Arnell Ignacio Has this Message for Families of OFWs Working Abroad
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Arnell Ignacio has this message to the families of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
Ignacio provided advice for family members of Filipinos working overseas in an interview with him for SMNI. OFWs shouldn’t be regarded as “banks,” said Ignacio. Ignacio asserts that individuals who support OFWs ought to consider the challenges of working abroad.
“Panawagan ko rin sa mga pamilya ng OFW, ‘yung inyo pong mahal sa buhay na nag-abroad na kumikita eh hindi ho ‘yan parang bangko na lagi na lang nating hihingan para doon sa bawat pangangailangan natin, na kung minsan ay hindi naman palaging napakahalaga. Lagi nating i-consider na mahirap ang trabaho abroad,” said Ignacio.
“Pero unawain natin lagi na pagka ‘yan ay lagi na lang nating tinatawagan para sa pangangailangan, ang problema ay baka lalo siyang mapabagod sa kanyang trabaho,” he added.
1.77 million Filipinos are employed abroad, according to data. The higher pay abroad is frequently what drives OFWs to work away from their families.
To help OFWs access social services, the OWWA and Muntinlupa City’s municipal government have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to establish a “OFW Help Desk.” Ignacio and Muntinlupa City Mayor Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon were the driving forces behind the MoA signing.
One of the main initiatives of OWWA to address the needs of Filipino migrant workers and their families was the establishment of the OFW Help Desk. Ignacio claimed that the frontline in advancing the rights and well-being of OFWs would be the support desk.
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