“The Arroyo administration should avoid dilly-dallying in attending to the needs of the OFWs especially those who are in jails and death rows in the Middle East and China,” said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan, urging the government to double its efforts in providing assistance to troubled OFWs. read more »
A militant solon chided Pres. Gloria Arroyo for her haste in deploying Filipino Overseas Workers to war-torn Lebanon and Jordan. "It is like sending cannon fodder! The two countries are problematic areas for OFWs' welfare and safety," said Gabriela Women's Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan. read more »
A Resolution urging the House Committees of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Foreign Workers affairs to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, on the case of five women Overseas Filipino Workers hwo had been physically and sexually abused, and sold as sex slaves by their arab employer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and recommend measures towards the immediate provision of necessary assistance including immediate repatriation of the victims and the persecution
