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#MarcosNoHero protests go global
Filipino community and international supporters in The Hague, Netherlands. Overseas Filipino workers and Filipino immigrants in different parts of the world added their voices in denouncing the burial...
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Mary Jane’s recruiter a frequent traveler, gov’t records show
BULATLAT FILE PHOTO: Maria Kristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao, the recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso (FILE PHOTO by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) Maria Kristina Sergio’s travel records revealed that she went...
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Activist Filipina caregiver heads migrants group in Canada
Fifty-year old Maria Sol Pajadura was elected the new chairperson of Migrante Canada during its fourth congress on February 10 held in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo courtesy of Migrante Canada)...
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Groups renew vow to better serve Filipino migrants in Canada, endorse app to...
Photo courtesy of Migrante Canada “Overseas Filipinos continue to leave the Philippines under the labour export policy, driven by many social and political problems, such as poverty, lack of jobs,...
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Caregivers in Canada face immigration issues anew
Rights advocates in Alberta, Canada urge caregivers to be vigilant about changes to the Caregiver Program. (Photo by Aubre Makilan/Bulatlat) “We should be treating temporary foreign workers as how we...
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Intensified labor export drives more Filipina diaspora
Three years later, after the bittersweet circus of Mary Jane’s case, she remains in jail in Indonesia, unsure of the final verdict in a crime she insists she didn’t commit. Part 1 of 2: Mary Jane...
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Filipino women as labor exports increasing
Photo by Menchani Tilendo/Bulatlat As Migrante summed it up, the widespread consequences of Duterte’s labor export policies and contractualization laws have generated more Mary Janes: women obliged to...
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Mary Jane Veloso seeks High Court’s nod to allow her to testify vs. recruiters
(Photo courtesy of Migrante International) “Once again, we are calling on all the people to raise their voices for justice and for Mary Jane’s freedom so that she can be reunited with her family.” By...
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‘Mary Jane is full of joy, hope, determination’
(Photo courtesy of Migrante International) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The family of Mary Jane Veloso, along with supporters and migrant rights activists, described the Filipina in...
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Sepucuk Harapan (Isang Kislap ng Pag-asa)
Hari demi hari kulalui Dengan rasa sakit yang kualami Dimana ketenangan hatiku Dimana kedamaian jiwaku Dimana sukacita yang selalu memenuhi hidupku. Lenyap… Lenyap sudah… Keterpurukan…...
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Domestic workers in Hong Kong insulted by ‘measly’ wage, food allowance hike
The recent wage increase for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong is a result of sustained collective action by migrant rights groups. (Photo courtesy of AMCB) “We asked for a livable wage but the...
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Filipino women as labor exports increasing
Photo by Menchani Tilendo/Bulatlat As Migrante summed it up, the widespread consequences of Duterte’s labor export policies and contractualization laws have generated more Mary Janes: women obliged to...
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Mary Jane Veloso seeks High Court’s nod to allow her to testify vs. recruiters
(Photo courtesy of Migrante International) “Once again, we are calling on all the people to raise their voices for justice and for Mary Jane’s freedom so that she can be reunited with her family.” By...
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‘Mary Jane is full of joy, hope, determination’
(Photo courtesy of Migrante International) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The family of Mary Jane Veloso, along with supporters and migrant rights activists, described the Filipina in...
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Sepucuk Harapan (Isang Kislap ng Pag-asa)
Hari demi hari kulalui Dengan rasa sakit yang kualami Dimana ketenangan hatiku Dimana kedamaian jiwaku Dimana sukacita yang selalu memenuhi hidupku. Lenyap… Lenyap sudah… Keterpurukan…...
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Domestic workers in Hong Kong insulted by ‘measly’ wage, food allowance hike
The recent wage increase for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong is a result of sustained collective action by migrant rights groups. (Photo courtesy of AMCB) “We asked for a livable wage but the...
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‘Jennifer is home’| Kin, supporters rejoice Filipina in death row’s return to PH
Jennifer and her mother Alice (Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com) Migrante International spokesperson Arman Hernando said the struggle will continue for Dalquez and her family as they once again...
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Migrant rights advocates slam early release of ‘remorseless’ employer who...
(Photo courtesy of Josie Patawaran / Bulatlat.com) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A migrant rights advocates group has asked Hong Kong authorities to explain the early prison release of...
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Caregivers in Canada demand better working conditions, residency program
“We need to have an open work permit to protect ourselves from abusive employers. An employer specific work permit encourages inhumane treatment – in our pursuit of 24 months completion to qualify for...
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Migrant groups call for release of Filipino Larry Nicolas detained in US...
(Photo courtesy of Migrante International) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Filipino migrants groups both here and in the US are calling for the immediate release of Larry Nicolas, a...
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