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Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LEGAL ATTACHE OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00737 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LEGAL ATTACHE OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : As of December 2001, there are 897,000 Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia and 128,604 in the United Arab Emirates. According to Migrante International, at present, there are 44 Filipino workers in various jails in Saudi Arabia facing the possibility of beheading unless the Philippine government intervenes. This measure seeks to provide a remedy to the plight of our migrant workers by establishing a Legal Attache Office in every Middle East country particularly in Saudi Arabia and in the United Arab Emirates. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, JUDY | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (014 ) | 2. Amin (015 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2006-09-20 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2004-07-28 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
As of December 2001, there are 897,000 Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia and 128,604 in the United Arab Emirates. According to Migrante International, at present, there are 44 Filipino workers in various jails in Saudi Arabia facing the possibility of beheading unless the Philippine government intervenes. This measure seeks to provide a remedy to the plight of our migrant workers by establishing a Legal Attache Office in every Middle East country particularly in Saudi Arabia and in the United Arab Emirates.
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