An unknown migrant worker in a Saudi hospital. Some employers are known to leave their employees in the hospital to escape from hospital bills.
138 “runaway” overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to go home upon the return of President Rodrigo R. Duterte from his state visit to the Middle East,
A Saudi national recently abandoned a gravely ill Filipino female employee at the gate of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh.
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On April 9, Marciana “Shane” Belino, 36, from Castañeda, Nueva Viscaya, was first sheltered at Bahay Kalinga, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (Polo) in Riyadh told the Inquirer in an email. Then on April 11, she was taken to the King Saud Medical City, where she was transferred to the intensive care unit.
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OFW victims of abuses and labor violations abroad, they are inside the Bahay Kalinga. They used the social media hoping their voice will be heard.
“The SRA Saudi Manpower Recruitment Office is extending their
assistance to OFW Belino,” Polo said. “The POLO & SRA will be
facilitating the repatriation of the worker once she’s ready for
discharge.”
But the family of Belino expressed concern that the Philippine authorities might not be monitoring her case.
But the family of Belino expressed concern that the Philippine authorities might not be monitoring her case.
“We feel that the agency and Polo are not taking good care of her,”
Juvy said. “According to our contacts at the hospital, they haven’t
visited her since she was brought there.”
“We asked if they could help at least one of us to go to Riyadh,” she added. “But they told us that it’s a lot of work and getting a visa may be hard.”
In a follow up inquiry, INQUIRER.net learned from Polo-Riyadh that its personnel were doing their best for Belino.
“The SRA coordinated with the employer already,” Polo said. “The employer will give exit visa, passport, ticket and other assistance once the patient will be stabled and ready for discharge.”
But the family said that without the operation Belino could not be repatriated.
The Belino family called on the Polo to act swiftly on Marciana’s case and also appealed to other Filipinos in Riyadh to help monitor her condition.
“We asked if they could help at least one of us to go to Riyadh,” she added. “But they told us that it’s a lot of work and getting a visa may be hard.”
In a follow up inquiry, INQUIRER.net learned from Polo-Riyadh that its personnel were doing their best for Belino.
“The SRA coordinated with the employer already,” Polo said. “The employer will give exit visa, passport, ticket and other assistance once the patient will be stabled and ready for discharge.”
But the family said that without the operation Belino could not be repatriated.
The Belino family called on the Polo to act swiftly on Marciana’s case and also appealed to other Filipinos in Riyadh to help monitor her condition.
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