“There’s no other place like home.” This famous line may be applied to what happened to 30 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who went back here in the Philippines.
Last week, my attention was caught because of the news provided by GMA7’s 24ORAS informing people about these OFWs who left Dubai and returned to the Philippines through the help of the Philippine Embassy there.
While I was listening to the news, I was not able to believe right away what one of them was saying. He said that they were not getting any salary from the company they were working at and sometimes, they work over time. He also said that they successfully lived in Dubai through selling craps. But I realized that what he was saying might be true and I should believe it especially that he was not the only one who said it – there were many of them who supported his statement.
However, they should still be thankful because they did not experience what others did/do experience like what the other news says which states that migrants group cautions OFWs because of the wrongfully implicated in drug-related crimes.
What happened to their lives may be considered inspiring and pitiful but what important is they learned from their experience and I must say that I admire them because they survived.
Reference:
: GMAnews.tv - accessed November 14, 2010 http://www.gmanews.tv/video/69041/24oras-30-abused-ofws-from-dubai-arrive-home
: Manila Bulletin
Migrants Group Cautions OFWs
By ROY C. MABASA
November 8, 2010
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