Senator Raffy Tulfo has urged the Department of Migrant Workers to screen foreign employers to avoid maltreatment of overseas Filipino workers.
In a Senate meeting, Tulfo said OFWs are prone to abuse due to the failure of screening foreign employers.
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The neophyte senator said OFW applicants pass through strict regulations and submit many requirements and clearances but foreign employers are not required to submit a lot of documents not even a police record or clearance.
“Sana magkaroon na po tayo ng proper screening process. Dapat kung ganoon tayo kahigpit sa ating OFWs when it comes to requirements, dapat ay ganoon din tayo kahigpit sa mga foreign employers to make sure na safe ang OFWs natin abroad,” Tulfo said.
Tulfo said that some OFWs died from the hands of their abusive employers.
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“Once the OFW has been deployed abroad, dapat mayroon ng monitoring system in place at tinitignan ang mga nangyayari sa kanila sa ibang bansa on a regular basis. Dapat i-monitor din ang bahay na pupuntahan nila,” he said.
“It is the committee’s duty to recommend and initiate the execution of bilateral agreements with other countries where OFWs are deployed and where such agreements are still lacking, and to review previous or existing agreements which may no longer be compliant with pertinent international labor standards,’’ Tulfo added.
