Migrants group calls for exemption of returning OFWs, residents from COVID-19 travel ban
Published February 13, 2020 5:17pm Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), residents and students who would like to travel back to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan should be exempted from the travel ban imposed due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), a migrants group said on Thursday. “Migrante International reiterates its demand to the Duterte government to grant travel ban exemption to returning OFWs, residents and students,” Migrante International said in a statement.
According to the group, the travel ban affects the income of thousands of OFWs and overseas resident visa-holders. “They are at risk of getting terminated from employment,” Migrante added.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that stranded OFWS will receive P10,000 cash assistance.
“It is unacceptable that they should only receive a minuscule amount from OWWA for all the inconvenience and trouble that they are going through,” Migrante said.
Migrants group calls for exemption of returning OFWs, residents from COVID-19 travel ban
Published February 13, 2020 5:17pm Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), residents and students who would like to travel back to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan should be exempted from the travel ban imposed due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), a migrants group said on Thursday. “Migrante International reiterates its demand to the Duterte government to grant travel ban exemption to returning OFWs, residents and students,” Migrante International said in a statement.
According to the group, the travel ban affects the income of thousands of OFWs and overseas resident visa-holders. “They are at risk of getting terminated from employment,” Migrante added.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that stranded OFWS will receive P10,000 cash assistance.
“It is unacceptable that they should only receive a minuscule amount from OWWA for all the inconvenience and trouble that they are going through,” Migrante said.