Don’t downplay mass layoffs in Saudi, OFWs tell gov’t
Don’t downplay mass layoffs in Saudi, OFWs tell gov’t
Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
MANILA – A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs ) warned the Philippine government not to downplay imminent threats of mass layoffs in Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing crisis in one of the top destinations for Filipinos leaving to work abroad.
Migrante Partylist first nominee Garry Martinez said the Philippine government has been trying to downplay the “big crisis in our midst.”
“This is already a crisis. How does this government define a crisis? Do OFWs need to die of hunger first?” Martinez quipped at the press conference today, Feb. 17.
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