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Philippine workers banned from 41 countries due to abuse

World Nov. 02, 2011 - 02:24PM JST ( 14 )

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nandakandamandaNov. 02, 2011 - 03:09PM JST

While I can see a problem with maids and seamen, what kinds of experiences do laborers have, I wonder?
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zichiNov. 02, 2011 - 03:23PM JST

There are more Philippine sailors in the Japanese merchant navy than Japanese nationals. There are even Philippine captains.
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zichiNov. 02, 2011 - 03:24PM JST

In Manila there are special colleges for training.
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SquidBertNov. 02, 2011 - 04:37PM JST

There are more Philippine sailors in the Japanese merchant navy than Japanese nationals. There are even Philippine captains.

I think this is true for almost any cruise line as well. Almost all the 'invisible' work on these ships is being done by Philippine nationals
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ShootandScootNov. 02, 2011 - 06:26PM JST

You know its time for a revolution when your government tells you where you can and cannot go.
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miyazawa3Nov. 02, 2011 - 08:28PM JST

Japan the safest for philippines.
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gaijintravellerNov. 02, 2011 - 09:11PM JST

ShootandScoot, the US government also forbids its nationals to travel to certain countries. Time for revolution there, too?

Miyazawa3, Japan would not be the safest. Many work in yakuza controlled businesses such as certain bars. Human trafficking is far from unknown here.
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trinklets2Nov. 02, 2011 - 09:16PM JST

The news says those countries aren't signatories to the convention re protection of foreign workers. It is naive to insinuate that once a country is a signatory then there is outright protection of foreign workers. And as for those Fil seamen, I have a nephew who got on the ship for the first time and received only around 10,000 pesos or around 200 US dollars. He was a graduate of a 4-yr course on maritime. And is he well protected? I doubt it. But then the experience he'd gain and personal enrichment are good enough rewards. He's not complaining. One of the reasons why there are a lot of Fil seamen. Compared to the others back home where some college graduates are jobless, they are better off. But compared to the Jseamen or other western seamen they are behind. So where is that protection really? Just press realeases with no real meaning at all!
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 02, 2011 - 09:22PM JST

I am surprised Malaysia is not on this list of bad countries, when we consider the horrible conditions many Indonesians suffer working in Malaysia, and also a good number of Filipinos also get treated worse than dogs in Malaysia, this one thing I can not stand about Malaysia and I am surprised it is not on this list, but Saudi Arabia, Kuwait etc..also treat poor Filipino workers less than dirt, why no idea, those lazy Arabs will not do any of the hard work there in the Gulf states.
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ShootandScootNov. 02, 2011 - 09:45PM JST

ShootandScoot, the US government also forbids its nationals to travel to certain countries. Time for revolution there, too?

Past time. But there is a difference between banning travel to a place for the good of the world and to preserve the rule of law on one hand, and banning overseas work for your citizens' "own safety", as if they were children on the other. The whole thing sounds very "Big Brother" to me. Warnings and advisories are fine for this topic. Bans are right out. They are turning people into criminals for exercising freedom.
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AlphaapeNov. 02, 2011 - 11:54PM JST

It's about time the government of the PI started to look after their own. Now they need to start tackling the graft and corruption in their own country, which is one of the reasons why the poor there have to leave and go to these banned countries to find work.
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smithinjapanNov. 03, 2011 - 12:51AM JST

I'm not sure this sends the correct message. Ultimately the people of the Philippines who would otherwise go overseas to work suffer, not the necessarily the nations that would abuse them. Sadly, another nation and it's nationals who are waiting in line will take up the post of whipping boy/girl.
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PT24881Nov. 03, 2011 - 01:48AM JST

While quite a few countries have raised alerts towards their nationals ( cash-rich tourists ) not traveling to the Philippines due to concerns over safety, law & order issues & kidnapping etc.. never heard of such self-imposed 'ban' or embargo of unskilled labors far from indispensable whereas many countries, including some rich ones, face headache on unemployment of skilled & unskilled labor.

For a country that relies heavily on its 8 million unskilled labors' remittance from overseas, this 'sanction' imposed on blacklisted countries will have serious backlash on the livelihood of some Philippine families. Countries like Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh etc will have to thank President Aquino' s think tank that came up with this timely solution for their workforce exports.

There are about half a million Philippine workers in Greater China, some may have to return amid the intensified tensions . The philipino govt should also consider ban on export of workers to China as a 'punishment' ?
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YuriOtaniNov. 03, 2011 - 04:22AM JST

Good for the Philippine government. In the vast majority of Muslim countries. Their status is lower than dogs and they are treated as such. smithinjapan, it is better they be poor in the Philippines that get hung, raped and tortured at the hands of their employers. You should be ashamed of your self. It sends the signal the other countries should do the same.