Tuesday, May 31, 2011

350,000 OFWS MAY LOSE JOBS


By ROY C. MABASA and SAMUEL P. MEDENILLA, Manila Bulletin

Some 350,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be displaced once the Saudi Arabian government enforces its new policy on migrant workers, a Filipino migrant rights watchdog said Tuesday.

But the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is unperturbed by the Saudi policy, saying 180,000 jobs are available in Australia and another 11,000 jobs in South Korea. [ FULL STORY ]