Illegal recruitment in Vietnam

July 22, 2006 by reyna11
Filed under: OFW Life & Issues

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Eto na naman po tayo! Ang mga walanghiyang mga illegal recruiters preying on hapless pinoys na naghahanap nang trabaho!

Just what in the world can we do dito sa mga impaktong mga illegal recruiters na to? Kung pwede lang bang isubsub ang mga hudas na to sa bunganga nang nagbabagang mayon para matodas na lahat ang mga to!

Sobrang hirap na nga ang inaabot nang mga kapatid natin - huhuthutan pa nang mga demonyong to!

7 Filipinos fall victim to illegal recruitment in Vietnam

By Veronica Uy
INQ7.net
Last updated 05:33pm (Mla time) 07/21/2006

SEVEN Filipinos falsely promised high-paying jobs as teachers and engineers were rescued by the Philippine embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam after their recruiters abandoned them, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

In her report to the home office, Philippine Ambassador to Hanoi Estrella Berenguel said that the Filipinos arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam on the first week of July together with their recruiters. But a few days after their arrival, the recruiters left them in an unfurnished apartment.

The department, which is withholding the names of the victims, warned Filipinos against promises of high-salaried jobs in this Asian country.

Berenguel advised all Filipinos who want to work in Vietnam to go through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) to avoid being victimized by illegal recruiters.

Quoting the victims, Berenguel said they left their jobs in the Philippines and incurred debts from 100,000 pesos to 150,000 pesos just to be able to pay their recruitment fees.

The seven Filipinos sought the help of the Filipino community in Ho Chi Minh and the incoming Philippine honorary consul general in informing the embassy about their plight. They also asked the embassy to help them administer legal action against their recruiters, who, they claimed, still continued their illegal operations in Manila.

They said that 20 more individuals were coming to Vietnam after being convinced of employment opportunities by this group of recruiters.

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