Updated Sunday Nov 16, pilule 2012
Filipino workers hired for work in Palau must now be hired through an official, website bonded agency according to the Philippines Overseas Employment Administration delaying arrival of new laborers. Workers who currently have contracts but are in the Philippines for medical or vacation are also having a hard time returning. The Palau labor office is aware of these issues but does not yet have all of the details of these changes.
Under new rules, visit this site there will be no more direct hire of Filipinos for work in Palau. All workers must be hired through an employment agency and must be bonded according to the POEA. The former Philippine Ambassador to Palau reportedly requested an exemption from this rule, but such exemption has not been approved.
Some believe this rule has come about because of the recent violence against Filipinos in Palau which including cases of murder, maiming, and sexual abuse, as well as random beatings; however, no facts have surfaced to support this belief.
Even a small delay could have serious economic impact to Palau. Currently, Filipinos constitute nearly a third of the population filling the majority of jobs in the private sector. Most cashiers, cooks, mechanics, A/C repair, construction workers, hotel staff, bar staff, farmers and domestic helpers are contract workers from the Philippines.
We will continue to follow this breaking story as details emerge.
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I love Palau and the Palauan people, but the way the Filipinos (and Bangladeshi) are treated there is disgraceful.
Why don’t the Palauans address the root of the problem. That foreign workers are now having difficulty returning to Palau for work is a symptom and not a cause.
The problem is the abuse of these people. Some Palauans, because several generations of leaders have failed to build a good economy for them, are getting disenfranchised and frustrated at their lot and are resorting to abuse and even random, heinous violence against foreign workers whom they aee as the problem.
They should direct their energies towards education and improving their lot in life as well as demanding that their government work aggressively to improve the economy for Palauans, thereby replacing foreign workers with Palauan citizens.
I am a Palauan and what I see in this situation is disgraceful and shameful. But if this means frustration and a disruption in the economy, then so be it. Something’s gotta give and maybe this will lead to reform.
What do you expect foreign governments to think of us when Palauans re-elect a man such as Hokkons Baules, convicted of sexual abuse and violence and has continued to violate his parole? The fact that he is voted to stay in office is a laughable and sorry reality for Palauans.
As the sayng goes, “show me your friends and I’ll show you who you are.” Well, show me your senator and I’ll show you a madman.