Editor's Note |
20 years of service to the community
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Time flies.
Exactly 20 years ago this month, The SUN shone for the Filipinos in Hong Kong. It was
the fulfillment of a dream that took shape years earlier, or shortly after I arrived here in 1987 and
realized there was no reliable information channel serving the community.
But turning that dream into reality proved to be difficult. Several people offered to fund
the publication of a news-paper, but everyone wanted a business model different from what we had
in mind.
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Anak Araw |
Pagpapabaya
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Nitong nakaraang buwan ay naging saksi tayo sa nangyari kay Manang Gloria Ortinez,
ang OFW na biktima ng tanim-bala sa Manila airport. Halos buong araw kasi ay naglagi siya sa
opisina ng The SUN, kasama ang mga naghatid sa kanya na sina Susan "Toots" Ople na tagataguyod ng
mga OFW, at ang abogado niyang si Atty Spocky Farolan, kaya nasaksihan namin siya nang malapitan.
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Migrant's Forum |
Nanay Gloria's journey to HK
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President Benigno Simeon Aquino III recently told the media that cases of tanim-bala
were sensationalized, citing figures to prove his point. As an OFW advocate, I respectfully
disagree. Looking at this from a purely numbers perspective could lead one to overlook the deep trauma
that such incidents have caused its innocent victims.
Had he met and spoken to 56-year old OFW Gloria Ortinez, our President would have
learned the following:
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Know Your Rights |
The Mission
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This was the speech delivered by the Mission for Migrant Workers' general manager,
Cynthia Tellez, at the launch of the 10-year Impact Evaluation Report of the Mission's work held on
December 5, 2015 at the Li Hall of St. John's Cathedral.
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With at least one -- and possibly two disqualification cases in the presidential race --
the Supreme Court has assured the nation politics will not dictate its decisions.
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Staff and volunteers at the Mission for Migrant Workers had reason to celebrate when
they launched the non-government organization's 10-year Impact Evaluation Report at Li Hall of St
John's Cathedral on Dec. 4. Nearly all, or 97% of migrants who sought assistance said that they were
helped by the Mission, and more than half of them (57%) said they would recommend the NGO to others.
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Mid-October 2014
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Hong Kong News
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When a domestic service worker attends a training
seminar during her working days, the
employer is duty-bound to pay her wages, according to a
Hong Kong Labour Department
conciliation officer.
The labor officer gave the opinion as she presided
over a conciliation meeting between
Filipina worker Mary Ann Muyuela and her employer of just
over a month, who lives in Lam Tin.
The employer was summoned to the meeting after
Muyuela complained that she was not
paid for the 14 days she spent training in the recruitment
agency that got her the job. She was
already working for the employer at the time.
Prior to this, the Filipina pleaded guilty to assault
causing injury to her employer's mother,
for which she was sentenced to six weeks in jail, suspended
for 12 months.
She sought the help of the Social Welfare
Department in pursuing a claim for $5,100 in
unpaid wages from her employer.
Speaking to the Hong Kong employer, the officer
said under the Labour Code, a training
that the worker undergoes while already in the employ of an
employer is considered as part of
the worker's contract and should therefore be paid by the
employer.
At first the employer refused to pay, but the labor
officer told her the law was very clear
on issues concerning workers' rights. That compelled the
employer to pay Muyuela the $1,871
she deducted from the maid's monthly salary of $4,010.
It turned out that the employer had refused to pay
because the Filipina gave a one-month
notice to terminate their contract effective Aug. 8.
But Muyuela said she was forced to break the
contract because her employer made her work
in two houses one in the Lam Tin address given in her
contract, and the second in an estate about
4km away in Tuen Mun.
Despite this being illegal, the employer insisted on
the arrangement, and only gave $100
to reimburse the Filipina for her transport fare going to Tuen
Mun.
The employer also bought Muyuela a ticket back to
Manila and paid her an additional $300
as fare money for the maid's flight from Manila to her home
province of Marinduque.
Muyuela flew back to her hometown on Sept. 29
vowing never to return to Hong Kong.
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