[RESOLVED] Ofw Tsikoteer (and Others) In Riyadh Desperately Need Our Help

[Pox]

bakit ganoon? di ba sila puedeng umayaw na sa work nila for the reasons na masyado na sila na-maltrato as workers? wala bang magagawang tulong ang government na pauwiin na talaga sila for good?

OT lang mga kasama:
when my fellow tsikoteers informed us about the situation of one of our members or groups of Pinoys na nakulong, kahit kaunti ay di ako nagduda na baka scam iyon or what. i always follow my heart sa mga desisyon ko, kung may manloko man sa akin, it's not my loss. thanks sa lahat na mga tumutulong at sa lahat ng prayers, sana makauwi na silang lahat.

[Luigi]

happy new year tsikoteers!!!

[aoe_23]

let's just pray for them na sna umuwi sila ng safe

[mayana]

bakit ganoon? di ba sila puedeng umayaw na sa work nila for the reasons na masyado na sila na-maltrato as workers? wala bang magagawang tulong ang government na pauwiin na talaga sila for good?

I was supposed to ask this, too. forced labor ba ito? baket hindi na lang sila pauwiin kung hindi naman na sila kayang bayaran ng employer? I don't think that is included in their contract.

[architect]

Hi mayana,

The employer has their travel documents. We are currently trying to get the Philippine embassy to issue them new passports so that they can come home. In addition, we are trying to raise funds for their plane fare back. Mr. Lito B. Soriano, of LBS e-Recruitment Solutions Corporation has donated one ticket. We need three more.

As to whether it is forced labor or not, personally I would regard it as slavery since the employer has not paid them for 6 months, can't pay them their back wages, can't pay them now but refuses to let them leave until they finish the project.

When you think about it, about the way Filipinos are being treated in foreign lands where they are forced to look for work simply because there is little opportunity for them here in their homeland, we are no better off than when we were during the Spanish occupation. At least during that time, we still had enough pride and dignity to fight a revolution against the colonizers.

Now, there's just this sinking feeling that we are mere submissive fodder for the whimsical tyranny of foreign races.

When will we collectively wake up and say enough is enough???


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[jedi]

here is an update as of today, january 4, 2008

This morning, i was able to send through western union yung unang nacollect na donations for enriko and his team

here is the breakdown ng mga nacollect

pox 12,600
ooba 2000
juntzo $100/4100
tsikot fund $100/4100

total of 22,800

21,625 ang naipada less na yung western union service fee, equivalent to 1,942.60 saudi riyal

may parating pang donation from sir vtec na $100, hopefully early next week magreflect na sa account ko

another P1000 was deposited this afternoon from an anonymous tsikoteer who pmed me a while ago.

Socal and norcal tsikoteers are having their own fundraising din as well as Dubai tsikoteers and Peace foundation

once again, maraming maraming salamat po sa suporta.

Unfortunately, the problem doesnt stop there... although nakalabas na silang lahat, and some of you might be asking, bakit andun pa sila...

I made a long distance call to enriko this morning, we talked for around 30 minutes at naikwento nya sakin halos lahat at kung ano na sitwasyon nila ngayon. Sa boses pa lang nya, ramdam ko na pangungulila at depresyon na nararamdaman dahil sa dinaranas nila.

the sad truth is... their employer is forcing them to finish the project without providing them the salary for more than 6 months which is due to them, kung may papauwiin daw eh dalawa lang, pero kailangan bumalik agad, feeling nila ngayon, they were blackmailed, gusto nila umuwi pero wala pang concrete na suporta na galing sa embassy. Gusto nila ipaglaban yung sweldo nila para naman makauwi sila ng may laman ang bulsa, but all of them are totally helpless. biktima si enriko ng bugbog at mental torture from his employer, his employer keeps on mentioning na ex special forces sya, a head or something and a sharp shooter. Nung last time na kinausap sila, sabi daw ng employer na wala syang pakiaalam sa pamilya nila enriko dito sa pinas, basta kailangan lang ay matapos yung project na imposible daw matapos agad dahil kulang sa materyales, gamit na provided dapat ng employer.

Mukhang masyado daw maimpluwensya ang employer nila, iniignore lang ang tawag ng embassy, walang pakialam sa mga notices ng saudi police.

Sa ngayon, di nila alam kung ano ang gagawin nila, unless marescue sila ng phil embassy, at embassy na mismo ang tumulong para pauwiin sila at lakarin kahit papano yung mga sweldo nilang di natanggap.

the wife of enriko, elaine already contacted the office of the vice president to ask for assistance, by monday hopefully maiset na appointment nila.

Sabi ni enriko, isang maimpluwensyang tao lang sa saudi ang pwede magpayuko sa employer nila, in which, si prince salman ang governor ng riyadh. Or perhaps someone from the Philippine government like VP Noli na mangunguna para marescue mga kababayan natin duon.

Sabi ko kay enriko, to ask his team kung ano decision nilang lahat, if they think na wala na talagang pag-asa, inform nya agad... If we need to raise funds again for their ticket back to manila, we will do it for them, may nagpledge na din ng 1 ticket, konti na lang kulang kung sakali.

I am still hoping na mabigyan ng kaukulang pansin ng embahada natin duon ang sitwasyon nila.

isa sa mga binitiwang salita sakin kanina ni enriko

"Kahit walang rehas, para kaming nakakulong dito... Tangi naming hiling ay magkaroon ng isang malaking MILAGRO"

From that message itself, ramdam na ramdam ko kung gaano sila kahelpless ngayon.

Tsikoteers, magtulungan po tayo... and lets bring home our fellow tsikoteer and his team.

[trackers888]

Nakikisimpatya po para kay kabayang Enrico and his team.
Buhay OFW, swertehan talaga kung minsan
You have PM Sir Jedi.

[jpatricks1]

With the mods permission I'd like to post this to another car site and hopefully get more help

[proxies]

i'll include them on my prayers..

Will it help if tsikoteers will post this thread on community website like friendster, multiply etc.?

[architect]

*proxies,

By all means, please do. It definitely will help.