Tinutulungan na ng pamahalaan ang 452 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa New Zealand makaraang maapektuhan ng pagsasara ng kanilang kumpanya kamakailan.
Paliwanag ni Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac, kasama nila sa tumutulong sa mga apektadong Pinoy sa nasabing bansa ang Migrant Workers Office (MWO) sa Wellington, labor attaché, welfare officer ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) at Department of Foreign Affairs.
“We have around 452 identified OFWs seeking assistance and in process ang kanilang pagbibigay ng financial assistance. In addition to this, there are around 50 recipients who are New Zealand residents or dual citizens, at sila naman ay tinutulungan ng embahada,” ani Cacdac.
Nasa 700 Pinoy na nagtatrabaho sa construction at manufacturing sector ang nawalan ng trabaho matapos magsara ang kanilang kumpanyang ELE Limited.
“We have not received any report that says the New Zealand economy is affected, which means, there is no particular travel restriction going to New Zealand. From the DMW point of view, we will continue to process workers who have obtained the necessary permits, DMW clearances and immigration documentation for New Zealand,” pahayag pa ni Cacdac.
PNA
