shelters in several countries in the Middle East. Serious allegations included: sexual harassment, abuse of power by demanding sexual favours to facilitate repatriation, rape and systematic coercion of numerous women to perform sexual acts for money, which was reported to be pocketed by corrupt POLO-OWWA personnel. What made this particularly horrific was that these were distressed women who had fled exploitative and abusive workplaces. Systemic and cultural change to protect migrant women workers did not follow this appalling revelation - neither did legal justice. It failed to send the message that the violation of migrant women's rights is unacceptable. It also emboldened the message that sexual abusers of women can practice with impunity.</div>
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The recent blatant visibility of this represented by the current President’s coerced ‘kiss’ symbolizes a backlash to the challenge posed to the continuation of the current labour migration regime, as calls grow louder to overhaul it to reflect women’s migrant rights. The performance of a man coercing a migrant woman sexually in a situation where he holds power as the President (and condones violence) is abhorrent. It sends a permissive message to other men, including employers to engage in gender-based violence against Filipino migrant women. It also risks promoting and reinforcing negative sexual stereotypes about Filipino entertainers. Significantly, it raises serious concern that the patriarchal labour migration regime is ‘selling’ more than women’s labour.</div>
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Oras na para sa Transpormasyon: The response must be comprehensive - It must include strengthening the call for a rights-based labour migration regime.</div>
Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-27929965493789051922018-05-01T23:52:00.001-07:002018-05-01T23:52:57.465-07:00A Bargaining Chip or Confirmed Labour Migration Policy<br />
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End Confusion Regarding the Kuwait Deployment Ban<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The ban stays permanently. There will be no more
recruitment for especially domestic helpers. No more,” Duterte told reporters
on Sunday in Davao.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #660066; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I would like to address to their patriotism: come home. No matter how
poor we are, we will survive. The economy is doing good and we are short of our
workers,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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announcement made by President Duterte that <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the temporary ban on Filipinos going
to work in Kuwait is now permanent has raised the anxieties of many migrant workers
about their livelihoods, families and futures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has also focused attention on the Philippines labour market and
whether it can realistically <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">immediately</i>
provide decent employment with a living wage to the thousands of Filipinos that
could potentially return - given 11 million Filipinos are in part-time jobs or
unemployed. Additionally underemployment and in-work poverty make re-deployment
with all the associated stress and expenses more likely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there is no guarantee of any improvement in labour conditions there, especially
as they do not have a domestic worker law - unlike Kuwait. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #660066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However there is also confusion about whether this is: confirmed
government policy or initial reaction or diplomatic bargaining in an attempt to
secure the release of those arrested following their involvement in the
controversial video ‘rescue’ of migrant workers in Kuwait or to facilitate the
return of undocumented workers or to extract concessions from the Kuwait
government for improved Filipino workers labour conditions or related to trade.
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There have been contradictory statements regarding the “permanent” deployment
ban such as:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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said there is no permanent deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait,
following the announcement of President Rodrigo Duterte for such. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"The President never mentioned that the
deployment ban has become permanent. That is not true. He never said that. What
the President said is that the Philippines and Kuwait are good friends and are
allies and he does not want the presence of our OFWs (overseas Filipino
workers) there to cause an irritant in that relationship</i>," Bello said
in an interview with CNN Philippines Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Labor official added he will be meeting with Kuwaiti officials on May 7 to
discuss the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Foreign Affairs officials
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then the migrant workers struggle has just become harder faced with the
uncertainty about what to do in the short-term (and future) and living with the
tension in Kuwait.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-47325339591412684952018-03-09T08:10:00.003-08:002020-08-15T07:18:11.227-07:00Show Solidarity- Be an Ally ,in our Struggle!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">International Women’s’ Day 2018</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Migrant workers are often spoken about and constructed in a variety
of ways from “victim” and “runaway”-implies ownership (both mainly applied to
women) to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“illegal violater absconder”–
criminal to “OFW” and “Hero” by the Philippine state. Each one leads onto
different treatment of migrant workers and shapes their behavior and ability to
speak out and represent themselves on their rights and demand protection and
justice. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On International Women’s’ Day, Kanlungan asked women migrant workers
how would they describe themselves:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm like a bamboo - even
how many typhoons I’m still trying to be strong, so that I will not fall.
Sometimes you bow because of so much problems that you are facing constantly.
Sometimes I will bend where the wind blows so that I will not be hurt again so
much, then I will stand and be strong.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Facing problems is by
giving time on how to possibly solve the problem and find solutions. This
process is not only applicable to women migrant workers but to all is well. The
only difference I think is that you have to make strong decisions as a migrant
worker because you are away from home and good friends that always gives you
advice regarding the problem that you are facing.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As a woman migrant worker I
can describe myself as someone having positive actions in all the problems that
I have encountered. Like by avoiding the young sir who was courting me - it is
a violation of my right as an OFW.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As a woman migrant worker
the hardest part to accept is I'm looking after someone's child while my own
kids are hungry for my touch.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As a woman migrant I will
describe myself as someone who will not leave the country again if there is job
opportunities waiting for me in the Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I would describe myself as
a strong woman because I left my child behind for his future and that's the
painful part of being a mother.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I became strong in all the
problems that I encountered as a woman migrant worker<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As a woman migrant work it
was not easy to adjust but in some way I can describe myself as BRAVE<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As a woman with power<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ Woman Empowerment”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Women migrant workers struggle is to be strong, brave and feel
powerful in the everyday and in their lives must be recognized, celebrated and
be the foundation upon which any interventions are designed to support them.
‘Protection’ for women migrant workers must not be built upon an asymmetrical
power relation that undermines their strength.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The struggle for women migrant workers also includes working
together with other migrant workers and their allies to fight to reduce the
number of “sacrifices” and “problems” they face due to gender discrimination
and inequality, exploitation, abuse, control and violence. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Many migrant workers show solidarity with other workers day to day,
others have individually or organized as a group to call for their rights and
justice, often by social media. These independent practices of mutual support
and collective action should be recognized and supported.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We must continue to struggle for ALL migrant workers human and
labour rights. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As “women’s rights are human rights”, this includes women migrant
workers struggle against systemic discrimination, gender inequality and
discriminatory gender norms and stereotypes that underlie certain practices,
beliefs and behaviours. Subsequently when we speak of ‘protection’ for women
migrant workers these rights must also be included. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There are competing claims to ‘protect’ women migrant workers – some
are rights based, others are not – few include women’s rights. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Every time policies of protection for women migrant workers are
suggested they must be scrutinized for: the rationale that lies behind, the
type of power relations created, whether women migrant workers are central in
their development and evaluation and the consequences to women’s and labour
rights. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is now more urgent globally as all migrant workers face
increasing surveillance and mechanisms to control them – with some legitimized
in the name of humanitarian ‘Protection’. This has added to the considerable
risks and dangers facing migrants. ‘Protection’ must be grounded in solidarity
with the migrant workers struggles.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Women migrant workers have a voice they just need to feel empowered
to use it and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">people need to be
encouraged to listen</i>. More must be done to create sustainable space where
women migrant workers can collectively bring their demands in person. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Women’s movements must be inclusive with diverse groups of women,
including migrant workers representing and speaking for themselves. (Women can
become powerful it doesn't need to include the domination of another) All
women's work needs to be noticed and valued, not just those that are most
visible. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Women migrant workers need to be recognized as political speaking
beings, so they can assume positions of authority and influence in their own
movement.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #660066; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Celebrate as Women Migrant Workers <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #660066; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Who You Are and What You Do!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I am proud that I have seen
my children, siblings, nieces and nephews finish their studies and also to
provide things they need.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm proud to help families
and relatives on the financial, you become more independent, strong and smart
in making decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm very proud to say that
I am a strong woman, brave and show to my employers that I have a real
principle as a migrant woman, that no one can break my positive decision in
life.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I am proud that I was able
to help my family and am proud of my profession.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm proud of being me. I'm
proud that I am not only a woman, but a daughter, sister, mother to my
children. But beyond all I've said I'm proud I am a father to my children. I'm
proud of myself because for almost 6 years I learned how to become a man.
Without asking anybody to support my children. I did it all by myself. I'm
proud of myself when sometimes I look back at all the pain and hardship I
surpassed. I'm proud I am strong enough.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As a mother I am proud that
I have established my family and sent my children to school even though I am a
solo parent.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm proud I was able to
defend myself and help others as well.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I'm proud that I was able
to establish and send my children to school. As a parent, education is the only
thing they can inherit from me. I'm happy because my children are studying
hard, even though how tired I am in my work, my sacrifices are with it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I am proud because I was
able to withstand being a mother and father to my children (to support their
studies)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">I am proud because in some
ways I was able to go to another country at least I have learned a lot from the
country where I was. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #660066;">Women migrant workers strive to cope and develop
themselves often in very difficult circumstances – whilst building many other
peoples lives <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>upon their shoulders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #660066; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Show
these women the RESPECT they deserve!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br />Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-85902378819647405012018-03-05T00:32:00.006-08:002018-03-05T00:32:51.513-08:00Hands Off our Passports!!!<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
HANDS OFF OUR PASSPORTS!</div>
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The Labour Undersecretary Ciriaco Lagunzad, is heading a delegation to Kuwait and other GCC countries to ensure “sufficient protection” for overseas workers against the background of the recent Filipino deaths and the subsequent deployment ban. He reported that President Duterte has ordered the team to ensure that the passports of Filipino workers are deposited with the Philippine embassy.</div>
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Filipino migrant workers strongly reject this proposal, especially the idea that it would mean they would be better protected in Kuwait (or elsewhere):</div>
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“They are our personal documents, they have no right to hold them.”</div>
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“ Nobody, even the employer, nor agency or embassy cannot hold it”</div>
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“That is wrong. The passport is not in their name, it’s in the migrants name”</div>
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“ What is the purpose then of us paying to make our passports?”</div>
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“ Its better that the owner should have it. This is important to us”</div>
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Legally their claim is supported by Article 9c, ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (2011) – which has been ratified by the Philippines.</div>
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Each member state shall take measures to ensure that domestic workers are entitled to keep in their possession the travel and identity documents.</div>
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Practically, how could they send remittances? A passport is required as an identity document for the money transfer from abroad.</div>
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This proposal’s emphasis on labour regulation will not improve the protection of migrant workers rights, safety and welfare. Filipino migrant workers regularly express distrust and criticism of some embassy staff. Some report experiencing a culture of impunity despite the discrimination, corruption and/or coercive practices such as physical violence, psychological intimidation and verbal threats they have encountered. Thus enhancing the control and power these government officials have over them through holding their passports is unlikely to improve their situation.</div>
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“ It is not a secret to everyone that the embassy are incompetent”<br />“ They are easily bought with money. I do not agree they should hold them”</div>
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<br />Some workers recall the horrendous abuse of power present in the ‘sex-for-flight’ abusive practice - women workers who sought help were subjected to systemic sexual exploitation and commodification by Philippine officials in GCC countries, in exchange for their repatriation flight home.</div>
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Migrant rights advocates have proposed many policies to improve migrant workers protection in this situation - few have ever been put into action.</div>
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As a worker states: “what they need to do is organise the system. It is the computer age already and yet they have not developed. They are the one holding the system and have all the information about us” to monitor our workplace conditions and improve protection.</div>
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Ultimately, workers situated in a position of inequality and immobility renders them at risk of exploitation, abuse and violence. A key component of protection for migrant workers should be to establish A SAFE AND LEGAL EXIT from exploitative and/or abusive workplaces.</div>
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Migrant workers should be active participants in the development of all policies that affect their lives.</div>
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Kanlungan Centre Foundation Inc.</div>
Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-86015899194480643572017-02-07T23:42:00.003-08:002017-02-07T23:42:27.336-08:00Call for Transparency and an Audit of all Filipino Migrant Workers on Death Row or Languishing in Prison Abroad. <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">25.1.2017 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Call for Transparency and an Audit of all
Filipino Migrant Workers on Death Row or Languishing in Prison Abroad.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Jakatia Pawa, a domestic worker from Zamboanga lost her life today
when she was executed in Kuwait <span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f;">for
allegedly stabbing her employer's 22-year-old daughter whilst she slept on May
14, 2007. Kanlungan offers our condolences to her family, especially her two
children (aged 18 and 16) who have lost their mother in this cruel and inhuman
way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The notification of the scheduled
execution was only published on the day eliminating any last intervention and
inhumanely preventing a final goodbye with her family in person. She informed
her family the day before by telephone. No one’s life should end in such a
torturous manner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Since 1989, Kanlungan have handled
many legal cases involving migrant workers who faced or were executed overseas
such as the cases of Flor Contemplacion, Sarah Demetera and Sarah Balabagan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It’s common for serious doubt and
sometimes evidence challenging their guilt to come to light. Jakatia professed
her innocence since the day she was arrested in 2007. She argued the victim’s
family members had a stronger motive to kill her because of an alleged illicit
love affair with a male neighbour. Philippine Senator Cynthia Villar reported
that the DNA found on the murder weapon did not match that of Jakatia. The
death penalty is wrong given it is an irreversible punishment - the risk of
executing an innocent person can never be eliminated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Migrant workers face
discrimination in societies and in the justice systems, thus are more likely to
be sentenced to death in unjust circumstances.
There have been cases where migrant workers with mental health problems
were unfairly executed. Extenuating circumstances such as migrant workers being
subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse by their employer are very
rarely considered. Scapegoating migrants for the crimes of their employer’s
family members is common. This is compounded by the many well-documented obstacles
to access to justice for migrant workers, which remain due to lack of
commitment and political will to overcome them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We have observed that the lack of
legal assistance or delayed assistance from the state that resulted in either death
or prolonged incarceration of our fellow compatriots. Sometimes the lack of concern and support
from embassy officials, recruitment agencies and even their own families aggravates
the situation. Blaming the victim and lack of empathy also exacerbates the
suffering of migrant workers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Access to justice of migrant
workers should not only be limited to court legal assistance and raising “blood
money”, as we have experienced in the case of Sarah Dematera. A holistic
approach in handling legal cases should be adopted that includes other
interventions such as psychosocial counseling and welfare assistance and also a
much quicker response to realise the rights of the migrants and their families.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Apart from the people appallingly
condemned to death, many hundreds if not thousands of migrant workers are also suffering
and waiting for justice; such as the men in Saudi Arabia hoping that the courts
will ensure they are paid their long overdue salaries and end of service
benefits - rather than them joining the many who have experienced wage theft
with state complicity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It is important to remember that </span>Jakatia
Pawa’s<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f;"> tragic story did not
begin with her legal case. Like many others it is grounded in the root causes of
why Filipinos seek employment in countries abroad. In the case of Jakatia Pawa,
she was underemployed overseas as a domestic worker holding a bachelors degree
in banking and finance. It’s time to end the Philippines aggressive labour
export regime and develop an economy with shared prosperity and equal
opportunity for all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We must guard against any
normalisation of a culture of violence experienced by migrant workers whether
its verbal and physical abuse or sexual and gender based violence or violation
of their right to life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(and numerous others) currently face the death penalty worldwide: we call for
all countries that still use the death penalty to immediately halt all
executions and commute all death sentences to prison sentences. It is a timely
reminder of why the death penalty should not be passed here in the Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB">We hope that </span></i><i>Jakatia Pawa’s<span style="background: #F3F3F3; color: #3f3f3f;"> cruel death </span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB">will
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kanlungan Centre Foundation, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-PH">77 K-10 Street, East Kamias, Quezon City<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-PH">Philippines <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-51021122233047062542016-01-07T01:09:00.003-08:002017-02-07T23:46:57.699-08:00 Migrant Workers Conference Declaration 2015 released for International Migrants Day <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18 December, 2015</span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We the Migrant Workers, employed
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the Philippines (and whilst still abroad) </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">To <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">unite as one voice:</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">1. We want our voices to be heard
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The best way to understand our
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Hear our voice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">For the longest time we were silenced
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We must speak for ourselves, after
all we are the real experts in migration: </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We live day by day as one.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">2. They call us 'Heroes' but we do
not feel that we are treated that way.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> They call us 'runaways' when we
only want our freedom, to be treated as decent human beings. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We want to be recognised as someone
who contributes to our own development, </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">our family, societies and the world.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Like other human beings we laugh,
we cry, we dance </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">and deserve to feel safe, be
respected and have our dignity. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We are not only victims, We are
workers, risk takers, courageous people, survivors, mothers, fathers,
daughters, sons, fighters, singers...</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Our identity is diverse and
rich. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We are not 'illegal' nor 'irregular',
we are who we are. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The story of a migrant worker is deep
like the sea. Not simple.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Like anyone else we have dreams, we
want to live comfortably, study and work.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">4. We are viewed as someone who sends
remittances, balikbayan boxes, </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">someone who earns for our family,
pays to send our children to school, </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Someone who sends perfumes, wine,
appliances...</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Why not also view us as human beings
who want to be listened to and need love, affection, understanding and support
when our life is hard.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">5. The only way we can change our
predicament and problems is by</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">uniting, marching together, speaking
up and taking a stand. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We have the power to make changes .</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We have the numbers - 12 million!!</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">6. We stand in solidarity with all
Migrants, </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">who are experiencing the same things
that we are experiencing in the workplace and community.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Let us not allow our nationalities,
our colour, sex or religion to divide us.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We are important ,We must represent
ourselves, on our own terms.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">7. We are claiming our space. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We must raise the status of migrant
workers. </span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> Let us decide on our priorities
and speak for ourselves on our issues.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We remain hopeful and must never give
up!</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We will continue to unite and let our
presence be felt in all corners of the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Our
lives, Our issues, Our future, Our right- Stand up, Speak out!</b></span></div>
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Centre Foundation, Inc.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-PH">Philippines </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-PH">Website: <a href="http://www.kanlungan.org/">www.kanlungan.org</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-PH">Email:
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Listening, watching and speaking out:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Acting in solidarity with migrants and asylum seekers</span></b></div>
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The unfolding chaotic and distressing situation in Europe
largely stems from the dominance and longevity of government <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">policies
focused on securitisation aimed at deterring migrants and asylum seekers from
entering. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This continues to lead to untold human suffering
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In recent weeks migrants and asylum seekers have protested
and marched in Europe standing up for their rights and demanding humane
treatment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“If we
could go anywhere else we would, but we have family in... I need to be with
them”</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Why are they making me risk my life
to be with my family when I know I should get asylum if I get there?”</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Freedom, freedom, we
want peace.”</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Stopped waiting,
started walking”</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“We walk, we walk…. We
make our own decisions, not wait for solutions”</i></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We are people too” </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></i><br />
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People begun to listen and a movement of solidarity has begun
offering a ‘welcome’, transport, voluntary assistance and a place in their
homes. </div>
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There have been petitions and demonstrations in solidarity
in Europe, around the world and online calling to: </div>
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save lives, protect people, change mindsets, recognise ‘our
common humanity’, </div>
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open borders, ‘welcome refugees’; recognise the contributions
and labour demand for migrants and refugees; take a stand for ‘what type of community,
society we want to be’; an end to policies that separate families and to put a
‘heart’ back into policy making.</div>
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They have also made visible EU states complicity in the
creation of many of the ‘root causes’ for peoples movement for protection and
better livelihoods that means that they particularly have a responsibility to
act.</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now is the
time to unite and continue the<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> call for human
rights-based migration policies with decriminalisation and safe and legal routes
for migrants and asylum seekers. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></h3>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Join the people’s
movement – Stand up for all migrants! Act in solidarity with them!</b></div>
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-18414177466818176142015-09-14T06:24:00.000-07:002015-09-18T03:37:52.230-07:00 Closer to Home: Calling Again for Solidarity with All Migrants!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">07.09.2015<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Closer
to Home: Calling Again for Solidarity with All Migrants!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We mourn and are
deeply saddened by the loss of life of 61 people from Indonesia who drowned
travelling in an overcrowded boat in poor weather. They were attempting to
return home from Malaysia to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tanjong
Balai, Indonesia to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> share the
Eid al-Adha holiday with their families. Amongst the dead were </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">37 men, 23 women and a young girl,
whilst 20 were rescued by fisherman and a search and rescue operation.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Malaysia’s refusal
to officially recognise its true demand for labour in its economy contributes
to the creation of these undocumented workers, who can be exploited as cheap
labour without social protection. There is estimated to be up to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 million undocumented Indonesian
migrants workers in Malaysia. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Denied
safe and legal routes these low-income workers are forced to make dangerous
clandestine journeys resulting repeatedly in tragic preventable deaths. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Untold deaths at
sea of migrants are appallingly becoming a familiar sickening phenomenon in the
region (and elsewhere in the world) – many Rohingya have died trying to escape
systematic persecution for decades; many people have died over the years on
perilous sea journeys as undocumented migrants, with smugglers or at the hands
of human traffickers; or as forced labour in the fishing industries. Where is
the justice for all these deaths? The daily reality for too many <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">low-income</i> migrant workers continues to
be living in fear and face discrimination, exploitation, violence and death. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Now is the time to put people before profit!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">These human tragedies of migrants that
spark media frenzy are in reality often the latest exposure of long-standing
situations that represent in part states’ resistance to: develop and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">enforce</i> rights-based migration policies,
recognise labour demand and migrants contributions; and respond and guarantee
rights of asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution. This visibility of these
human rights violations demonstrates there must be a strengthened call to
protect through prevention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We
must act to provide and ensure migrants can live in dignity without risking
their lives. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In response to the
rising number of deaths of migrants we often rightly call for recognition of
our common humanity to act. However the credibility of this call will be
weakened if we don’t also insist that it is regardless of immigration status,
nationality, religion, race, gender or any other status of migrants. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We must value all human life equally, everywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We reiterate our Regional Call for
Migrants’ Rights:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Now is
the time for ASEAN member states to demonstrate the collective political will
to convert responsibility into practice and demonstrate a commitment to the
rights-based protection and access to justice of all migrants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Now is
the time for ASEAN to show solidarity, respect for human rights for all and
move beyond rhetoric to abide with the principle of being people-centred.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We urge the entire ASEAN community to unite
and be in solidarity all migrants <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">- Remain vigilant and steadfast in ending
these injustices against migrants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Let us always act in solidarity to guarantee the
rights of all migrants <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">to protection and justice everywhere in the world<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kanlungan Centre Foundation, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Website:
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Email:
kanlungan2008@gmail.com</div>
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-10934259721160758842015-09-14T06:20:00.000-07:002015-09-14T06:20:15.920-07:00In Solidarity with All Migrants and Asylum-Seekers<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">5.9.2015</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgntu-5zPiEXqxCsElm8KCpNDWnlw7iKgq_gVd1eaev7P-s7xCbRQALcZ6PuY-bRU7rNvK-FOPU1YqedjB7uraef3XJIE5gfqsnvH9U_jfOG7ntEYlc8fazfcIrdcqVsKi3iKu4WcIGw90/s1600/save+lives.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgntu-5zPiEXqxCsElm8KCpNDWnlw7iKgq_gVd1eaev7P-s7xCbRQALcZ6PuY-bRU7rNvK-FOPU1YqedjB7uraef3XJIE5gfqsnvH9U_jfOG7ntEYlc8fazfcIrdcqVsKi3iKu4WcIGw90/s320/save+lives.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">In Solidarity with All
Migrants and Asylum-Seekers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-US">We mourn and are deeply
saddened by the image of a Syrian toddler named Aylan Kurdi who drowned whilst
trying to cross the sea to seek refuge from his war torn country. Aylan was
just one of many migrants and asylum-seekers around the world who struggle
everyday to escape intolerable situations and seek a dignified life worth
living. Whilst asylum-seekers flee war and persecution, there are also many
migrants everyday escaping poverty, abusive and exploitive workplaces and
forced labour that also demand our compassion and action on their rights.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Migration policies
focused on securitisation with minimal humanitarian intervention have dominated
over rights-based policy for too long, leading to an enormous number of deaths
and untold human suffering. Blocking land borders by building fences between
Morocco and Spain has led to migrants risking their lives and dying in
appalling numbers by taking the alternate route across the Mediterranean Sea. The
UK government has responded only with fences to the people’s suffering in
Calais. Whilst Hungary is building fences and blocking the travel of asylum-seekers
and detaining them in camps; rather than organising their transport to European
countries like Germany and Sweden who are fulfilling their duty to guarantee rights
and provide protection.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Labeling the situation a
‘migrant crisis’ and now ‘refugee crisis’ has contributed to the justification
of securitisation policies. Unfortunately this also conflates with humanitarian
migrant organisations use of ‘crisis’ language in their rush to help.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In reality, 86 percent
of the world’s refugees are living in developing countries. The influx of
migrants into Europe </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in 2015 is only 0.068
percent of the EU's population, thus there is capacity to accept them. These
situations are not something that have suddenly happened - they have been going
on for a long duration with states lacking the political will to act and
cooperate on recommendations for safe and legal routes for migrants and asylum-seekers.
Instead the smugglers have organised their unsafe perilous journeys or they
have fallen victim to human traffickers leading to untold human tragedies.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Reframing the people as refugees rather than migrants has also contributed
finally towards more compassion and greater pressure on Governments to act with
campaigns such as “Refugees Welcome”. As this builds there is immediate relief
that asylum-seekers <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">may</i> now receive a
more united EU response to recognise and guarantee their rights under the 1951
International Convention on the Status of Refugees. Hopefully given the massive
resettlement that is currently required in the world, it will also ignite
similar campaigns elsewhere in rich and developed countries. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What will be the impact
of this on anti-migrant rhetoric and discourse that undermines rights? Kalungan
is concerned that in a similar way to the so-called ‘boat crisis’ in South East
Asia, that there is a false dichotomy being constructed between migrants and
refugees, with the latter being privileged as ‘more deserving’ of our empathy
and protection. Bangladeshis who suffered at the hands of human traffickers had
rights too and were no less deserving of our compassion and rights-based
intervention than the Rohingya. We must challenge this construction to avoid
negative long-term effects in the politics of protection of migrants. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We call for the following for all migrants and asylum-seekers in
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Immediately expand and
intensify the search and rescue operations of the women, men and children,
whose lives remain at risk at sea in overcrowded boats.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Provide organised
transportation to countries fulfilling their duty to guarantee their right to
asylum.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Provide rights-based protection
in all EU countries and immediate medical attention with state funding.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Release those who were
inhumanely confined in detention. Provide humane treatment and safe</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">open accommodation for all.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Comply with the obligation to
protect children as per the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, (1989).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Do not send them back to face
persecution and death - Respect the norm of non-refoulement.</span></div>
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with free legal services.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Monitor and protect these
people from any further human rights violations.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Guarantee their rights under
the 1951 International Convention on the Status of Refugees - grant asylum, not
just humanitarian rescue and assistance.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Challenge consistently any
dehumanising anti-migrant language and behaviours, including myths and negative
stereotypes. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Revoke laws that prevent family
reunification</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Suspend the Dublin
Regulation, under which the EU country where a migrant first arrives is supposed
to process the migrant's asylum claim.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Act now to create a comprehensive,
co-ordinated and ambitious regional binding solution for safe and legal routes
for all migrants into Europe. Do not externalize the problem risking even worse
human rights violations.</span></div>
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-82736479209665164872015-09-14T06:17:00.003-07:002015-09-18T03:37:33.568-07:00Migrants’ Challenge to the Philippines Bureau of Customs<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Migrants’
Challenge to the Philippines Bureau of Customs<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">‘Handle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>care’ - this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>note usually attached to the balikbayan box. This
box has come to represent the traditional way Filipino migrants extend their
love and affection to their loved ones back home. The sacrifices of every
migrant worker is somewhat eased whenever they connect with their families by sending
their remittances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the much awaited balikbayan box. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recent attempt by the Bureau of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Customs,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>headed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Commissioner Alberto
Lina to impose random physical inspection of balikbayan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>boxes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>counteract smuggling and loss of revenue shows
blatant disrespect for this important family tradition and all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>migrant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>workers. These hardworking people were responsible for a </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">record-high contribution of USD 24.3
billion in remittances in 2014, yet they are disrespected by being likened to
smugglers and their important family connection pursued for careless disruption.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">What did this proposal
reveal about the political issues and financial interests that surround this
issue?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">1. Commissioner Lina<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>instead of targeting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>migrant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>workers and tarnishing them
with petty criminality, should focus on the big-time smugglers and the enormous
amounts of vital revenue lost to our impoverished people. How much revenue is
lost on smuggled luxury cars and items for the rich? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How was it possible that large containers of
waste<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>coming<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from Canada were not detected<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by our customs and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>able to enter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country freely? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>want
to see big smugglers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>put<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>behind<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>bars first, then <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>perhaps<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>office<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>might<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gain some credibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">2. Forwarding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>companies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>like that of Commissioner<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lina’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>business<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Air 21 , which has an average annual shipment
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 million balikbayan boxes would
definitely have benefited from the stricter rules. Private<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forwarding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>companies already<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>easy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>access to their </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">customers data thanks to the poor data protection
associated with tracking of boxes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Subsequently, migrant workers are now
routinely bombarded with advertising. Additionally inappropriate use of this
data by his company allows government agencies to forward documents and notices
pertaining to labour cases to migrants – how much profit does his company make
from this? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How much revenue is lost to
the duty exception given to selected forwarders?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8272309001059137971" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">3. There<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>numerous complaints of lost and damaged<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>balikbayan boxes from migrants<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their families. Is the
government not concerned about the desecration of the box that connects
filipino families?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the Bureau
doing about minimising delay in delivery due to inspection, compensating for
lost and stolen items and holding those responsible to account? What legal mechanism
is there for migrant workers voice to be heard, apart from resorting to social
media to complain?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">4. Before subjecting the
migrants care packages to scutiny, let us first open the accounts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>employees
and all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officials<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>working in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bureau. For every Filipino it is an open<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>secret that the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bureau<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is tainted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with corruption<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bribery<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>issues. Even<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shippers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and cargo forwarders<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will attest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rampant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>corruption. Whilst migrant workers and their activities come under ever
increasing surveillance and control, transparency and accountability of
government agencies continues to remain elusive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">5. It is appalling that
this issue has been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exploited<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>political rivals of the current<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>administration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and even aspiring
presidential candidates to boost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>political<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>campaigns. This insensitivity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>demonstrates how politicians view the migrant
workers in general:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as ‘milking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cows’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>for remittances and later<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as
captured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>votes for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election.
Shame on politician’s for using this emotive issue for migrants to advance
their political agenda!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">There must end to the
creation of any policies that place an additional burden on migrant workers.
Let us see evidence of real commitment to the social welfare of these filipinos
rather than just viewing them through an economic lens. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>government’s focus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should be to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>workers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>families, especially<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>women<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>victims and survivors<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abuse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Stop harassing the migrant
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Kanlungan Centre
Foundation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">77
K-10 Street, East Kamias, Quezon City<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Philippines
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Website:
</span><a href="http://www.kanlungan.org/"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">www.kanlungan.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Email:
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-58838685587479418362015-09-14T04:10:00.000-07:002017-02-07T23:48:07.481-08:00Call for Justice for All Domestic Workers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.06.2015<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Call for Justice for All Domestic Workers!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We celebrate International Domestic Workers day, recognising the
significant contribution of domestic workers to the global economy and to
everyone's lives. </span></div>
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We must unite on this workers day in international solidarity to
demand human and labour rights and justice for all women and men who perform
domestic work.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Domestic workers are
situated in structural inequality within the global neoliberal political
economy; the local economy and households</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Around the world neoliberal agendas have led to a growth in
inequality. The human cost of structural adjustment programmes imposed in
developing countries has been harsh - from budget cuts to privatisation
policies aimed at reducing the role of the state and the deregulation of the
market to open the local economy to global competition and foreign investment.
There has been a shift from an informal sector to an informal economy with more
precarious exploitative and unprotected forms of jobs and a decline in wages. It
is in context in which women and men contemplate migrating to work overseas.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We call for an end to migrants being forced into low-wage domestic
work by challenging the unjust conditions and policies that deny them a
meaningful ‘choice’. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Everyone is thinking of
going overseas because of poverty [inequality - no redistribution], to find a
good job that will be enough for the family, </span></i><span lang="EN-US">especially
with the increasing cost of living with privatization.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I went overseas to work because <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">of
a problem with my husband. </i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The problem here in our
country is a lack of jobs and the salary is much higher in other countries.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">For someone like me who
could not finish studying I cannot work in an office only as a domestic worker
or factory worker. I really want to be a teacher. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Kanlungan has found 60 to 70% of domestic workers are either college
graduates or tertiary educated. Despite their education these women were forced
into underemployment as domestic workers.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">If I could choose a job, I
would want a better job like simple office work as a secretary or a job that
will make you known and rise up in a position more. I would like to serve in
the government in order to help the poor.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Overseas job opportunities are highly gendered with women migrant
workers only being offered employment in low-wage ‘feminised work’ such as
domestic work, caregiving, entertainment sectors and nursing.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">All domestic workers in a Kanlungan survey said NO - they would not
want their daughter to be employed in domestic work.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Some workers are denied the opportunity to migrate due to lack of
resources.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Philippine government's aggressive labour export policy,
especially of domestic workers leads to the promotion of cheap labour to
compete with other sending countries. There are contradictory policies between
regulating labour migration whilst at the same time targeting a 1 million
deployment per year. The government promotes domestic work by creating and
marketing the concept of ‘super maids’ and ‘world-class domestic workers’.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We recognise reduced levels of state public accountability for
family under neoliberal regimes in some countries and gender inequalities in
families has led to a greater demand for the labour of domestic workers without
subsequent recognition of its value. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Decent work and dignity for
all domestic workers worldwide<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We are one with migrant domestic workers who suffer injustices in
the workplace: </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">No freedom, you are always
incarcerated- you must be free to do what you want.</span></i><span lang="EN-US">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">No proper wages, rape, 24/7 work,
physical abuse, not enough food, not enough rest especially in the evening and
not having a weekly day off; being viewed and treated as lowly, stupid or a
slave; cannot protect themselves from abuse or exploitation without further
threat of violence or loss of job and being sent home; sometimes being framed
up, accused of stealing; not having their own sleeping quarters or room; and
the high cost of placement fee. </i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We recognise some domestic workers have a positive migrant
experience based on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suwerte suwerte lang </i>-
luck, through the random encounter with a ‘kind’ employer, rather than
recognition of their entitlement to labour rights in the workplace.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We condemn the expectation that domestic workers ‘perform’ a
subordinated role, which makes them particularly susceptible to violent abuse.
Many are subject to control and surveillance practices by their employer and
recruitment agents; some end up in forced labour situations. Stigmatizing
societal and state stereotypes, derogative labels and the commoditised
marketing by some recruitment agencies, shapes the inhumane treatment of
migrant domestic workers. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We call for an end to so-called ‘protection’ for women domestic
workers being conflated with confinement to oppress in some workplaces,
training centres and shelters. This gendered system of control has led to
social exclusion and created unsafe living conditions for women migrant workers
where physical and sexual violence occurs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There must be rights-based gender sensitive social protection for
domestic workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We recognise the wider structures of
inequality and lack of resources that impact upon the domestic workers’ ability
to claim rights and call for their transformation.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In keeping with the neoliberal agendas of
privatization, states have created the conditions for private actors including
employers to control low-wage migrant domestic workers. Exclusion of domestic
work from labour laws; the impunity of recruitment agents and employers; lack
of enabling conditions for access to justice; gender inequality and resistance
by states to commit and comply with international instruments to protect the
rights of migrants workers: All are significant in creating structural
conditions for exploitation and abuse of migrant domestic workers.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Participation of domestic
workers is the foundation upon which justice for domestic workers must be built<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now is the time to unite and show solidarity
with domestic workers - to move beyond treating domestic workers as the
‘subject’ and paying lip service to their empowerment.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Let us end the culture of consultation: domestic
workers must be central in all stages of policy-making and importantly the
framing of their struggle. There must be direct capacity building rather than a
hierarchical chain with no real evidence of transfer to the migrant workers
themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We must be vigilant against the growth in
neoliberal ‘technical advocacy’ with its professionalization of advocacy where
trained ‘experts’ speak for domestic workers. This reinforces their
subordination and adds another layer to the ‘migration industry’.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now is the time is build the direct
collective bargaining power of domestic workers in trade unions and
associations.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We must build and strengthen the commitment
to a grassroots movement to: forge solidarity; ensure activist thinking from
the position of the disadvantaged; to ensure framing and mobilisation is based
upon what domestic workers want; to improve their situation and emancipate
them.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As with any movement, those affected must
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<span lang="EN-US">We call for solidarity <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">with</i> migrant domestic workers by:</span></div>
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the global political economy and migrant management approaches that limit
social and gender justice.</span></div>
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Workers Convention, 2011 (C189); the UN International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
and the Convention on the Elimination of All Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW).</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Justice for all domestic workers!Domestic Workers Unite!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Philippines
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-13377184362617427652015-09-14T03:48:00.001-07:002015-09-14T03:48:12.653-07:00Call for Rights-based Protection and Justice for All Migrants!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">28.05.2015</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Call for Rights-based
Protection and Justice for All Migrants!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We welcome the humanitarian response of governments who have begun
search and rescue of the Rohingya and Bangladeshi people at sea and offered
them temporary refuge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Migrants trapped at sea on boats is not a new phenomenon in the
region, neither is the daily reality of the struggles and plight of refugees
and many migrants forced to live in fear and face discrimination, exploitation,
violence and death. Visibility of this long-term problem of brutality rite
large demands both protection and justice. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The latest exposure of mass graves and trafficking camps on the
militarised Thai-Malaysian border has again rendered visible the tragic
consequences of the regional conditions of: inequality and injustice; the
decades-long persecution of Rohingya people and inadequate refugee protection;
systemic corruption; the structural labour demands for trafficked and smuggled
people in our economies (and lifestyles) and beyond; restrictive immigration
policies; and lack of commitment in practice to rights-based labour migration
and protection for low-income workers. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These conditions have allowed the criminal large-scale trafficking
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<span lang="EN-US">Now is the time for ASEAN member
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into practice and demonstrate a commitment to the protection and access to
justice of all migrants. </span></div>
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more repetitions. Develop comprehensive regional binding solutions that address
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<span lang="EN-US">Kanlungan Centre Foundation, Inc.</span></div>
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77
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Philippines
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Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-9652245250723416392012-06-28T01:45:00.003-07:002012-06-28T01:45:58.646-07:00US$1B PARA SA OFW, HINDI SA IMF!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booth of Kanlungan Centre Foundation in Baclaran Church to<br />
promote the ILO Convention 189. (Photo by Erwin Puhawan)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MARIING
tinutuligsa ng Kanlungan Centre Foundation ang kahibangan ng pamahalaang Aquino
na magpautang ng isang bilyong dolyar sa International Monetary Fund
samantalang kinukuripot ang serbisyo para sa mga overseas Filipino workers
(OFWs).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nararapat
lamang na ibuhos sa mga OFWs ang mga serbisyong katumbas ng US$1 bilyon dahil malaking
bahagi rin ng dollar reserves ng bansa ay galing sa remittances ng
milyon-milyong Pilipino na nagtatrabaho sa 190 bansa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Malaking
tulong ang ganitong halaga upang maipagpatuloy ang pagpapatakbo ng sampung
embahada at konsulado na balak ipasara ng pamahalaang Aquino. Malaking tulong
ang pagkakaroon ng mga tanggapang ito upang kahit paano’y may matatakbuhan ang
mga kababayan nating nangangailangan ng tulong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Malaki
rin ang katumbas na halagang ito sa pagpapauwi ng mga OFWs na stranded sa
Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, at Saudi Arabia, dahil wala silang pamasahe pabalik
sa Pilipinas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Malaking
katumbas na halaga rin ang US$1 bilyon upang matugunan ang reintegration ng mga
OFWs na naging biktima ng pag-aabuso, digmaan, human trafficking, at iba pang
human rights violation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Malaki
ring katumbas ang US$1 bilyon upang mapaunlad ang kabuhayan sa Pilipinas at
hindi mapilitang mangibang-bayan ang ating mga guro at propesyunal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marahil
kung matugunan ang ganitong pangangailangan, na higit na marami pa kung
tatanungin ang mga batayang sektor ng lipunan, maaari nang magpautang ang
Pilipinas sa usurerong IMF. Subali’t hindi ngayon ang panahon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kung
nakakaipon na ang Pilipinas, bakit hindi pa higit na palakihin ang reserve
fund?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At
bakit IMF ang magtatakda kung sino ang pauutangin ng Pilipinas at hindi?
Gagamitin lamang ng IMF ang salaping ito upang lunurin sa utang ang mga bayang
tulad ng Greece, Turkey, at Spain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sa
gitna ng pagtaas ng bilang ng mga kabataang nagtatrabaho, nakakasuka ang
kayabangan at pagiging arogante ng pamahalaang Aquino.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sabagay,
ganito naman yata ang mga hasyendero: inuunang suportahan ang mga usura at
kapwa-hasyendero.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At
papatunayan muli ng kasaysayan na hindi nagtatagal ang kayabangan ng mga
hasyendero: itinutumba sila mula sa kanilang napakataas na pedestal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ang pagpapautang sa IMF! Ibuhos ang salaping-yaman ng bansa sa batayang sektor!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“SAGARIN
ANG PAGPAPATUPAD NG PANGAKONG PAGBABAGO:</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ISULONG
ANG TUNAY NA PAG-UNLAD NG MGA OFW”</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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HABANG
nanganganib ang milyon-milyong OFWs, malamya pa rin ang rehimen ni Pangulong
Benigno S. Aquino III sa pagtatanggol ng karapatan at kagalingan ng mga overseas
Filipino workers.</div>
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Una, maligamgam ang pagtugon ng pamahalaang Aquino
sa pagtibay ng ILO Convention 189 o<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Magna<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carta for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Domestic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Workers. </b>Tunay ngang nangangako ang pamahalaan na ito’y tutugunan.
Subalit nananatili itong pangako.</div>
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Ikalawa, simbagal
ng pagong ang paglutas ng suliranin sa illegal recruitment at human trafficking
samantalang ipinagpapatuloy ang pagluluwas ng lakas-paggawa.</div>
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Mula ng
maipasa ang Anti-Trafficking Law noong 2003, halos 62 traffickers –o isang
kriminal pa lang kada taon–lamang ang nadakip. Upang magamit laban sa umaalsang
bayan ng Tsina, inalis ng Estados Unidos ang Pilipinas sa listahan ng mga
bansang garapal sa trafficking walong taon paglipas ng Anti-Trafficking Law.
Magkagayunman, hindi naman bumaba ang insidente ng trafficking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sa bansa.</div>
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Ikatlo, imbis na pagtuunan ang pagresolba sa ugat
ng kahirapan ng bansa, ninais pa ng pamahalaang Aquino na pigain pa ang
natitirang kita ng mga OFWs laluna sa mga bansang sinalasa ng krisis ng
kapital. Halimbawa nito ay ang pagtangkang itaas ang PhilHealth premium.</div>
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Kinokotongan na nga ng OWWA ang OFW, gusto pang
makisawsaw ng PhilHealth sa gitna ng krisis sa Greece, Italy, Spain, at iba
pang bansang pinagtatrabahuan ng mga Pilipino.</div>
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At sa gitna ng mga digmaan at kaguluhan sa mga bansang
umaangkat ng manggagawang Pilipino, pinaglaruan pa ng pamahalaang Aquino ang
ideya na isarado ang mga embahada at konsulado sa Sweden, Spain, Palau, Saipan,
at Romania.</div>
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Sabihin nang inutil ang ilan sa mga ahensiyang ito
sa pangangalaga ng interes ng mamayang Pilipino, wala namang alternatibong
lugar kung saan maaaring makahingi ng tulong ang mga manggagawa sakaling
dumating ang oras de peligro.</div>
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Pinuntirya din ng pamahalaang Aquino ang kakarampot
na ngang Legal Assistance Fund ng DFA na balak bawasan ng sampung bahagdan.</div>
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Kinukuripot na nga, gusto pang pumiga ng
pamahalaang Aquino sa kita ng mga OFWs na nag-aambag na nga ng apat na
porsyento sa Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng
kanilang remittance o padalang pera.</div>
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Sa Araw ng Paggawa, hinahamon ng Kanlungan Center
Foundation Inc., sampu ng konstituwensiya nito, ang pamahalaang Aquino na:</div>
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1. TIGILAN ang pangungunyapi sa kapitalistang
interes nang sagad maitulak ang pagpapatupad ng ipinangako nitong pagbabago,
laluna para sa mga pamilya ng migranteng manggagawang Pilipino.</div>
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2. HIGIT na seryosohin ang pagresolba sa ugat ng
pagluluwas ng lakas paggawa ng Pilipino.</div>
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3. TUMINDIG sa hanay ng manggagawang migrante at
itulak ang kanilang interes</div>
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Napatunayan ng
kasaysayan na mahirap asahan ng manggagawa ang anumang rehimen na nakasandal sa
biyaya ng mga ganid na kapitalista.</div>
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Kaya’t
nananawagan ang Kanlungan Center sa mga OFWs na patibayin ang pagkakaisa at
iluwal ang kilusang panlipunan ng manggagawang migrante upang maitulak ang
pamahalaang Aquino na tuparin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ang
pangakong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proteksiyon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at tunay na<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>kalinga sa mga OFW at kanilang kapamilya.</div>
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Sa pamamagitan
ng kilusang panlipunan (social movement) lamang tayo makakalaban sa pananalasa ng
salot na globalisasyon.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SAGARIN
ANG PAGPAPATUPAD NG PANGAKONG PANLIPUNANG PAGBABAGO!</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ISULONG
ANG INTERES NG URING MANGGAGAWA!</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">KANLUNGAN CENTRE FOUNDATION INC.</b></div>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-38445156490417114162012-04-20T03:04:00.000-07:002012-04-20T03:04:28.012-07:00Human Rights, not Management –Abu Dhabi Dialogue told<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">REPRESENTATIVES of 22 nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and
trade unions from 11 countries are urging governments involved in the 2nd Abu
Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) among Asian Countries of Origin and Destination to discuss
and address migration on “established human rights principles and
people-centered development.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiZ4tMK9hOH0My2YvYm5o0jJwzZbrtjnRSb1b4XW0lvtFeXD5xW4stC6-D_oJZDNwL7IN30ObQh6wXiHK0_IjIK74qdiAdG1ZE8KnDvcgDkjPQCodgDDFbhAahNTX9IPH_BhnpYbXgGon/s1600/plenarysmall+file.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiZ4tMK9hOH0My2YvYm5o0jJwzZbrtjnRSb1b4XW0lvtFeXD5xW4stC6-D_oJZDNwL7IN30ObQh6wXiHK0_IjIK74qdiAdG1ZE8KnDvcgDkjPQCodgDDFbhAahNTX9IPH_BhnpYbXgGon/s400/plenarysmall+file.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Participants of the Civil Society Parallel Event on the 2nd Abu Dhabi Dialogue discuss the Conference Declaration<br />
at a hotel in Manila April 19, 2012. Photo courtesy of Migrant Forum in Asia.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In a document titled “Conference Declaration,” delegates of the
“Civil Society Parallel Event on the ADD” said while they “welcome the intention
of the governments to discuss and address key issues faced by migrant workers,”
these, however, “should not be addressed from a management perspective alone.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Bearing in mind the complexity and challenges related to
migration, we believe [these] must be based on established human rights
principles and people-centered development,” read the unified statement of the groups,
which included Philippines-based Kanlungan Centre Foundation Inc. [<em>Editor: The
full list of the groups are in the latter part of this post.</em>]<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Began in 2008 and hosted by the government of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), the ADD is a consultation among labor ministers of destination
and sending countries in Asia and the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"The Ministerial Consultation, referred to as the 'Abu
Dhabi Dialogue,' brought together for the first time the Colombo Process
countries with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, plus Yemen and two
additional Asian countries of destination, namely Malaysia and Singapore,” a
<a href="http://www.colomboprocess.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FAQ</a> on the ADD said.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">NGOs and trade unions actively advocating for greater recognition
of rights and welfare of migrant workers held a meeting parallel to the high-level
dialogue of state players on April 19, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The purpose of the [2-day] meeting was to discuss our common
positions and engagement with the ADD process,” the NGOs and TUs said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They also commended “the initiatives taken by the Governments
involved in the ADD in continuing the process started in 2008 to provide a
platform for discussing migration issues between sending and receiving countries.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“[But] while we appreciate that the ADD has provided space for
us to engage in the dialogue process, we are concerned that our participation
was limited to observation status only,” the NGOs and TUs added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">However excluded, they urged the state participants in the ADD
to harness human rights principles “in consideration of key areas of discussion
as contained in the Framework of Regional Cooperation [FRC].”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They also reminded the ADD players to anchor the FRC on human
rights principles, thereby ensuring “participation of all stakeholders, particularly
civil society and trade unions” and, ultimately, ensuring “that migration
benefits all.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“For this dialogue to be meaningful, our participation should be
substantive, sustained, and ensured.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As the ADD process unravels in the next two years –the Philippines
will chair the ADD during this period, the parallel civil society meeting called
on the ADD governments to additionally address the following major issues
confronting migrant workers within the regions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1. the plight of undocumented migrants;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2. the need for enforceable standardized contracts;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3. replacing the Kafala system with a more just recruitment and
employment system for migrant workers;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4. exploring the possibility of adopting a reference wage system
based on the recognition of skills and experience; and,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5. the inclusion of migrants in social security and insurance
protection schemes and programmes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Aside from Kanlungan, the “Conference Declaration” was adopted
by the following organizations [in alphabetical order]: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Center for Migrant Advocacy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Filipino Community Association - Qatar<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kuwait Trade Union Federation<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
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Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, and
Sri Lanka.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272309001059137971.post-77419701912935812412012-04-10T05:04:00.002-07:002012-04-10T05:04:42.951-07:00Good News from Networks<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">WE thought it's best to begin </span><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">this first post of Kanlungan Centre Foundation Inc. with good news about the gains of struggle of migrant workers around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">The good news comes from William Gois of the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) who wrote to
announce that the Indonesian Parliament deliberated on April 10 the
ratification of the United Nations 1990 Convention on the Protection of the
Rights if All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (UN 1990 MWC). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“All factions in the Indonesian Parliament agreed to ratify the
UN 1990 MWC. We are hoping that within the week the Indonesian government will
make the official announcement of the ratification of the convention,” Gois
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Gois expressed his gratitude “for the work of all the partners
on the ground, the MFA members, the grassroots communities, migrant communities
and migrants’ rights advocates in Indonesia who have made this momentous day in
history possible.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Kanlungan also awaits with hope the official announcement of the
Indonesian government.</span></div>Kanlunganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09593891805363893489noreply@blogger.com0