Archive of Migrants

Mga protesta laban sa malawakang korapsyon sa Pilipinas, inilunsad sa Hong Kong
September 14, 2025

Koordinadong mga protesta laban sa korapsyon sa Pilipinas ang inilunsad ng iba’t ibang grupo ng overseas Filipino workers (OFW) sa Hong Kong noong Setyembre 14. Naglunsad ng protesta na tinaguriang “Zum-baha ng protesta laban sa korapsyon!” ang mga myembro ng Migrante Hong Kong, Abra Tingguian Ilocano Society- Hong Kong at Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Hong […]

Migrants call to defund the "trafficker" DMW
September 14, 2025

Migrante International condemned the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) request for an additional ₱1.3 billion for 2026, calling it the “home of traffickers” of overseas Filipino workers (OFW). Its statement on September 13 said the department that profits from thousands of toiling overseas Filipino workers (OFW) should not receive funding. As the country’s main promoter […]

Panawagan ng mga migrante, tanggalan ng pondo ang "trafficker" na DMW
September 14, 2025

Kinundena ng Migrante International ang hinihinging dagdag na ₱1.3 bilyong pondo para sa 2026 ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) na tinawag nitong “tahanan ng mga trafficker” ng mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW). Sa pahayag nito noong Setyembre 13, sinabi nitong hindi dapat bigyan ng pondo ang kagawaran na kumikita sa paghihirap ng libu-libong Overseas […]

Groups urge cancellation of NAIA privatization
September 10, 2025

On September 9, Migrante Philippines, Network and Alliance of Consumers for National Development (SUKI Network), Bayan Muna Partylist, Association of Domestic Helpers in the Middle East (Sandigan), Gabriela Women’s Party, and Manibela protested in front of the Supreme Court to urge the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the privatization of NAIA. NAIA […]

Pribatisasyon sa NAIA, ipinahihinto
September 10, 2025

Nagprotesta sa harap ng Supreme Court noong Setyembre 9 ang mga grupong Migrante Philippines, Samahan at Ugnayan ng mga Konsyumer para sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan (SUKI Network), Bayan Muna Partylist, Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan (Sandigan), Gabriela Women’s Party at Manibela. Nanawagan ang mga grupo sa Supreme Court na maglabas ng Temporary Restraining […]

Filipino migrants join protest against Netherlands' anti-refugee bill
September 08, 2025

Led by the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions-Migrant branch (FNV), more than 1,000 people joined the protest in The Hague on September 7 to oppose the “Asiwelwet” or Emergency Asylum Measures Act. Bayan Europe, Pinay sa Holland-Gabriela, and Migrante Netherlands participated in the protest. According to FNV, more than 100 organizations joined the activity. On […]

Protesta laban sa kontra-refugee na panukalang batas, nilahukan ng mga Pilipinong migrante sa the Netherlands
September 08, 2025

Humigit 1,000 mamamayan ang dumalo sa pagkilos sa The Hague noong Setyembre 7, sa pangunguna ng Federation of Dutch Trade Unions-Migrant branch (FNV), upang tutulan ang ‘Asiwelwet’ o Emergency Asylum Measures Act. Lumahok sa pagkilos ang Bayan Europe, Pinay sa Holland-Gabriela, at Migrante Netherlands. Ayon sa FNV, higit 100 organisasyon ang lumahok sa pagkilos. Noong […]

Abuse victims in the Netherlands need sustainable aid—Migrante Netherlands
September 07, 2025

Collective action compelled the Philippine embassy in the Netherlands to provide financial assistance to 11 migrant workers who were abused by Saints and Stars Gym. They were given a second tranche of aid by embassy officials this September. Migrante Netherlands acknowledges the assistance from the Filipino officials but demands that support should be sustainable. “We […]

Mga biktima ng pang-aabuso sa Netherlands, kailangan ng sustenableng tulong—Migrante Netherlands
September 07, 2025

Bunga ng sama-samang pagkilos, natulak ang embahada ng Pilipinas sa Netherlands na magbigay ng pinansyal na tulong sa 11 migranteng manggagawa na biktima ng pang-aabuso ng Saints and Stars Gym. Ngayong Setyembre, natanggap nila sa pangalawang pagkakataon ang tulong mula sa mga upisyal ng embahada. Ayon sa Migrante Netherlands, kinikilala nila ang tulong na binibigay […]

More than half of Hong Kong domestic helpers are paid less the minimum wage
September 05, 2025

On September 1, the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) published its research on the situation of migrant domestic helpers in Hong Kong in support of the demand to raise the minimum wage of domestic helpers to HK$6,172 while condemning the capitalist group’s call for a wage freeze. MFMW also calls for an increase in the […]