by Maita Santiago
Philippine Correspondent
“The unbelievable greed of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo government for the money of OFWs is again shown by its effort to corner our earnings through the Social Security System.”
This was declared by Dolores Balladares, chairperson of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK) following GMA’s order for the SSS to expand its membership base by covering all overseas Filipino workers.
“Not content with the additional fees that the POEA guidelines imposed of migrant workers, GMA is now gearing to make SSS mandatory on tope of the OWWA and the long list of fees that we are already paying,” she added.
According to the group, the said proposal is another money-making scheme of the government to finance GMA’s “illusory” economic progress.
“While she gloats over the ‘strong peso’ that is largely due to OFW remittances, the burden that it has put on us is going to be aggravated by an additional fee that shall put a dent to our already depleted financial support to our families,” Balladares said.
Recently, OFWs have raised serious concerns on the continuing decline of the dollar that they said does not come with reduction of prices of basic commodities and other social services.
“Prices are now too high and services in the country are inaccessible even to families of OFWs. Abroad, government services to migrant workers are also negligible as opposed to the promises the new POEA Guidelines made,” Balladares reported.
Balladares believes that the proposal for mandatory membership of OFWs to the SSS will become another cornerstone of state exaction to OFWs.
“OFWs in Hong Kong will surely oppose this move and we’ll encourage our compatriots in other countries to create a global movement of Filipino migrants against policies that make us milking cows of GMA,” she concluded.
Philippine Correspondent
“The unbelievable greed of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo government for the money of OFWs is again shown by its effort to corner our earnings through the Social Security System.”
This was declared by Dolores Balladares, chairperson of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK) following GMA’s order for the SSS to expand its membership base by covering all overseas Filipino workers.
“Not content with the additional fees that the POEA guidelines imposed of migrant workers, GMA is now gearing to make SSS mandatory on tope of the OWWA and the long list of fees that we are already paying,” she added.
According to the group, the said proposal is another money-making scheme of the government to finance GMA’s “illusory” economic progress.
“While she gloats over the ‘strong peso’ that is largely due to OFW remittances, the burden that it has put on us is going to be aggravated by an additional fee that shall put a dent to our already depleted financial support to our families,” Balladares said.
Recently, OFWs have raised serious concerns on the continuing decline of the dollar that they said does not come with reduction of prices of basic commodities and other social services.
“Prices are now too high and services in the country are inaccessible even to families of OFWs. Abroad, government services to migrant workers are also negligible as opposed to the promises the new POEA Guidelines made,” Balladares reported.
Balladares believes that the proposal for mandatory membership of OFWs to the SSS will become another cornerstone of state exaction to OFWs.
“OFWs in Hong Kong will surely oppose this move and we’ll encourage our compatriots in other countries to create a global movement of Filipino migrants against policies that make us milking cows of GMA,” she concluded.
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