The Department of Migrant Workers directs recruitment and manning agencies to help explain the cause of flight delays to employers of OFWs.
Ivy Bactadan, another domestic worker who was stranded at the airport on January 1, was able to take a rebooked flight to Hong Kong on January 2. But the rebooking process was a 14-hour wait at the airport.
Bactadan checked in at 10 am for her 3 pm flight on January 1. She waited at the gate and was close to flying, only to hear an announcement that she and her fellow passengers’ flights were cancelled.Ang pila namin sa rebooking ng flights sa ticketing office. Pumila ako from 4 pm ’til 6:30 am ng January 2Ang mga kasama ko, pinagbayad ng additional P5,000 dahil daw ang na-booked na ticket ng amo nila is mura, kaya kailangang magdagdag para makalipad sila ng January 2.
On January 3, the DMW tapped private recruitment and manning agencies to monitor and assist OFWs affected by the technical issue. Ople directed the agencies to help OFWs explain the cause of delays in their travel to their employers “to ensure that workers’ employment are secure and unaffected.”Nets and Bactadan said their employers were understanding of the delay – but some OFWs did not have the same peace of mind.from CNN Philippines, visibly distressed OFW Nora dela Cruz worried her job was in limbo after she was offloaded from her flight to Hong Kong.
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