{"id":252300,"date":"2020-04-16T05:16:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T09:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=252300"},"modified":"2020-04-16T05:16:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T09:16:45","slug":"envoy-appeals-for-cash-aid-for-ofws-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/16\/envoy-appeals-for-cash-aid-for-ofws-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Envoy appeals for cash aid for OFWs in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The embassy is working on the repatriation of some OFWs, particularly displaced workers and those in distress. (File Photo By Patrick Roque, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Philippine Ambassador Raul Hernandez on Thursday appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to include Turkey-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in its USD200 cash assistance.<\/p>\n

Hernandez said some Filipino migrant workers, both documented and undocumented, have been affected by work disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

“Ang problema po nila ay kung papaano sila makakakuha ng<\/em>\u00a0financial assistance from DOLE.\u00a0Mayroon tayong tinatawag na<\/em>\u00a0USD200 one-time financial assistance,\u00a0pero hindi po kasama rito ang<\/em>\u00a0Turkey. So\u00a0umaapela kami sa<\/em>\u00a0DOLE\u00a0na isama ‘yung ating mga\u00a0<\/em>OFWs\u00a0dito<\/em>\u00a0(Their problem is how to get financial assistance from DOLE. We have what we call the USD200 one-time financial assistance and Turkey is not listed in it. So we are appealing to DOLE to include our OFWs here),” he said during a phone interview at the Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n

There are at least 3,063 Filipinos in Turkey.<\/p>\n

Hernandez noted that most Filipinos there need food provision, especially employees under a “no work, no pay” arrangement.<\/p>\n

He added that embassy and consulate officers have been chipping in just to provide them food packs.<\/p>\n

The embassy is working on the repatriation of some OFWs, particularly displaced workers and those in distress.<\/p>\n

“Mayroon tayong sitwasyon na parami nang parami ‘yung<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 cases. So\u00a0‘yung ating mga kababayan nag-aalala na rin. Gusto na ring umuwi. Ngayon, mayroon kaming<\/em>\u00a0developing plan\u00a0para sa kanilang<\/em>\u00a0repatriation (We have a situation where the Covid-19 cases continue to increase. So there is growing concern among our nationals. They want to go home. Now, we have a developing plan for their repatriation),” Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, one Filipino in the country has contracted the disease. The patient is undergoing treatment in a state hospital, he said.<\/p>\n

“Pangkalahatan, ang ating mga kababayan ay nananatili na kalmado<\/em>\u00a0(Overall, our nationals here are calm),” Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

As of April 15, World Health Organization data show that Turkey has a total of 65,111 Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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