At Migrante-Middle East’s (M-ME) complaint desk, an average of 10 cases of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) victimized by illegal recruiters come in on a daily basis.
This was among the cold figures provided by M-ME as the Saudi-based group of Filipino migrants frowned at the Philippine government’s “poor performance” in combating illegal recruitment activities the past few years.
M-ME Regional Coordinator John Leonard Monterona, citing data from his monitoring group in the Middle East, said they’re receiving an average of 10 victims of illegal recruitment who are asking for assistance.
In 2010, Monterona noted, the government handled 1,648 cases of illegal recruitment but it only acted upon and resolved 283, a disposition rate of 17.2 percent. He said the figures were from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
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