12/10/2015 Pinay trafficking survivor scores victory over abusive employers | ABS­CBN News TV PATROL BANDILA BMPM CURRENT AFFAIRS ANC LOCAL TV PATROL DZMM ABS­CBN.COM Search Home Nation Business Entertainment Lifestyle Sports Global Filipino Regions Metro Manila Technology Weather SPECIALS Mary Jane Veloso ­­ #Fallen44 ­­ Pope Francis PH ­­ Gallery: 1 year after Yolanda ­­ A… FOREX P 47.15 = $ 1.00 LATEST VIDEO Know how to In the Loop: Batas Domex celebrates OTS, Avsegroup properly prepare ni Duterte; Binoe on World Toilet Day personnel, dawit sa leche flan It's Showtime with stronger 'tanim­bala' partnerships LATEST MOST READ US Pinoys prepare for Christmas in PH amid security concerns Home › Global Filipino › 2 Fil­Ams on primetime television in US Pinay trafficking survivor scores victory over SSS reaches out to Pinoys in US; opens office in San abusive employers Francisco Don Tagala, ABS­CBN North America News Bureau Pinoys in Canada create Posted at 12/09/15 2:44 PM new tradition to cope with holiday blues Filipina trafficking survivor scores victory over abu... 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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. 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