Saudi bans domestic workers from Indonesia, Philippines

[tophat]

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good but not enough. it should have been total BAN for all Filipinas..

this is not to stereotype but based on actual first hand experience, the middle east is NOT safe for our women, domestic workers to skilled professionals.

of course there are exceptions, but ...those are exceptions!

[clidim]

bitaw agree ko nga mas better wa nay domestic helper from phils mo adto anang saudi arabia oi kay feeling nako dili jud safe lugara, heared so many maltreated domestic helpers there. naa pa man lain mas mau na country that they can apply for work

[masakiton]

pero naa man gihapon mga taw nga bahalag mamatay sa trabaho basta dili lang mamatay as gustom (kaugalingon ug pamilya)

[joop]

ug mag uma nalang diay mao ra man gihapon lisura, uban pa kanunay imo pamilya?

[yiennahs]

kung ingun-ani man lang ganeh ang kahimtang didto then maau nalang jud nga idili nalang

[farmboy]

kung ingun-ani man lang ganeh ang kahimtang didto then maau nalang jud nga idili nalang

ooh, namugnaw ko nag lantaw sa photos.. i was once...

pero sis, we do not expect that we will end up like this. in our minds while sitting on that plane the first time, are images of our families, dolls n doll houses for daughters, toy cars for sons, shoes for a brother.. bags for a sister.. cigarettes for uncles, perfumes for aunties..

and that image in our minds is so powerful.. till the tents set in

[yiennahs]

ooh, namugnaw ko nag lantaw sa photos.. i was once...

pero sis, we do not expect that we will end up like this. in our minds while sitting on that plane the first time, are images of our families, dolls n doll houses for daughters, toy cars for sons, shoes for a brother.. bags for a sister.. cigarettes for uncles, perfumes for aunties..

and that image in our minds is so powerful.. till the tents set in

that's the problem, sa kadaghang gusto muadto, gamay ra ang maswertian.

[yanong_banikanhon]

Kun ma-swertihan pud, 4 months lang nga consultation job, milyonaryo na ka. Tax free pa gyud unya libre accommodation, transport, plane tickets, etc...

So kadtong mga naswertihan, strike the iron while it is hot. 1st priority gyud ang savings, unya kun OK na ang tigum, uli dayon sa Pinas para magtukod og negosyo.

When I was in Saudi 4 years ago, naa ko'y na-meet nga mga pinoy/pinay (ang uban nila mga household helpers) nga nakaadto na sa France, UK, Morrocco, Germany, US kay gisaligan naman sila sa mga arabo, pirmi silang uban-ubanon sa mga vacation ug business trips.

[walker]

Kun ma-swertihan pud, 4 months lang nga consultation job, milyonaryo na ka. Tax free pa gyud unya libre accommodation, transport, etc...

Kun ma-swetihan pud, ma rape, (makatilaw hinuon ug lami), maka inom ug muriatic acid (limpyo gyud imo tutunlan ana), paso-an ug plantsa ang likod (hapsay gyud tanan kunot ana), tax free ug libre publicity kung ma feature sa news sa tv ug print media..libre accomodation sa kahon if masipyat.

the lure of money is so great and powerful that mothers leave infants, fathers leave families, all thinking that the plane they are riding on is a rainbow and that the pot of treasure is at the other end when they land.

that is the problem with minds.. they think, and do not feel.

one abused Filipina means a lot more than the millions earned by those consultants.

i have seen it first hand, as a Filipino, believe me it hurts. not so much as the cuts and bruises and the rape, what hurts deep is that we are so impotent to help.

[thegoodson]

maayo ni para motagam ning mga arabo, but naa man sad ko mga friends sa saudi, nindot man ilang amo, buotan, pinangga man daw sila, pabrika nuon toh sila