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MANILA, Philippines – Fifteen overseas Filipino workers (OFW) stranded in Saudi Arabia have finally come home.

MANILA, Philippines – The alternative labor markets being eyed by the Philippine government for Filipino who may be affected by the brewing tension between Taiwan and the Philippines are not feasible, a recruitment industry expert said Saturday.

MANILA—“Filipino migrants are innocent; they should be protected,” the Hong Kong-based International Migrants Alliance said Saturday amid reports of continuing discrimination against and physical attacks on Filipino workers in Taiwan.

Manila, Philippines --- The Manila Economic Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei has confirmed reports that Filipinos in Taiwan are experiencing discrimination and harassment from Taiwanese and that an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kaoshiung was hit in the arm with a baseball bat by an angry Taiwanese apparently in retaliation to the killing of a Taiwanese fisher

MANILA – The freeze order on the hiring of all Filipino workers imposed by Taiwan has been in effect since May 15, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said on Friday.

Discriminated against, harassed.
This is the current state of Filipinos in Taiwan in the wake of the tension caused by the shooting of its national by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) off Balintang Channel last week.

Thai authorities rescued more than 50 migrant workers, including eight Burmese nationals, who had been trafficked and were forced to work as slave labourers on fishing boats in Chonburi on Wednesday.

Manila, Philippines --- Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou Wednesday froze the hiring of Philippine workers to express “strong dissatisfaction” over Manila’s handling of the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, his spokeswoman said.