A Filipino migrant rights group in the Middle East is not discounting the possibility that an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was reportedly killed in Syria was hit by a stray bullet while attempting to escape from her employer’s house in Homs, 160km away north of Damascus, Syria’s capital.
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OFW who died in Syria was possibly hit by stray bullet, says migrant group; urges Philippine Foreign affairs dept. to probe deeply
January 11th, 2012
Filipinos in Syria
September 5th, 2011
Many Filipino domestic workers are in dire need for help amidst the turmoil escalating for weeks since the Syria revolution erupted in June. Activist groups have welcomed the recall of the Phillipine ambassador to Syria by order of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It has become clear that the am...
Excerpt on Foreign Domestic Workers, from an NGO submission to OHCHR on Economic and Social Rights in Syria
March 18th, 2011
The following is the excerpt on migrant domestic workers from the submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for Syria’s session of the Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council. The submission is on Economic and Social Rights in Syria, and is by the Arab NG...
Filipina Maid Describes Her Torture in the Household of a Syrian Actor
March 2nd, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Slavery Syria Videos
Below is an extremely disturbing video that has recently surfaced online. In it, a Filipina maid shares the story of the torture she underwent in the household of her employer, who happens to be a famous Syrian actor, Samer Al-Masri. On top of being abused in the most severe manner, the maid was not...
Kuwait, Syria not safe for Overseas Filipino domestic workers, says migrant group
October 15th, 2010
Reacting on the claim of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that Kuwait and Syria are among those countries considered “safe” work destinations for OFWs, an alliance of Filipino migrant rights group express its disagreement saying the RP government is “blinded by its own labor ...
Syria: Ethiopian Maid Commits Suicide
October 2nd, 2009
Syrian media recently reported that an Ethiopian maid was found dead in the city of Jableh. She hung herself with a towel from a balcony. There was no proper investigation into this case. The employer was not questioned by the police to ensure that his treatment of the maid didn’t trigger her ...
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