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LINKS NEW YORK – Worker trafficking and exploitation are unfortunately all too common to many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially for those under the H2B visa program. Youth World But thanks to a Filipino organization of mostly nannies and housekeepers, not only did a ANC Filipino trafficking victim score a victory against her abusive employers, she will soon be Research reunited with her children that she left in the Philippines. Public Service The Damayan Migrants Association has helped at least four dozen victims of trafficking in the Exam Results last two years. Daily Gospel Lotto Results One of them is OFW Len Ramos. Ramos came to the US in 2009 as a housekeeper under an Feedback H2B temporary visa. She paid almost $3,000 for placement and immigration fees. She was promised a 40hour work week and $7.50 an hour overtime pay.
OTHER STORIES "Yung unang two weeks, 40 hours. Then after that, nareduce na siya tapos mayroon times na http://www.abscbnnews.com/globalfilipino/12/09/15/pinaytraffickingsurvivorscoresvictoryoverabusiveemployers 1/3 12/10/2015 Pinay trafficking survivor scores victory over abusive employers | ABSCBN News
$50 na lang yung sinusuweldo namin a week," Ramos said. Over 100,000 Filipinos register for OAV in US She was then transferred to a hotel and casino in Louisiana. But her working and living Dalawa pang kandidata conditions became even worse. sa Miss Earth, may dugong Pinoy din "Bale, single mattress lang, nasa floor pa at saka madumi. Nacontaminate pa ako ng bed bugs dahil kinuha lang sa dump yung mga gamit. Naputulan kami ng ilaw," she said. Pinoy, kampeon sa singing contest sa The agency failed to renew her visa and she became undocumented, broke, in debt and Europa afraid. Sentencing of San Fernando Valley "I was expecting na maganda yung buhay na maibibigay ko sa mga anak ko. Mapapagaral massacre killer begins ko sila sa magandang school pero ang nangyari halos wala nang natitira sa akin, sa sweldo ko," she said. Hospital launches 1st Pinoy medical program in Damayan Executive Director Linda Oalican said these are clear signs of modern day slavery. US Pinoy comedian part of "Kaya po kailangang magsalita tayo. Itaas natin ang mga boses natin and let's fight for our new NBC show rights and dignity. Ang victory ay nandyan lang," Oalican said. 'Superstore' With the help of Damayan and the Urban Justice Center in New York, Ramos applied and was Pinoys in Edmonton approved for a trafficking Tvisa that would allow her to legally stay and work in the US and enjoy holidays despite even petition the kids she left in the Philippines. recession Pinoys join community in After spending six Christmases and birthdays away from them, Ramos and her husband mourning mass shooting would soon be spending the holidays with their children. victims Read more on Balitang America. Pinay calls on Norway to pay climate debt Tweet Like Share 2k Printerfriendly version S. Korea cracks down on illegal foreign Share 0 1 Send to friend workers More articles under global filipino From Around the Web
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