HYEHWADONG, Seoul – The Filipino community in Seoul met to design strategic plans to deal with all and outright aspects of the migrant’s life including continuous education and training programs; hospitalization and healthcare assistance; and labor policy- related problems.
This was the monthly meeting of the Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community – Justice and Peace Committee (HFCC-JPC) where they reviewed their plans and strategic solutions for the current issues confronting OFWs.
The meeting brought together the various Filipino organizations with a wide cross–section of representatives from KASAMMAKO – allied with MIGRANTE International, FEWA, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro, Kandong, Rosarian, and others.
The meeting updated the attendees with current plans which include a formal letter to be submitted to the Philippine Embassy requesting the agency to strengthen its efforts in dealing with the OFW’s various dilemmas.
JPC appealed to provide temporary shelter with free meals and at the same time implement training and values formation programs for distressed OFWs staying temporarily at the shelter house.
Another concrete plan that the member organizations finalized in that meeting was the setting up a communication network via text messaging on disseminating facts and information about Filipinos being caught by immigration officers.
This aims to warn the members of the different member organizations to take extra care and avoid going to places where immigration officers stay. This is a way of protecting and securing each other.
JPC, for years, has been consistently condemning discrimination and repression manifested by some unscrupulous Korean employers against Filipino migrant workers.
Pledging full support to the JPC, a representative stated that he is pleased with the continuous involvement and focus on the issues and its concern in revising plans for the betterment of the community.
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