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Recruiters accuse NGOs of not doing role in pre-employment of OFWs
MANILA, Philippines - An association of recruitment agencies in the Philippines accused non-government organizations (NGO), specifically migrant groups, of not doing their part for Filipino workers being deployed abroad. According to Jackson Gan, spokesman of the Federated Association of Manpower Exporters, recruitment agencies have been taking care of OFWsâ pre-deployment issues, but migrant groups have been remiss in their duties on the workersâ pre-employment concerns. âHindi ninyo ginagawa trabaho ninyo (Youâre not doing your job)," said Gan to the representatives of migrant rights advocacy groups Kanlungan Centre Foundation and the Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA) last Wednesday during a technical working group meeting called by the House Committee on Workersâ Affairs. âLagi na lang kayong naghahanap ng problema o butas (Youâre always looking for problems or loopholes)," Gan further told the migrant groups during the meeting. But the migrant groups dismissed Ganâs claims, saying it was not their responsibility to handle pre-employment concerns of OFWs. CMA Advocacy Officer Rhodora Abaño said her group did not have a program to handle the pre-employment concerns of OFWs and that CMA didnât have to do such duty. âWeâre in advocacy so we only do information work," Abaño told GMANews.TV in an interview on Thursday. For its part, Kanlungan, through its lawyer Donnaliza Nicolas, said in an interview with GMANews.TV on Friday that she found Ganâs statements âfunny." Nicolas said Kanlungan was not mandated by the government or anyone to address the said pre-employment concerns. âOur responsibility is to the migrant workers." - Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
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