what are the problems of overseas filipino workers?

Answer 1

It's about feeling depression, being away with their family and a lot of stress that is, because when they have problems it's hard for them to share it with someone else because to whom they're telling it too is very limited.

Answer 2

I'm not filipino, but I work in the Middle East where there are lots of filipino workers. Many of them complain about visa problems. Often they can only stay on a tourist visa and therefore have to travel outside and then come back in to the country every three months to renew their visa. That kind of sucks.

Answer 3

We can categorize problems of OFWs into three: pre-departure, on-site and reintegration.

Pre-departure problems are the ones they encounter even before they go out of the country. This includes

- illegal recruitment where they are victimized by unscrupolous recruiters or people pretending to be recruiters. Filipinos are so eager to go abroad that they do not think twice when someone offers them job opportunities overseas.

- high placement fees. There are recruiters who charge beyond what are allowed under the law. For example, only the equivalent of one month's salary is the maximum placement fee but it can go as high as more than a hundred thousand pesos. The absence of receipts for such payments makes it harder to address this problem.

- no proper and effective orientation about the destination country. The PDOS (pre-departure orientation seminar) is effective only when OFWs use the information discussed in the seminar to help them adjust in their new environment. With problems of OFWs go unabated, something must be lacking.

On-site problems are the problems encountered abroad where OFWs work.

- legality of contracts. OFWs sign contracts before they depart but there are cases that they are made to sign another contract upon arrival in the host country. This is sometimes called contract substitution. The new contract is always inferior than the contract signed in the Philippines.

- non-payment of salaries. There is a fixed salary in the contract but we hear of reported cases of unpaid and delayed salaries. OFWs go abroad to earn for their families but they do not get always get their salaries on time or nothing at all.

- maltreatment/physical abuse. There are employers who physically harm OFWs. There are OFWs who are not given proper meals and sleeping quarters.

- HIV/AIDS prevention. This is a growing concern of OFWs as there is an increasing number of HIV infected OFWs. There is a need to educate OFWs on the need of safer sex.

Reintegration problems are problems OFWs face once they return to the Philippines.

- savings and investment. OFWs and their families need to save and invest so that there is a source of income even after the OFWs return here for good.

Answer 4

tell you! there's no problem, it's just being apart from the family, gets you to have one.