Thousands Pinay DHs are In Danger of Losing Jobs Amid nCov Travel Ban
Thousands of Pinay domestic helpers and vacationing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are in danger of losing their jobs after the government imposed a ban on travel.
In a report of Inquirer, More than 15,000 newly hired domestic helpers and another 10,000 vacationing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are stranded in the country after the government imposed a ban on travel to and from China, Hong Kong, and Macau to prevent the entry and spread of the novel coronavirus.
According to the Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines (Sharp), these newly hired helpers and vacationers are expected to fly to Hong Kong in two to three weeks.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has promised to provide P10,000 cash assistance, accommodation, transportation to affected HSWs stranded at the airport.
“Filipino domestic helpers from Hong Kong and Macau may lose their jobs if the travel bans and lack of flights to those regions is not resolved by the end of February,” Sharp President Alfredo Palmiery, who is currently in Japan, said in a statement.
An estimated 100 HSW stayed at the airport because they were not allowed to leave due to the imposed travel ban on China and its territories.
“The grant will help ease the burden on would-be departing workers,” said Labor Undersecretary Renato Ebarle.
Aside from cash assistance, those stranded at the airport will be provided accommodation at the OWWA halfway house while preparing their travel arrangements back to their provinces.
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