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All OFWs Must Be Covered By DOLE’s $200 Financial Aid, Says Labor Group

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Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government is providing financial aids for those Filipinos greatly affected by the closure of different establishments and institutions. However, it seems like not everyone is lucky enough to receive financial aid especially those families of OFWs and workers with ‘no work no pay’ status.

Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) suggested that these workers must be given the much anticipated $200 (PhP10,000) financial aid from the government.

Recently, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released a financial aid to workers affected by COVID-19. The program is called “DOLE-AKAP”.

“This is selective compassion. Regardless if you’re terminated or furloughed or placed in floating status because of the pandemic, everyone still experiences the same crisis,” says Elmer Labog, KMU chairperson.

Labog also noted that a total of $33 billion was sent by OFWs as remittance for their families in the Philippines.

“Our OFWs have sacrificed for years, working away from home. Now that the OFWs are in need of our help, the government can only give them $30 million in financial aid that does not even cover everyone affected by the crisis,” Labog said.

They also claimed that only 6.5 percent out of the 2.3 million OFWs can receive the DOLE-AKAP program by the government.

“What the government needs to do is to direct government funds in expanding the coverage of the program and Philippine embassies should act quickly in consolidating all OFWs, whether documented or not, to be covered in this aid,” the Labor group added.

“Otherwise, DOLE should mandate all employers both local and foreign to pay workers the equivalent amount of their wages.”

KMU also implied the significance of the “paid quarantine leave” that companies need to provide for their workers.


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7 Comments

  1. Susana Marantal Cayetano

    How bawal lumabas

    April 13, 2020
  2. jean

    hoping that we r part of that akap.
    kasambahay from jeddah

    April 13, 2020
  3. ELSIMIE ARAPOC

    OFW AKO PWEDE BA AKUNG MAG KAROON NANG CASH ASSISTANCE. PLS

    April 14, 2020
  4. ANALYN D.TUUSAN

    how to claim the Akap cos now we are all lockdown ? kasali bah po ang kasambahay? im single mom and DH

    April 14, 2020
  5. Ma.medalla espanola

    Ofw ako from oman ..paano po yung sir..na fill up na nmin lht..the problem is san email nmin e send..ung documents n nka attouch lht ng requirements?

    April 14, 2020
  6. Victoria Villamor

    Nndto kmi sa sulaimania nag work cleaner pwd kmi magkaroon para ipadala sa pinas kulang ang aming sahod para sa pamilya mga anak ko walang trabaho ksi bawal lumabas.

    April 14, 2020
  7. Emily e. Negre

    Ako din ofw nka uwi ako noong jan. 22 na Hindi ntapos contrata ko dahil sa kasamaan ng ugali ng amo ko at sana mka avail ako ng tulong sa Dole salamat

    April 14, 2020

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