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Protecting Temporary Workers, Dovelyn Agunias
- 1. Protecting Temporary Workers Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias Migration Policy Institute Washington, DC USA [email_address] November 2, 2007
- 3. I. Deployed OFWs, 1975-2006 Source: Dovelyn Agunias and Neil Ruiz. โProtecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines," Insight (Migration Policy Institute), September 2007.
- 4. Deployed OFWs by Destination, 2002-2006
- 6. OWWA within the Philippine Government
- 7. OWWA Welfare Officers by Destination, 2006
- 10. Finding the right balance of services 0.03% 0.2% .95 % (of sea-based workers) Maintained 269 Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) grants Made 1,981 Skills-for-Employment Scholarship Program (SESP) grants Made 2,177 Seafarers Upgrading Program (SUP) grants Education and training 0.01% 0.05% 0.03% 0.02% Made 137 Predeparture Loans (PDLs) to OWFs Made 543 Family Assistance Loans (FALs) to OFWs Made 261 GROCERIAS loans Made 198 loans through OWWA-NLSF Livelihood Development Program Loans 0.11% 0.04% Paid 1,122 OFWsโ claims for insurance and burial benefits Paid 395 OFWsโ claims for disability and dismemberment Insurance 61.83% Assisted 614,697 (local and overseas) workers at 24/7 operations center Workers assistance 1.09% Repatriated 10,834 Repatriation Number of beneficiaries/claims/loans/ grants as a percentage of total membership in 2006 Number of beneficiaries/claims/loans/grants in 2006 Services
- 11. Challenge # 2: Migrant Workers Representation and Participation
- 14. MARAMING SALAMAT PO! Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias Migration Policy Institute 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036, USA Phone: 00-1-202-266-1925 Email: [email_address] Web: www.migrationpolicy.org CONTACT INFORMATION:
Editor's Notes
- Iโm here to present to you the main findings of of a research study my organization, the Migration Policy Institute, started early started. Its an assessment of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, or OWWA, the main agency tasked to ensure that temporary labor migrants are protected while working abroad.