(Inquirer.net) MANILA, Philippines — Less than 40 days before the polls, the tandem of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio courted overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and promised more jobs in the country so they no longer have to leave their families to work abroad.
During their hybrid OFW Miting de AvanceFriday, Marcos Jr. looked back at former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s labor-exporting policy, saying the government at that time found an “opportunity” for workers in the Philippines to work abroad.
Through the years, however, many OFWs have suffered from harassment, violence, and abuse. Philippine Overseas Labor Offices abroad reported that in 2020 alone, 4,302 cases of abuse of OFWs were recorded, according to Senate labor committee chairman Senator Joel Villanueva… Read More