Rep. Maria Carmen “Maricar” Zamora-Apsay said that the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers in 41 countries is necessary to protect the OFWs themselves.
Apsay told covering Club 888 at Marco Polo last Wednesday that the ban is consistent with our firm stand to curb the abuses and exploitation being suffered by our OFWs abroad.”
“As vice chairperson of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, we have been lobbying for this listing for the past six months or so,” she said., adding that this is consistent with Section 3 of Republic Act No. 10022 which says that guarantee of OFW protection means that countries where OFWs may be deployed should have existing labor and social laws protecting the rights of workers, including migrant workers; are a signatory to and/or a ratifier of multilateral conventions, declarations or resolutions relating to the protection of workers, including migrant workers; and have concluded a bilateral agreement or arrangement with the government on the protection of the rights of overseas Filipino workers.”
“Filipinos who intend to work overseas, it is very important to be informed whether or not deployment in your country of destination is allowed by the government,” she said.
