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		<title>UK still turns to RP for quality work force amid global crunch, says envoy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UK still turns to RP for quality work force amid global crunch, says envoy
- KiMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV
MANILA, Philippines - Despite the worsening financial crisis threatening many countries worldwide, the United Kingdom still turns to the Philippines for quality workers, the British ambassador to the Philippines said on Thursday.
Taking into consideration the recession, British [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/uk-still-turns-to-rp-for-quality-work-force-amid-global-crunch-says-envoy/</link>
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		<title>12 Canada-bound Pinoys held at NAIA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines - At least 12 Canada-bound Filipinos believed to be victims of illegal recruitment were held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 before dawn Friday.
Radio dzBB&#8217;s Louie Garcia reported that the 12 showed up at the airport and claimed to have a flight bound for Canada scheduled to depart at 4:05 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/12-canada-bound-pinoys-held-at-naia/</link>
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		<title>Employment situation ‘critical’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING: China warned Thursday it was facing serious unemployment problems because of the global economic crisis, amid signs it was increasingly concerned about social tensions across the country. 
“Currently, the employment situation is critical, and this impact [of the financial crisis] is still unfolding,” Yin Weimin, China’s social security minister, told reporters in response to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/employment-situation-%e2%80%98critical%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>127 Filipinos held by pirates off Somalia coast, says DFA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A total of 127 Filipino seamen are being held hostage aboard seven vessels hijacked by pirates off the Somalia coast this year, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported Wednesday. 
The figure includes 19 Filipinos who were among the 25-member crew of the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star seized by pirates Saturday, department officials said. 
Crescente Relacion, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/127-filipinos-held-by-pirates-off-somalia-coast-says-dfa/</link>
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		<title>Arroyo asked to protest SoKor crackdown on undocumented workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arroyo asked to protest SoKor crackdown on undocumented workers
- By MARIA ALETA O. NIEVA, abs-cbnNEWS.com 
An alliance of Filipino migrant workers on Tuesday called on the government to immediately respond to the ongoing crackdown against undocumented workers in South Korea.
Migrante International chairperson Garry Martinez told abs-cbnNEWS.com that the government must be prepared to extend assistance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/arroyo-asked-to-protest-sokor-crackdown-on-undocumented-workers/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;New job generation visa won’t solve unemployment&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;New job generation visa won’t solve unemployment&#8217;
- KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV
MANILA, Philippines - A migrant group on Wednesday said that the policy allowing foreigners to stay in the Philippines indefinitely provided they employ at least 10 Filipinos will not solve the unemployment in the country.
Migrante International in a statement on Wednesday slammed President Gloria [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/new-job-generation-visa-won%e2%80%99t-solve-unemployment/</link>
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		<title>Leaving OFW children behind: Economic benefits vs social costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leaving OFW children behind: Economic benefits vs social costs
- KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV
While remittances from Filipinos living and working abroad remain robust, the ties that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and their children have are slightly hanging by a thread.
According to “Migration and Filipino Children Left Behind: A Literature Review,&#8221; a working paper sponsored by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/leaving-ofw-children-behind-economic-benefits-vs-social-costs/</link>
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		<title>Pinoys now in hands of Somali pirates hit 127</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines - A total of 127 Filipino seafarers are now held captive by Somali pirates as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the latest abduction of 19 seamen from the hijacked MV Sirius Star last Saturday.
Executive Director Crescente Relacion of the DFA&#8217;s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers&#8217; Affairs said the exact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/pinoys-now-in-hands-of-somali-pirates-hit-127/</link>
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		<title>Migrant group challenge RP officials claim of better pay for OFWs in Kuwait</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Migrant group challenge RP officials claim of better pay for OFWs in Kuwait
- D&#8217;JAY LAZARO, GMANews.TV
Philippine officials are deluding themselves in claiming that the era of cheap labor in Kuwait is over, a group of migrants based in Hongkong said on Wednesday.
In a press statement, the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) pointed to news [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/migrant-group-challenge-rp-officials-claim-of-better-pay-for-ofws-in-kuwait/</link>
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		<title>Filipina killed in hit and run accident</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Filipina killed in hit and run accident
- By LINA ABDUL RAHMAN, Gulf Today
REA, 32 a Filipina nurse died instantly after being hit by a motorist when she was crossing at Al Ittihad road. 
According to a Police Source the accident occurred in early morning on Sunday when Rea was hit by a passing by car [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ofw.pinoyoverseas.net/filipina-killed-in-hit-and-run-accident/</link>
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